Senior Data Protection Manager

Location: Hybrid working at our office in Wimbledon

Salary: Permanent

Contract: Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for Senior Data Protection Manager to join our Risk & Compliance team here at Domestic & General. The role plays a pivotal role in overseeing the organisation’s data protection and privacy programme. It will also ensure compliance with relevant applicable data privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation and other data privacy regimes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day delivery of assigned privacy operations, ensuring core records, DPIAs, LIAs, DSRs, incidents and compliance monitoring activity are progressed to agreed standards and escalated where required. 

• Own the quality and consistency of assigned privacy processes, templates, records, reporting inputs and operational controls. 

• Provide senior risk-based advice to business teams on projects, suppliers, contracts, international transfers and privacy-by-design requirements. 

• Lead operational privacy risk assessment activity, agreeing actions within delegated authority and escalating material risks or decision points to the GDPO. 

• Prepare and present management information, KRIs and compliance insights to support senior stakeholder and GDPO oversight. 

• Support the GDPO in regulatory enquiries and external engagements by coordinating inputs, preparing draft responses and managing follow-up actions. 

• Provide technical leadership, coaching and quality assurance to Analysts and other colleagues supporting privacy activity. 

Skills and experience required:

• Strong knowledge of global applicable data privacy laws, including UK GDPR, EU GDPR, DPA 2018, PECR/e-Privacy and relevant regulatory guidance. 

• Proven experience managing day-to-day privacy operations, DPIAs, incidents, DSRs, compliance monitoring and regulatory interactions. 

• Ability to interpret complex requirements and translate them into practical, risk-based business advice and operational controls. 

• Excellent communication, influencing, stakeholder management, analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Recognised data privacy qualification preferred, such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, BCS Data Protection or equivalent. 

We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include: 

• Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus

• 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave

• Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression

• Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more.  Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

• Attractive company pension scheme

• Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary

• Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:

• Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll

• Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles

• Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets

• Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000

• Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes

• OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.

• Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues

• Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends

• Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers

Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.