Senior Data Protection Specialist Controller - 6 Month FTC
Salary: £77k
Location: Edinburgh, Peterborough, Bristol, Liverpool (Hybrid - Fully Remote)
Who are Diligenta?
Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as 'home' by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.
Summary of the role
We are currently partnered with a Financial Services organisation who are recruiting for a Senior Data Protection Specialist Controller to join them on a Fixed Term Contract basis.
The reason for the role coming live is that they are experiencing a high demand for technical DPIA's (Data Protection Impact Assessments) and need someone with a strong technical understanding to come in and support.
It will be split 50/50 between two different functions. The first being the Support Controller Team, which has a focus on the internal GDPR framework, and the second being the Migration Team who work with the on-boarding of new clients and the potential DP risks.
This is a short-term replacement, so will initially be on a 6-month FTC with potential for the role to be extended.
Benefits
- 33 days including Bank Holidays
- Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)
- Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
- A companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
- A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer's Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
- A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service") & Group Income Protection
- Apply to find out about our other benefits
What you'll be doing
- Help the DP Manager push forward and put into action the support needed as a Controller.
- Support the relevant DP Manager with managing a range of technical DPIAs
- Support all of the deliveries related to transformation activities that are key to developing strategies (migration).
- Assist in creating BAU governance and processes as a Controller.
- Help manage BAU by working with internal teams, HR and procurement.
- Represent our team in corporate projects to ensure changes are GDPR/DP compliant where relevant.
- Oversee, appoint, and run regular meetings with Data Champions in Shared Services and coordinate with the Data Champions Manager where required
- Review DPIAs from shared services or regulatory Change teams and suggest recommendations to the DP Manager and DPO.
- Conduct audits and ensure shared services functions are UK GDPR compliant where relevant.
- Provide advice and support, if needed, to IT and Non-IT procurement to ensure compliance.
What we're looking for
- A credible influencer of management who can propose and implement compliance solutions with the right level of personal impact.
- Able to represent their function at project meetings, forums, committees, and other general meetings with both clients and internally.
- Recognizes the privacy implications of business initiatives but has commercial awareness and can add value to proposed solutions.
- Capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
- Has a solid technical understanding of ICO requirements.
- Possesses sound knowledge of business processes and requirements for relevant business units.
- Experienced in working in a project environment or project management.
- Knowledgeable about UK GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018 and related privacy legislation.