Privacy Compliance Manager

Bird & Bird LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Privacy Compliance Manager to join their in-house legal team. This role involves managing privacy operations, supporting compliance efforts globally, and coordinating training initiatives. Candidates should have 2-4 years of experience in privacy compliance and demonstrate strong organizational skills. The firm offers comprehensive health benefits and lifestyle perks including gym memberships and health assessments, promoting wellbeing and work-life balance.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Electric vehicle scheme

Qualifications

• 2-4 years' practical experience supporting EU, UK, US and APAC privacy compliance operations.
• Ability to work with technical, legal and business stakeholders.
• Reliable, organised, and delivery oriented.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day privacy operations, including tracking and logging.
• Coordinate privacy training administration.
• Support internal communications related to privacy processes.

Skills

Operationally focused and process-driven

Strong organisational and administrative skills

Experience with privacy related tools such as OneTrust

Comfortable managing workflows and multiple tasks

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an in-house professional tojoin the Group In-House Legal team as a Privacy Compliance Manager.

The position would be ideally suited to an individual with experienceof working in an operationally-focussed privacy role within aninternational business for at least two years.

Key Responsibilities

The Privacy workstream sits within the firm's Group In-House Legalteam, which reports to the General Counsel, and is committed toproviding a consistently high level of service for the firm and itspartners and staff. Under the leadership of the team's Head of GroupIn-House Legal, it is aligned with and supports the firm's strategy,always promoting a One Firm culture. The function currently comprisesa central team in London, consisting of a mixture of lawyers andnon-lawyers. The team leads and manages the firm's global privacycompliance programme, from both an operational and advisory perspective.

Privacy operations & administration

Manage day to day privacy operations, including tracking, logging,and maintain records of:

• Data subject access requests
• Data protection impact assessments
• Records of processing activities
• Maintain privacy registers, trackers, and reporting metrics
• Coordinate deadlines, follow-ups, and inputs from business services
• Prepare documentation and evidence for audits, internal reviews,and regulatory readiness

Support the operational handling of data incidents and breaches, including:

• Coordinating fact finding with IT and Information Security
• Prepare draft incidents summaries and timelines
• Assist with maintaining privacy risk registers and trackingremediation actions.

Third party and supplier support

• Coordinate privacy and data protection elements of third-partyrisk assessments
• Support supplier onboarding by collecting and reviewing privacydocumentation (e.g., questionnaires, DPIAs, etc.,)
• Track supplier compliance actions and remediation timelines

Process and framework support

• Support the implementation and ongoing operation of the firm'sglobal privacy framework
• Ensure privacy templates, guidance materials, and internationaldocumentation are up to date
• Assist with embedding privacy by design processes into operational workflows

Training and awareness

• Coordinate privacy training administration
• Support internal communications relating to privacy processes andcompliance obligations

What you'll bring

Experience and Skills

• 2-4 years' practical experience supporting EU, UK, US and APACprivacy compliance operations
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail
• Comfortable managing trackers, workflows, and multiple tasks at once
• Ability to work with technical, legal and business stakeholders
• Experience with privacy related tools such as OneTrust or similar.

Personal Attributes

• Operationally focused and process-driven
• Reliable, organised and delivery oriented
• Discreet and trusted when handling confidential information

What's in it for you

We provide comprehensive support for our colleagues' health andwellbeing, including private medical cover, life assurance, criticalillness cover, and regular health assessments. In addition, we offer arange of lifestyle benefits designed to help our team live their bestlives, such as a cycle to work scheme, access to online GPappointments, discounted gym memberships, and an electric vehicle scheme.

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