Assistant General Counsel, Group Data Protection Officer Greater London, United Kingdom Area

The Company is seeking an Assistant General Counsel and Group Data Protection Officer to advance its global privacy strategy and lead a geographically distributed, multidisciplinary privacy team. The role carries statutory Data Protection Officer responsibilities under UK and EU GDPR, including independently monitoring compliance, advising on impact assessments, and serving as a key contact for supervisory authorities. The successful candidate will oversee privacy governance, operations, legal and engineering functions, and ensure significant privacy risks and incidents are escalated and managed consistently. They will also guide regulatory engagement, oversee breach notification strategy, report on enterprise-wide privacy risks to senior leadership and board committees, and translate emerging regulations into policies and controls. Candidates should typically have 12 or more years of experience in privacy law or leadership, including prior service as a Data Protection Officer or in a senior privacy leadership role. Deep expertise in UK and EU GDPR, experience with regulatory authorities or investigations, and a record of leading global teams across legal, operations, and engineering are required. A law degree or relevant professional qualification is preferred, with CIPP/E or CIPM strongly preferred. Experience in complex multinational organizations, AI-related privacy matters, and board-level reporting is also valued.

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