Oliver James
Senior Data Privacy, Governance & Protection Manager
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Privacy Manager / Senior Manager - Cyber Strategy & Transformation
Overview
Data privacy is a critical business priority and a key enabler for organisations seeking to grow in increasingly data-driven environments. This role focuses on shaping privacy strategies, transforming privacy capabilities, and helping organisations manage risk while enabling innovation.
You'll work on complex projects, solve emerging privacy challenges, and help organisations build practical and scalable privacy solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess current privacy compliance and risk posture and develop privacy strategies and programmes.
- Help organisations understand data inventories, data flows, external sharing, and privacy safeguards.
- Embed privacy principles into technology solutions and digital products.
- Design privacy governance frameworks, operating models, and risk-based roadmaps.
- Support executives in developing practical privacy strategies aligned to business goals.
- Implement privacy technologies and process automation solutions.
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About the Role
This position suits individuals comfortable operating in fast-paced environments and leading privacy strategy, programme delivery, and privacy risk management. Success requires strong analytical ability alongside communication skills to engage technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.
Skills & Experience
Data Privacy Expertise
- Strong experience in privacy strategy, privacy risk, maturity assessments, transformation, and automation.
- Practical experience across areas including:
- Privacy by Design
- Data Inventory
- Breach Management
- Data Subject Rights
- Consent & Preference Management
- Cookie Management
- Experience with standards and regulations such as GDPR, PECR, AI regulation, ISO, and NIST.
- Experience developing and implementing privacy programmes, controls, and process improvements.
- Understanding of privacy engineering and emerging technologies.
- Relevant certifications desirable (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CDPSE).
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Consulting & Leadership Skills
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Experience supporting business development, proposals, and tenders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Project delivery experience using Agile and/or Waterfall methods.
- Experience leading teams across locations and functions.
- Experience within financial services, public sector, or large enterprise environments desirable.
Additional Benefits
- Consulting experience beneficial.
- Ability to obtain Security Clearance desirable.
- Hybrid working available across locations including Edinburgh, London and Manchester.
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