At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and embed a robust privacy function, driving core workstreams across the business.
- Company: Dynamic company prioritising data compliance at the heart of its operations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership opportunities, and a chance to shape privacy governance.
- Other info: Hands-on leadership role with genuine scope for innovation and growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by building a privacy function from the ground up.
- Qualifications: 5-8 years' PQE in data protection law and experience in B2B data or adtech.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Data compliance is not a peripheral function here — it sits at the heart of the product and the business model. As the company matures and invests in its legal and governance infrastructure, this role has been created to lead and embed a privacy function that is genuinely robust, not just defensible on paper.
Reporting to the CLO, this is a hands-on leadership role with real scope and immediate impact. You will be the primary privacy resource in-house, leading and driving core privacy workstreams across the business, from policy and governance through to privacy by design, AI governance, and training. You will be expected to lead workstreams, not just support them.
- Privacy governance and policy - own the full suite of privacy policies, frameworks and governance documentation; build and operationalise a data retention framework; act as the primary legal voice in product development cycles; work directly with engineering to translate legal requirements into implemented solutions.
- AI strategy and implementation - lead the development of an AI governance framework; lead DPIAs for AI-related processing; keep the business ahead of regulatory change in this space.
- Global data complexity - progress Transfer Impact Assessments for non-EEA transfers; support jurisdiction-specific compliance requirements; work with engineering on data dictionary and field-level mapping.
- Training and engagement - design and deliver a refreshed privacy training programme across the business; build genuine privacy literacy, not tick-box compliance.
- Commercial support - advise on data protection aspects of contracts and supplier arrangements; support the wider legal team on matters with a data dimension.
Advise and influence senior leadership, including at C-suite level, on privacy risk, strategy and business impact. You are ready to lead a function, and you want the platform to build something properly rather than inherit someone else's structure. You are comfortable working with engineering and product teams, and you understand that implementation matters as much as the legal analysis behind it. You bring sound judgment, a commercial mindset, and the ability to work autonomously in a complex, fast-moving environment.
5–8 years' PQE in data protection / privacy law - Background in B2B data, adtech or a business where data is the product - A leadership role with genuine scope to build a privacy function from a strong foundation. Execution-focused — you will lead workstreams hands-on, not manage others doing them.
