Senior Data Protection Consultant

This is a senior role within our 1 ^st line of defence Privacy Officer team, with accountability for acting as the lead Data Protection Consultant on 1 or more of the team's processes, large initiatives within Handelsbanken UK and supporting the ongoing development of the team's capability. The Privacy Officer team operates as a specialist function within the UK Information Security team. The role reports into the Bank's Data Protection Manager and requires a collaborative individual who has both strong stakeholder management and influencing skills combined with a current and expert level understanding of privacy requirements and their practical application in financial services. They will be comfortable liaising with staff of all levels, including stakeholders at senior management level and supporting the development of other consultants in the team. The role will help to shape our ongoing maturity journey, whilst at the same time ensuring that our current service continues to be effective. This is a senior role within our 1 ^st line of defence Privacy Officer team, with accountability for acting as the lead Data Protection Consultant on 1 or more of the team's processes, large initiatives within Handelsbanken UK and supporting the ongoing development of the team's capability. The Privacy Officer team operates as a specialist function within the UK Information Security team. The role reports into the Bank's Data Protection Manager and requires a collaborative individual who has both strong stakeholder management and influencing skills combined with a current and expert level understanding of privacy requirements and their practical application in financial services. They will be comfortable liaising with staff of all levels, including stakeholders at senior management level and supporting the development of other consultants in the team. The role will help to shape our ongoing maturity journey, whilst at the same time ensuring that our current service continues to be effective. Main Responsibilities

• Provide expert, industry leading subject matter expertise across the UK operations of Handelsbanken (including to branches, departments, Product Owners, System Owners and other stakeholders as required), as well as to complex programmes/change initiatives in the Bank's IT Modernisation programme, to ensure the bank processes personal data in compliance with UK legal and regulatory privacy requirements.
• Support, coach and mentor as required other members of the Privacy Officer team, to support ongoing development and team delivery and capabilities.
• Take ownership for establishing, leading and maturing an effective Data protection 'Community of Practice' in the Bank, driving the adoption and understanding of relevant data protection processes, exchanging knowledge on best practice and cultivating a sense of community
• Deputise for elements of the reporting manager's role, on an ad-hoc basis, to cover absences, periods of increased workload, etc
• Act as a specialist owner and be responsible for the effective design, operation and ongoing enhancements of 1 or more of the team's specialist data protection processes and controls, including leading the planning, development and the delivery of aspects of the team's data protection plan, and providing good quality status/delivery performance reports to management on these deliverables as required.
• Lead on the design and implementation of assigned policy framework initiatives to ensure privacy and information security risk is effectively managed across the bank.
• Support and lead, where required, business units to undertake Privacy Impact Assessments, and provide privacy support and requirements into processes managed by the UK Information Security team (as required), to ensure appropriate risk assessment and treatment of privacy requirements and risks in business units, projects and change initiatives.
• Represent the Information Security team with a range of different stakeholders as a trusted privacy advisor, finding pragmatic and cost-effective solutions that efficiently support customer needs, business requirements and privacy best practice and UK regulatory requirements.
• Act as lead Duty Incident Manager on a shared rota basis to manage information security and personal data breaches in accordance with the information security incident management processes, ensuring impacts and risks are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated.
• Support the bank's Procurement, Information Security and Legal teams, as required, to ensure privacy risks are identified and mitigated in third party supplier arrangements and appropriate GDPR requirements are built into contracts
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• lead, coach and support the development of other privacy consultants and / or analysts, including their wellbeing and performance. Experience of line management and / or managing the delivery of a virtual team preferred.
• drive and influence decision making to surface and mitigate operational issues and privacy risks across a wide range of stakeholders, up to and including senior management / executive.
• plan, organise and prioritise tasks and projects, manage competing priorities and stakeholders effectively.
• own and / or oversight the delivery of key processes and/or improvement projects.
• take responsibility and act autonomously., Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process - just let us know by email [email protected].


• have excellent interpersonal and communication skills in both written and spoken English.
• Strong communicator and ability to successfully communicate complex data protection requirements to non-technical stakeholders.
• Pragmatic, and effectively balances risk and control requirements with commercial drivers and customer outcomes
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Positive, collaborative and builds and maintains effective relationship with stakeholders across an organisation
• Strong practical experience of applying and interpreting UK privacy law (e.g. DPA, PECR, GDPR, Lawful Business Practice Regulations, ICO Codes of Practice); and
• Working knowledge of information security good practice is preferred.
  
  Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
We are embarking on an exciting Business Transformation journey. This transformation will significantly enhance our technology system systems, processes and services, bringing evolution to our ways of working. Join us in this transformative journey, where your dedication, adaptability and commitment will play a crucial role in shaping the future of banking for our valued customers. The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank. What is in it for you?
• We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
• Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
• A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)