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About the Role
The Senior Data Protection Specialist provides expert legal and practical advice on UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and international privacy requirements, including Colt's Binding Corporate Rules. This role supports the global Data Protection Programme, AI and digitalisation initiatives, regulatory projects, and privacy-by-design across the business.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert, pragmatic and regulator-defensible advice on UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and international privacy laws.
- Lead and deliver DPIAs, TIAs, privacy risk assessments and privacy-by-design reviews for complex projects.
- Draft, review and negotiate data processing agreements, international transfer mechanisms, and related governance documents.
- Advise Product, Technology, Security, Procurement, HR, Sales and Legal stakeholders on privacy requirements and practical solutions.
- Support AI tools, automation, digital transformation and customer-facing AI initiatives from a privacy and governance perspective.
- Lead and manage vendor privacy assessments.
- Support the digitalisation of Data Protection processes and tools.
- Support data incident investigations, breach assessments, remediation and preparation of regulatory documentation.
- Support audits, regulatory projects, training and continuous improvement of policies, procedures, templates and controls.
- Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees about data protection principles, policies, and best practices.
- Provide Data Protection advice and governance oversight on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), supporting the business in meeting its obligations while maintaining appropriate accountability within the relevant functions.
- Monitor relevant regulatory developments and recommend appropriate implementation actions.
- Act as a strong team player with a collaborative, supportive and constructive working style.
Requirements
- 7-10 years of relevant professional experience in data protection, privacy law or regulatory compliance, including work in an international environment.
- Strong practical knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR, international transfers and complex multi-jurisdictional privacy matters.
- Proven experience leading DPIAs, TIAs, privacy-by-design reviews, vendor assessments and complex stakeholder advice.
- Experience with technology, digitalisation, AI governance, product privacy or processor services.
- Excellent drafting, analysis, negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- A legal qualification or equivalent senior privacy experience.
- Strong team player, with a collaborative, supportive and constructive working style.
- High level of personal accountability, ownership and follow-through on assigned workstreams.
- Ability to proactively drive progress, coordinate stakeholders and move matters forward without requiring constant day-to-day direction.
- Ability to prepare clear, practical and well-structured recommendations for decision-making.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, tight deadlines and significant workloads while maintaining accuracy and professional standards.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Practical problem-solving mindset, with the ability to propose workable solutions rather than simply identify issues.
- Strong drafting skills and ability to produce clear, regulator-ready documentation, recommendations, records and governance materials.
Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Data Protection Strategic Planning
- Data Protection Concepts
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Due Diligence
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- hybrid
Experience Level
- 7-10 years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in law or a relevant field
- CIPP/E, CIPM, AIGP or an equivalent certification is strongly desirable
Benefits
- Skill development
- Learning pathways
- Accreditation
- Competitive salaries
- Incentive plans
- Local rewards packages
- Relaxed dress code
- Two days annually to spend on volunteering opportunities
- 39 hours working week and additional days off as per Colt own collective bargaining agreement
- Benefit package that includes life insurance, private health insurance and pension plan
- Flexible benefits scheme
- Lunch vouchers or childcare vouchers
- Access to a virtual business school for on-going learning
- Business mentoring
- International environment with employees from more than 35 different nationalities
About the Company
- Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
- Colt is a growing business that is investing in its people.
- The company supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and has signed Diversity Charter.
- Colt recognises the importance of a work life balance.
Equal Opportunity
- We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply.
- We are committed to making Colt an inclusive and supportive workplace