GDPR and Compliance Manager in City of Westminster

We’re looking for a globally oriented, detail focused GDPR & Compliance Manager. This role reports into the Security & Compliance Director whilst working on a day-to-day basis with the wider UK Operations Dept both in the UK and overseas. This is a full-time role, based in London on a hybrid working basis, with a minimum of 2-3 days in the office a week.

The GDPR & Compliance Manager will work closely with the Security & Compliance Director and Operations Director to ensure UK GDPR regulations are adhered to and compliant both in the UK and in our overseas regions.

What you’ll do:

• DPIA, ROPA and consent frameworks management and oversight.
• Collaboration with project managers on all things GDPR.
• Key stakeholder engagement and communication.
• GDPR – policy, internal training, governance and compliance management.
• Supplier data sharing T&C reviews.

About you:

The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and related data protection legislation. They’ll have demonstrable experience managing DPIAs and privacy risk assessments in a large or global organisation. They’ll have strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business advice. They’ll have a proven ability to work across multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

What you bring (knowledge, expertise, experience, and skills):

• A bachelor’s degree in law or a related business field is preferred.
• Strong experience in data protection law (GDPR, UK GDPR, PECR).
• Fluent level of English, both spoken and written.
• Confident liaising with wider business stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, agile work ethic.
• Thorough and methodical attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and escalate issues appropriately.

Additional requirements:

• Often ex-law firm, regulator, or in-house counsel.
• CIPP/E, CIPM, or equivalent privacy certification preferred.
• Experience working in a multinational or matrix organisation.
• Familiarity with privacy tools and technologies.

What you get:

A competitive salary and benefits package that includes 27 days holiday per year, pension contributions, private healthcare, discounted dental insurance, enhanced maternity/parental leave, plus a whole host of others including:

• Cultural stimulation allowance - £250 per person per year
• Half days off before bank holidays
• Emergency care days for dependants
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave per year to work for a registered charity
• Up to 10 days special emergency leave per year
• Season Ticket loan
• Payroll Giving Scheme
• Thursday drinks to unwind and socialize
• An annual Summer and Christmas party

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer inclusive bank holidays. We also offer learning opportunities around D&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in several active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

About M&C Saatchi World Services:

M&C Saatchi World Services is a specialist division of M&C Saatchi Group, the world’s largest independent communications network. Our specialists work in office hubs across six continents, grounding our global expertise in local nuance. We offer award-winning commercial communications capabilities, which are utilized by global organizations to address the world’s most complex problems across defence, development, diplomacy, homeland and national security, law and order, health, education, and the environment. We work with clients that want to help the hardest-to-reach, hardest-to-influence audiences. This includes a range of Western Government departments, such as DOS and USAID; partner governments, including the U.K. and Australia; and prominent IGOs/NGOs such as the U.N. We are a comms agency that works on behaviour change projects typically focused on issues related to Security, Defence and Stabilization. Whether it’s producing critically acclaimed feature films in Africa, to TV shows in the Middle East, to pop music videos in Asia, we have a record of leveraging creativity to access communities anywhere in the world.