Data Privacy Manager

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Data Privacy professional to join our Glasgow Campus.

CIPP/E qualified, you will use your deep technical knowledge and understanding of privacy-enhancing technologies, risk management, and international data transfers to support business across Barclays, developing and overseeing proactive and forward-looking data privacy strategies.

Ensuring the bank meets and exceeds data privacy legislation, you will also support the management of data privacy breaches including containment, reporting, as well as driving initiatives and implementing measures to prevent future breaches.

Demonstrating accountability for personal data held by the organisation, you will perform deep dives into higher areas of residual risk to test controls and outcomes for data subjects, alongside providing subject matter expertise on a privacy by design approach into emerging technology and core processes. 

To be successful as a Data Privacy Manager (BOC) VP, you should have:

• Experience in managing personal data breaches, including containment, reporting, and implementing measures to prevent future breaches. 

• Relevant Data Privacy related degree and/or CIPP/E qualified

• The ability to ensure compliance with privacy legislation globally and demonstrate accountability for personal data held by the organization.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Purpose of the role

To support the design and implementation of the Bank’s Data Privacy Framework, monitor and report on the Bank’s adherence to its obligations and commitments in relation to the responsible handling of personal data, and act as a point of contact with Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). 

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of the Bank’s Data Privacy Framework, including the content of Data Privacy policies, processes and procedures and other artefacts, and supporting the Bank’s Data Protection Officers in monitoring and reporting on adherence to these.
• Provision of specialist support to Business Oversight Compliance teams in their oversight of the, identification, assessment and management of potential Data Privacy risks arising from the processing of personal data and implementation of the Bank’s Data Privacy Framework.
• Co-ordination of the response to personal data breaches, including appropriate containment and remediating actions, and, where personal data breaches are assessed as triggering a requirement to report to regulators, reviewing and then co-ordinating with 1LoD, Legal and BOC to ensure any such incidents are notified to regulators and impacted individuals in accordance with relevant statutory timeframes.
• Management of Barclays relationship with DPAs by acting as a point of contact for them and ensuring timely responses to regulatory complaints and investigations, queries, and formal consultations.
• Collaboration with 1LOD Data Privacy SMEs, Legal, and other relevant Compliance teams and risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to the management of Compliance Risk and other related risks.
• Barclays representation in key Data Privacy industry groups and associations, and use intelligence gained from these to identify areas for improvement and implementation of enhancements to the Data Privacy Framework.
• Education and awareness support to employees in relation to Data Privacy, including maintenance of Group-wide mandatory training courses on Data Privacy to ensure employees are clear on their data privacy obligations, how to manage personal data securely, and how to identify and report personal data breaches.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.