Senior Data Privacy Advisor London, England
Job description
We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.
We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.
Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.
As Senior Data Privacy Advisor, you’ll be a subject matter expert with responsibility for providing advice on Data Protection, privacy and on associated legislation and the practical application to ASOS. Topics you will be dealing with include electronic marketing, cookies and advertising, compliance with data sharing best practice, de-identification, data minimisation, data protection contract clauses and data transfer mechanisms (including Model clauses/SCCs) and everything in between.
As an expert in this field you will need to be versatile, with experience in guiding and partnering with a wide variety of stakeholders from across ASOS’ business and at all levels of seniority. The role also involves providing day-to-day assistance to the junior members of the team.
What You’ll be Doing
- Provide subject matter expert advice on Data Protection and associated legislation, and the application to ASOS.
- Assist with embedding policy and training in relation to Personal Data (PD) including, but not limited to, data subject rights, data retention, data sharing, and privacy by design and default.
- Provide specialist input to contract negotiations with key customers and suppliers, including the ability to draft contract clauses on data protection matters.
- Assist with identification and remediation of data incidents involving personal data.
- Advise the business in relation to PD handling, data subject access requests and other requests for information or complaints involving personal data.
- Input to new projects by conducting privacy impact assessments, data protection impact assessments and providing initial advice with input from relevant project team members and the Data Protection Officer.
- Advise on ASOS marketing and third-party marketing initiatives, including those involving data sharing.
- Review and update privacy notices.
- Provide advice relating to data minimisation techniques and de-identification of personal data in large data sets.
- Advising ASOS in relation to its broader data strategy.
- Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.
We would love to meet someone with…
- Expertise in data protection laws and associated legislation, with experience working in similar environments to ASOS and/or transferable skills from other businesses.
- Legal qualification (job title will reflect this as Legal Counsel) or Data Privacy qualification (IAPP/ Practitioner certificate) desirable but not required.
- A good understanding of contract negotiations and drafting ability.
- A good awareness of international data protection, privacy and marketing legislation that impacts ASOS.
- Experience undertaking risk-based privacy impact assessments, developing proportionate remediation plans and providing advice to the business.
- A ‘get up and go’ attitude – someone who takes the initiative, is self-motivated and driven; someone with high energy and enthusiasm.
- Proven ability to understand and provide incisive, reliable and commercially sound advice and solutions on complex business issues.
- Ability to input and deliver a data protection/privacy compliance programme.
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
- Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
- ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
- Employee sample sales
- Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
- 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day
- Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
- Private medical care scheme
- Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
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Our Commitments
We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how’re we doing it?
We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.
We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people, find out more here.
Do you need any reasonable adjustments? Our recruitment team will be happy to support you in the best way possible if you feel comfortable raising this. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.
If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.
Our Commitments
We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how’re we doing it?
We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.
We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people, find out more here.
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an assessment or you have requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process - just let us know by email or phone, whatever works best for you. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.
If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.
