Data Privacy Compliance Manager
Posted 3 days ago by N Consulting Global
Negotiable
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Warwick, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Data Privacy Compliance Manager will lead the daily privacy compliance efforts for a UK client portfolio, particularly focusing on HCM migration and digital transformation projects. This role involves ensuring compliance with UK data protection laws, negotiating privacy terms, and managing stakeholder relationships. The manager will also oversee data protection impact assessments and incident response activities. The position requires extensive experience in privacy compliance and data protection, particularly within the context of HR data processing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as primary privacy compliance lead for engagement.
- Ensure alignment with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- Translate regulatory and contractual requirements into practical delivery controls; embed privacy-by-design.
- Advise on special category data (health data) and HR data processing.
- Review and approve key artefacts: data flow maps, integration designs, cutover plans, access models.
- Define and oversee non-production environment controls (masking, pseudonymisation).
- Conduct cross-border transfer analysis and implement appropriate safeguards.
- Lead and coordinate Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
- Maintain the privacy risk register; track mitigations to closure.
- Prepare evidence packs and reporting for audits and assurance reviews.
- Triage, investigate, and contain privacy incidents.
- Coordinate breach notifications per legal and contractual timelines.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions to completion.
- Draft, review, and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and UK GDPR Article 28 terms.
- Manage sub processor/supplier DPAs, international transfer arrangements, and change orders.
- Maintain the sub processor register and manage approval workflows.
- Serve as trusted adviser to client Privacy/IG, Security, and HR teams.
- Deliver regular compliance reporting and status updates to leadership.
- Provide targeted briefings and training to project and operational teams.
Key Skills:
- Contract negotiation and commercial awareness.
- Ability to operationalise legal and regulatory requirements into practical controls.
- Effective stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Pragmatic, risk-based decision-making under delivery pressure.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Warwick
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Role :Data Privacy Compliance Manager
Location : Warwick
Duration :Contract
Role Summary
Lead day-to-day privacy compliance delivery for a UK client portfolio, focusing on HCM migration and digital transformation programmes (HRIS/HCM implementations, integrations, data conversions, cloud migrations, and managed services). Ensure alignment with UK data protection requirements and contractual obligations. Support negotiation of privacy, security, and data-processing terms with the client and third-party suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
- Privacy Governance and Compliance (UK)
- Act as primary privacy compliance lead for engagement.
- Ensure alignment with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- Translate regulatory and contractual requirements into practical delivery controls; embed privacy-by-design.
- Advice on special category data (health data) and HR data processing.
- Project Delivery Enablement (HCM Migration / Digital Transformation)
- Review and approve key artefacts: data flow maps, integration designs, cutover plans, access models.
- Define and oversee non-production environment controls (masking, pseudonymisation).
- Conduct cross-border transfer analysis and implement appropriate safeguards.
- DPIAs, Risk Assessments, and Assurance
- Lead and coordinate Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
- Maintain the privacy risk register; track mitigations to closure.
- Prepare evidence packs and reporting for audits and assurance reviews.
- Incident and Breach Support
- Triage, investigate, and contain privacy incidents.
- Coordinate breach notifications per legal and contractual timelines.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions to completion.
- Contracting and Negotiation (Client and Suppliers)
- Draft, review, and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and UK GDPR Article 28 terms.
- Manage sub processor/supplier DPAs, international transfer arrangements, and change orders.
- Maintain the sub processor register and manage approval workflows.
- Stakeholder Management and Reporting
- Serve as trusted adviser to client Privacy/IG, Security, and HR teams.
- Deliver regular compliance reporting and status updates to leadership.
- Provide targeted briefings and training to project and operational teams.
Required Experience and Qualifications
5–10+ years of experience in privacy compliance, data protection, or privacy risk management. Demonstrated expertise in UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Delivery support experience for HCM/HRIS implementations, migrations, or digital transformation programmes. Track record of negotiating DPAs and supplier privacy terms. Hands-on experience leading DPIAs and privacy risk assessments. Healthcare or hospital client experience, including handling special category (health) data and HR data. Preferred CIPP/E, CIPM, or equivalent privacy certification. Familiarity with public sector information governance expectations and standards. Experience with Workday, Oracle HCM, or SAP SuccessFactors environments. Multi-vendor and subcontracting engagement experience.
Key Skills
Contract negotiation and commercial awareness. Ability to operationalise legal and regulatory requirements into practical controls. Effective stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences. Strong written and verbal communication. Pragmatic, risk-based decision-making under delivery pressure.