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We are currently recruiting a Data Protection Analyst to join our team.

In this role, you will play an important role in the delivery and maintenance of a compliant and robust data protection operating model.

You will be responsible for ensuring L&G’s Data Privacy and Protection Policies and Operating Standards are understood and implemented across L&G.

You will be able to link the wider data governance model to each business unit and champion compliance.

This business support role combines knowledge of both policy and local processing; to support change, maintain governance, provide performance measures and support learning.

What you'll be doing

• Ensuring compliance with Data Privacy and Protection Policies and Operating Standards across L&G, including:
  • Ensuring appropriate processes are in place to respond to individual rights requests, such as Subject Access Requests (SARs) within regulatory timeframes.
  • Ensuring appropriate processes are in place so that PII data falling outside the Group’s data retention criteria is deleted or obfuscated.
• Having influence on required policy updates and change via the Group Data Protection Officer (e.g. Privacy Policy Deployment Policy, Group Consumer Privacy Policy) where required change is identified. Provide Subject Matter Expertise on:
  • Local business processing and systems.
  • The content and application of the data governance framework (including GDPR and Data Classification)
  • L&G and Group-wide policies, where applicable
  • All projects across L&G, as appropriate
• Actioning policy compliance control checks
• Providing ongoing training and support to embed policy compliance.
• Liaising with IT Security when appropriate to data governance activity supporting internal communications across the business.
• Carrying out root cause analysis on data breaches ensuring all required mitigating actions are identified and completed. Taking joint responsibility with the respective business teams to drive down breaches. Using judgement to escalate to the DPO where appropriate and have input and influence into the outcome. Ensuring all breaches are reported within mandated timeframes.
• Producing regular MI for Senior Management and report via the Governance Structure. Submit proposals to adjust the appropriate Risk Appetite Thresholds.
• Providing support and oversight in the delivery of the Data Governance Framework
• Engaging the operational teams, supporting SMEs in the completion of DPIAs to achieve the scheduling, delivery and response to DPIAs within the business unit(s) they represent.
• Responsible for the production of all GDPR related MI within the scope of the support function.
• Provision of training in support of the Data Governance Framework

What we're looking for

• Previous experience within GDPR or Data Protection is essential
• Experience in building MI dashboards (SQL, Power BI)
• Excellent understanding of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of record capture, maintenance and performance reporting
• High organisational skills

Benefits

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, at least 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.

About L&G

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands.

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

About the business area

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes. It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Our commitments to you

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

How to find out more

If this opportunity excites you but you’re not sure you meet all the requirements, or you’d like to know a bit more, please contact Khalifa Mustapha at [email protected] (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalifa-mustapha-81579a68/).

If you’d like to be considered for this role, please submit your application through our careers website as we’re not accepting email applications.