Senior Privacy Counsel

Stratford-upon-avon, Warwickshire
Jaguar & Land Rove

LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire (UK) – Hybrid

SALARY: Competitive

At JLR, we’re on a continual journey to reimagine the future of modern luxury, and we want you to be part of it. Through our exquisite and timeless house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar – we’re defining a new approach to sustainability and providing exceptional experiences. As a leader here, you have the opportunity to influence the way we think, providing your unique insight and vision for a better future. It’s time to become a proud creator.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This will be a highly specialised and strategic role providing complex privacy advice and support to many parts of the JLR business globally on current and emerging personal data and privacy compliance matters.

This role will have particular focus on strategic projects’ privacy risk assessments and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) fully integrated into our company’s aspirations to delight our customers with a Modern Luxury experience in mobility services. The role will support key functions and projects as they look to expand sensitive and complex data handling activities in particular under the Attract & Retain value creation stream. The role will also serve as Deputy DPO.

THE ROLE

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing thought leadership into JLR Privacy Compliance programme and acting as Deputy DPO.
• Supporting and influencing our Business Functions’ strategy on privacy-related matters for key projects, particularly as regards new strategic projects and connected services.
• Acting as lead data protection advisor to key data handling initiatives under Attract & Retain VCS, providing pragmatic advice on complex compliance requirements. Advising on project risk assessments and privacy impact assessments (PIAs) on relevant data processing systems.
• Occasionally supporting the drafting of and advising on corporate policies, procedures and guidelines on JLR’s use of personal information.
• Advising on complex cross-border data transfer compliance requirements including drafting and providing key legal advice on privacy matters.
• Providing appropriate guidance, education, training, and regular communications on privacy compliance to relevant employees, including delivering data protection training to relevant business functions and participating in awareness programmes.
• Promoting and developing a culture of doing business in the right way; driving continuous improvement of compliance practices; and working alongside key stakeholders within the company to advise and support on privacy compliance related matters.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Positive feedback from internal business teams and senior leadership.
• Provide timely, commercially minded and sound privacy compliance support.
• Timely management and delivery of advice on regulatory matters.

Key Interactions:

• Strong relationships with all functional leadership areas.
• Workshops with key data handling functions.
• Privacy liaisons, NSC compliance officers and privacy leads/champions.
• Customer complaints management and escalation.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Extensive privacy experience in a legal firm or in-house legal team.
• Good knowledge of European and cross-border privacy rules (including GDPR), and related legal frameworks (ePrivacy, FOIA, employment law, etc.), as well as applying privacy rules in complex digital and technology frameworks.
• Experience of providing legal advice in connection with complex data complaints and data security breaches.
• Experience of operationalising privacy compliance: to include privacy practices such as risk/impact assessments, handling data subject’s requests, employee monitoring, vendor contracts and breach management.
• Experience of drafting data sharing agreements and Transfer Risk assessments.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• IAPP (CIPM or CIPP) or BCS Chartered Institute for IT (formerly ISEB) qualification in data protection.
• Experience of cross-border privacy projects outside of Europe.
• Technical understanding of IT security and information security standards.
• Knowledge of privacy concepts as they apply to engineering and/or telecommunications sectors would be advantageous.

Personal Profile:

• Demonstrates our Creators’ Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
• Excellent communicator (must have the ability to convey complex compliance concepts into simple operational requirements) and interpersonal/influencing skills.
• Pragmatic and problem-solving orientated.
• An individual with a “Customer at the Centre” mindset who is easy to do business with, has a great deal of integrity and is driven to deliver experiences that are transparent and dependable.
• An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• An effective team player, who actively leads, develops and supports team members.
• An individual who enables speed in decision making through establishing alignment, clarity, appropriate resources and sense of urgency whilst bringing others along.

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

At JLR we are passionate about our people. They are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of our global customers and the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work, and reach their full potential.

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