Taylor Root is pleased to be working with a well-known retail and consumer goods business to help them recruit a Lead Privacy Counsel.
Reporting to the Group Deputy General Counsel, you will have a broad range of responsibilities supporting a number of business units in the continual development of their data protection frameworks. You will also have significant international exposure and will advise on privacy challenges in multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the business to implement their data protection initiatives, which will include running cadence calls and being responsible for allocated business units.
- Provide timely, accurate, quality legal advice on all aspects of data protection to various business units based in the UK and Ireland.
- Assess and advise on compliance gaps; advise on incidents and data breaches, data subject access requests and data retention; review data protection impact assessments; and advise on internal transfers compliance.
- Maintain a regular dialogue and build strong relationships with Data Protection Coordinators across the group by playing an active part when the business implements solutions and help them to drive compliance on all areas of data protection.
About You
- UK (or comparable jurisdiction) qualified lawyer with at least 4 years post-qualification experience.
- Experience in retail or FMCG is highly desirable.
- Accredited Data Privacy Professional (highly desirable).
- A good understanding of Data Privacy law is essential.
- Experience at a top law firm and/or previous in-house experience is an advantage.
- Organised, self-motivated, and conscientious.
- High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
- High level of integrity, resilience, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to operate proactively and independently.
- Extremely professional: calm under pressure, clear thinking, well organized, proactive, and grasps concepts quickly.
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Legal and Consulting
Industries
Retail, Retail Pharmacies, and Retail Health and Personal Care Products
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