Assistant Manager, Data Privacy, Quality Risk and Security

1. The Privacy Team provides advice and guidance to the business, ensuring that personal data risks are managed, and appropriate controls and mitigations.
2. We are looking for an Assistant Manager to help lead and shape the team as we look to an exciting future advising on innovative, technology focused projects and opportunities.
3. This vital role is part of the Data Privacy team within Deloitte Business Security, a specialist function of Quality Risk and Security responsible for advising the Firm.

Assistant Manager, Data Privacy, Quality Risk and Security - 2 Year Secondment / FTC

Req ID: 16591

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The Privacy Team provides advice and guidance to the business, ensuring that personal data risks are managed, and appropriate controls and mitigations are in place when processing personal data of employees, clients and beyond. We also work closely with the Office of the DPO to ensure that individual rights are upheld in line with UK law. Our team enables the business to understand and meet regulatory data protection obligations, reducing potential risk to the firm.

We are a dynamic, flexible, and collaborative team who love a challenge and go above and beyond to deliver to the business and individual. We are looking for an Assistant Manager to help lead and shape the team as we look to an exciting future advising on innovative, technology focused projects and opportunities.

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This vital role is part of the Data Privacy team within Deloitte Business Security, a specialist function of Quality Risk and Security responsible for advising the Firm to enable secure business, manage data risk and ensure it meets its data protection obligations in line with UK law.

• Advising on complex privacy queries from our business functions and embedding good practice across the UK firm; building ‘trusted advisor’ status with stakeholders
• Responding to Data Subject Rights requests within the statutory deadline in line with our regulatory obligations, including ownership of operational process and management of junior team members
• Creation of Data Privacy Impact Assessments where we are processing high risk personal data to enable business opportunities whilst meeting our regulatory obligations
• Oversight and management of workloads for junior UK team members, including line management responsibility
• Reviewing and quality assuring outputs of junior members of the UK Privacy Team and internal stakeholders as required
• Reviewing and advising on personal data processing agreements and clauses
• Creation of Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) as required
• Supporting the incident and breach response management process
• Leading delivery of key privacy projects and supporting our Privacy Lead and Operations Lead with day-to-day operational aspects as required
• Supporting the data protection elements of the third-party due diligence process
• Defining and reporting of data protection metrics
• Liaising with multiple stakeholders and teams across Enabling Functions, Service Lines, Quality, Risk and Security, including OGC and HR as required
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution

Connect To Your Skills And Professional Experience:

You’re a natural at taking initiative, driving change and someone who brings out the best in others. You’ll have experience in a data protection role, with an excellent understanding of UK and EU Data Protection legislation (GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).  Experience of managing data subject rights requests, conducting DPIAs and dealing with business queries relating to data protection would be advantageous.

Your Essential Skills Will Include:

• Proven experience working in privacy and / or data protection
• Strong knowledge of UK Data Privacy Legislation and GDPR
• Previous people management experience
• Organised self-starter, effectively managing your workload and that of more junior team members to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders and the ability to interact confidently with people at all levels of the firm, both in person and remotely

Ability To:

• Make sound judgements regarding data protection risks
• Interpret legislation and develop subject specific guidance/advice
• Conduct research, analyse results, and practically apply to real life scenarios
• Distil complex matters and communicate clearly to non-subject matter experts
• Attention to detail and focus on quality
• Rapid assimilation of information, with the ability to work well under time pressure
• Flexible multi-tasker: this is a dynamic role and you’ll be working on multiple, often complex pieces of work at the same time
• A good level of IT user ability, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Confidence working with a cross-location team

Desirable:

• CIPP/E qualification or equivalent (opportunity to gain certification will be provided)
• Legal training and experience
• Experience of reviewing Data Protection clauses within agreements
• Understanding of compliance, risk, information security and confidentiality
• Previous client service or project management experience
• Customer service experience and skills