Data Protection Analyst
Posted 1 day ago by Broadgate
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Data Protection Specialist role is focused on enhancing data governance and compliance within the organization. This position involves overseeing data protection impact assessments, managing vendor data protection risks, and responding to personal data breaches. The role emphasizes collaboration across teams to promote best practices in data protection and compliance with legal requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting and overseeing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing activities.
- Managing third-party vendor data protection risk, from initial due diligence through to ongoing monitoring.
- Overseeing personal data breach incident response, ensuring timely containment, investigation, and reporting.
- Monitoring and maintaining data retention processes, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and business requirements.
- Collaborating with teams across the business to embed best practices and promote a culture of trust and accountability.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrable expertise in data protection and privacy compliance (e.g. GDPR or equivalent frameworks).
- Strong understanding of data protection risk assessment and mitigation processes.
- Proven experience in data breach management and incident response coordination.
- Collaboratively curious and keen to engage with colleagues for compliant solutions.
- Trustworthy and ethically minded with a strong sense of responsibility.
- Resilient under pressure and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Demonstrates integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information.
- Active listening skills and ability to build effective working relationships.
- Proactive in staying up to date with evolving data protection requirements.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced Data Protection Specialist to strengthen their data governance and compliance capabilities. This is a key role within their organisation, focusing on ensuring responsible and compliant handling of personal data across all operations. This position is not linked to a specific project, but rather encompasses a broad range of critical subject areas, including:
- Conducting and overseeing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing activities.
- Managing third-party vendor data protection risk, from initial due diligence through to ongoing monitoring.
- Overseeing personal data breach incident response, ensuring timely containment, investigation, and reporting.
- Monitoring and maintaining data retention processes, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and business requirements.
This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with teams across the business, embedding best practice and promoting a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement in data protection.
Essential Skills and Attributes
- Demonstrable expertise in data protection and privacy compliance (e.g. GDPR or equivalent frameworks).
- Strong understanding of data protection risk assessment and mitigation processes.
- Proven experience in data breach management and incident response coordination.
Desirable Skills and Attributes
- Collaboratively curious — keen to engage with colleagues to find pragmatic, compliant solutions.
- Trustworthy and ethically minded, with a strong sense of responsibility.
- Resilient under pressure and able to adapt to changing priorities.
- Demonstrates integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information.
- Listens actively and builds effective working relationships.
- Adaptable and proactive in staying up to date with evolving data protection requirements.