Bupa UK
Group Legal Advisor, Privacy
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Job Description
Job Title: Group Privacy Adviser
Reports to: Group Privacy Counsel
Location: Leeds, Manchester or London.
Contract type: Permanent
Shift pattern: Full time
We make health happen
At Bupa, our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. As our Group Privacy Adviser, you’ll play an important part in that purpose by helping us use personal data responsibly.
Data is one of the key pillars of Bupa’s strategy. With more digital, data and AI-led solutions shaping the future of healthcare and insurance, strong privacy advice has never been more important. In this Group Privacy Adviser role, you’ll help Bupa manage privacy, AI and legal risk across the Group, while supporting practical, commercially aware decisions that protect our customers, our people and our business.
You’ll join the Group Privacy team and work with colleagues across Bupa, including Legal, Global Functions and our Market Units. It’s a great opportunity to bring your privacy, data protection, digital and AI knowledge into a global organisation with a clear purpose and a strong focus on doing the right thing.
Key Responsibilities
As Group Privacy Adviser, you’ll:
- Provide practical privacy, data protection, digital and AI legal advice to teams and functions across Bupa.
- Support teams and functions across Bupa by carrying out Data Protection Impact Assessments, Legitimate Interest Assessments and reviewing Data Processing Agreements and intra-group agreements.
- Help develop and maintain Bupa’s Enterprise Privacy Policy, standards, governance and reporting.
- Keep up to date with changes in privacy law, digital regulation and external best practice.
- Help build privacy awareness and capability across Bupa through briefings, guidance and training.
- Support the assessment and implementation of new technology, data and AI solutions, helping to embed privacy by design.
- Work in line with Bupa’s values: Brave, Caring and Responsible.
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What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with strong privacy, data, digital and AI knowledge, who can turn complex legal topics into clear, practical advice.
You’ll Bring
- Experience as a legal or privacy professional or similar, with specialist knowledge of privacy, data, digital and AI law or regulation.
- A legal qualification or professional privacy certification, such as CIPP/E, CIPP/M or equivalent would be desirable.
- A customer centric approach with experience in giving clear, commercially aware / practical and timely advice.
- Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, including data protection and AI terms.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly to different audiences.
- Experience implementing policies, procedures, governance and reporting in a global setting.
- Confidence in making sound judgements, sometimes with incomplete information.
- The ability to work independently, stay organised and manage priorities.
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across different and diverse teams and confidence to challenge where needed and suggest practical alternatives.
- Enthusiasm for adopting new technology and new ways of working.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Experience in a multinational organisation, insurance, healthcare or care setting would be helpful, but it’s not essential.
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Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- 25 days annual leave, increasing through length of service
- Bupa medical care
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Various other benefits and online discount
Why Bupa
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
Time Type
Full time
Job Area
Legal, Risk & Audit
Locations:
- Angel Court, London
- Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge
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