Data Governance & Privacy Specialist

Hemel Hempstead
11 months ago
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Location: Hybrid (Occasional travel to offices in Hemel Hempstead so must be commutable)

Contract: Outside IR35

Day rate: Up to 650 per day

Duration: 6 months+

Start date: ASAP

Key skills: CIPT, Data Protection, Data Privacy

The successful candidate will need to be Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) and have collaborated with product teams to develop a robust privacy framework, ensuring compliance while supporting product/commercial goals.

You will thrive in a collaborative environment and possess both technical aptitude and business acumen. You should be passionate about responsible data usage and able to navigate the complexities of privacy regulations while enabling business innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the liaison between the Identity Squad and our Data Protection Officer, ensuring alignment on privacy policies and data usage requirements
Develop architectural frameworks and documentation that clearly define permissible uses of customer data
Translate complex privacy, ethical, and legal requirements into actionable product features and specifications
Work backwards from product requirements to determine necessary privacy, ethical, and legal safeguards
Design solutions to address problematic guest behaviour while maintaining compliance with data protection regulations
Create documentation and guidelines for appropriate collection, storage, processing, and retention of customer identity data
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data governance practices are understood and followed
Create control and monitoring mechanisms for complex data processes to ensure compliance and context for change as required
Required Skills & Experience

Strong understanding of data protection regulations (GDPR, etc.) and privacy best practices
Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
Experience translating legal/compliance requirements into technical specifications
Knowledge of identity management systems and customer data architectures
Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Problem-solving mindset with ability to balance business needs with compliance requirements
Experience in product development or product management preferred
Understanding of ethical considerations in data usage and privacy
Proven experience in practical use of data within a digital / online product to combat or measure fraud, poor behaviour, identity theft, crime or similar

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