Ardonagh Specialty
Data Protection Officer
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Data Protection Officer
Data Protection Officer
Location: London/Hybrid (typically 2–3 days in the office)
Type: Full-time – Permanent (flexible working including job share, reduced hours—apply if this aligns with your needs!)
About the Role & Company
At Ardonagh Specialty, we foster professional growth within a team that values its employees' contributions and celebrates diversity. Work life is more than a job—whether you join Ardonagh Specialty or a connected team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment where roles evolve with your ambitions. Our hybrid approach ensures the flexibility needed to balance career and personal life.
Perks & Benefits:
- Inclusive culture with apprenticeships, annual Spotlight Awards, and industry-leading training opportunities
- Wellbeing programs, supermarket/healthcare cash plans, competitive public-sector discounts, and Private Medical Insurance
- 10% employer pension contribution (employee 5% minimum)
- Life Assurance (X4 salary), Income Protection, competitive salaries, and a Group Annual Bonus Scheme
- Generous Annual Leave along with a supportive management structure
Purpose of the Role
The Data Protection Officer (DPO) offers independent oversight of data processing practices, ensuring compliance with UK GDPR under Arts 37–39. Responsibilities include regulatory governance, strategic risk management, and advisory collaboration across underwriting, claims, AI initiatives, and Priviacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) deployment.
Key duties include:
1. Regulatory Governance & Statutory Oversight
- Act as the independent UK GDPR DPO, advising stakeholders on compliance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and emerging legislation (e.g., Data Use and Access Act (DUAA)).
- Ensure complete ROPA (Record of Processing Activities) reviews across brokers, MGAs, TPAs, and reinsurance partners.
- Serve as the ICO SAR point of contact, guaranteeing efficient handling of Subject Access Requests.
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2. Strategic Risk Management & Technical Oversight
- Oversee GDPR remediation, challenging AI Impact Assessments, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and cloud-security/data-sharing protocols.
- Validate international data transfer compliance, ensuring compliant Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)/International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) with updated Transfer Risk Assessments (TRAs).
- Collaborate with the CISO to integrate privacy risk management into incident response frameworks.
3. Collaborative Advisory Input
- Align GDPR/AML policies to prevent data misuse, ensuring regulatory proportionality.
- Partner with Consumers Duty representatives on Privacy-by-Design and clear-communication principles.
- Advise on AI-transparency safeguards, data minimisation, and Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) in AI development.
Essential Experience
- 5+ years’ leadership in data protection within Financial Services/Insurance, covering:
- Data governance frameworks
- Multi-binding partner environments (MGAs, reinsurance, third-party intermediaries)
- Technical implementations (DPIAs, cloud systems, and AI-policy advising)
Core Skills & Knowledge
- UK GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018 expertise, including ICO enforcement awareness
- FCA SM&CR compliance
- Prefer: Solvency II data-accuracy knowledge
- Understanding Privacy-by-Design, AI Model Risks, and PETs limitations
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Preferred Qualifications
- Recognised certifications (e.g., BCS/FIA CIPP/E, Certified Data Protection Practitioner)
- Multidisciplinary background combining legal, actuarial, or security architecture expertise
Person Specification
The ideal candidate demonstrates:
- Unwavering integrity in handling sensitive data, rolling up sleeves when campus as a keeper.
- Assertive authority to challenge senior teams on AI/regulatory issues while fostering trust and ownership.
- Ability to communicate risks to Board-level leadership, SMFs, and Risk Committees with no hesitation.
Diversity & Inclusion
We actively welcome all backgrounds and perspectives—don’t discard your application if essential points are limited! Strengths and new ideas are encouraged.
Recruitment Process
- Submit CV (with relevant work examples highlighted).
- Initial call with Talent Acquisition to align your motivations with the role.
- Technical interview (1 hr with Hiring Manager, including "live" deeper project consultations).
- Optional stage 2 interviews as required.
Aims to provide -or- decline offers quickly after final review.
Disabled candidates: Notify the Talent team for necessary support during recruitment.
Final Note: Criminal record and credit-checks form part of pre-employment checks if preferred.
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