Senior Data Protection Officer

We are partnering with a leading multinational Financial Services organisation seeking to appoint an experienced Senior Data Protection Officer to join a well-established governance and risk function.

This is a senior-level opportunity for an individual with deep technical expertise in data protection, privacy regulation and incident management, ideally gained within a large, complex and highly regulated Financial Services environment.

The successful individual will act as a key subject matter expert across data privacy matters, while also taking responsibility for leading and developing a specialist team focused on data protection and privacy governance across the business.

This position would suit an experienced privacy professional who is comfortable operating both strategically and operationally, particularly when managing complex or high-risk data breach incidents from start to finish, whilst also leading a team and influencing senior stakeholders across a multinational organisation.

Key responsibilities and experience required:

• Significant experience working in Data Protection, Privacy or Information Governance roles within Financial Services.
• Previous team management or leadership experience, with the ability to mentor, develop and oversee a specialist function.
• Deep technical understanding of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act, privacy regulation and wider global data governance frameworks.
• Proven experience managing data breaches end-to-end, including:Experience leading complex privacy investigations within large multinational organisations.
  • Incident identification and risk assessment
  • Regulatory reporting and notification obligations
  • Internal stakeholder management across legal, compliance, security and senior leadership
  • Customer impact assessments
  • Investigation management, remediation and post-incident review
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, privacy controls, operational data handling processes and privacy risk management.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technology, legal, compliance, operational and senior executive stakeholders.
• Experience operating in complex, regulated environments with exposure to international business operations being highly desirable.

Why consider the opportunity?

• Join a highly reputable multinational Financial Services organisation with strong long-term career prospects.
• Excellent overall package including strong bonus potential, comprehensive benefits and a company car/car allowance.
• The company car offering makes this particularly attractive for candidates commuting into the Milton Keynes office location.
• Opportunity to take ownership of a highly visible privacy function with genuine influence across a large international business.
• Chance to lead a specialist team while shaping the organisation’s wider data protection strategy and governance framework.

We are particularly interested in speaking with individuals from Banking, Insurance, Payments, FinTech, Wealth Management and other complex regulated multinational organisations.

Milton Keynes / Hybrid Working

Up to £90,000 + Excellent Benefits + Company Car