Data Protection Lawyer

• Provide legal advice in relation to all aspects of compliance with data protection laws to the business and via support of the Legal team to ensure holistic specialised advice is provided to the business and avoid multiple contact points where appropriate

Client Details

Since our clients beginning they have been a company built on bold, new ideas and entrepreneurial spirit. In an ever changing financial landscape they transforming to a technology company that happens to do credit, always on, and striving for the breakthroughs that will change banking for good.

Changing banking for good is not an idle statement, it's our clients core vision and applies to everything they do. For them, it's a no brainer. A happy customer is a loyal customer. By bringing innovation, simplicity, and, most importantly, humanity to the financial services industry they will succeed in delivering this mission.

Our client is transforming themselves into a FinTech company. Through their committed and passionate associates they are delivering the next big things that will help their customers succeed.

Description

Advising on:

• Customer facing data protection issues, data protection queries and the terms of the customer consent and other data protection aspects in customer agreements;

• Data protection aspects and clauses of supplier and partnership agreements, US Model terms and employee contracts as needed;

• Subject Access Requests from customers or associates;

• Project related data protection matters;

• Event resolution and breach notifications;

• Third party intake process;

• TPM and IATPM Annual Assessments (as requested);

• Data Protection legal and regulatory developments; and Associate related data protection issues. Lead on the strategy for data protection compliance, liaising with the Legal & Compliance Leadership Team and Accountable Executives where appropriate
• Lead on and build a strong relationship with the ICO including maintenance of registrations and managing the ICO complaints process taking into account the need for third parties to maintain their registrations where required. Lead and manage on relationship meetings and ICO visits
• Manage the design, delivery and development of the Data Protection Work Programme (including Privacy Impact Assessment Annual Programme design and roll out) to ensure it comprehensively meets current business needs and evolves to provide clear added value. In particular, create and maintain a procedure to manage privacy impact assessments where appropriate including determining criteria to ascertain when it is appropriate to undertake a privacy impact assessment.

• Partner with and maintain good relationships with ITRO, IATPM and TPM to ensure that requirements for monitoring reflect data protection legislation requirements.

• Manage Data Protection relationship with US Privacy team (including Canada) to ensure any changes in US legislation or COF corporate standards are understood, assessed and appropriately considered for adoption by COEP and input into the US Privacy QBR as needed.

• Work with our Head of Contracts to ensure that adequate data protection contractual terms are included in third party contracts.

Profile

• Ideally you're a qualified solicitor who has professional qualifications in data protection and/or compliance or is interested in gaining these.

• Proven experience of providing legal advice on data protection.

• Demonstrable experience of providing compliance advice, operational compliance matters, and running compliance programmes.

• Team work ethic and the confidence to work independently

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple tasks effectively and meet deadlines.

• Sound retail lending operational experience.

• Project management experience / knowledge.

Job Offer

Competitive