Data Protection Lead

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Data Protection Lead, Privacy Advisor, Privacy Lead, or Data Protection Consultant.
• Strong hands-on experience delivering DPIAs, RoPAs, privacy notices, and risk assessments.
• Excellent knowledge of UK GDPR, data protection law, and PECR.
• Experience advising on analytics, cookies, consent management, and tracking technologies.
• Experience supporting digital products, digital services, or technology delivery programmes.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Pragmatic approach with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Collaborative team player who can work effectively across multiple projects.
• Desirable: experience managing privacy and risk considerations relating to AI technologies.
• Desirable: experience working in agile or large-scale digital delivery environments.
• Ideally, one or more of the following qualifications: Data Protection Practitioner Certificate, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, UK GDPR Practitioner Certificate.
• Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• Produce and maintain Privacy Notices and Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs).
• Provide expert advice on UK GDPR, data protection legislation, and PECR.
• Advise on analytics, cookies, and tracking technologies, including lawful processing routes and consent models.
• Embed privacy by design throughout digital product delivery.
• Conduct privacy risk assessments and recommend practical mitigations.
• Work closely with business, product, delivery, and technical teams to ensure compliance requirements are met.

Technologies

• AI
• Support

More

We are seeking an experienced Data Protection Lead / Privacy Advisor to support the delivery of digital products and services in a hands-on, operational role. This is a 6-month contract with a rate of £650 per day inside IR35. The role is hybrid, primarily remote, with 1 day per week onsite at the nearest office in London, North West, or South West UK. We are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate, and value diversity, with a commitment to equality and inclusion for all.

last updated 28 week of 2026