Data Protection Lead

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Good working knowledge of GDPR
• Microsoft 365 proficiency
• Ability to work independently while remaining collaborative within the team
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and reporting back to senior managers
• Friendly and approachable, with strong interpersonal skills
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Experience with transformation or digital projects on a large scale, ideally within government
• Privacy/data privacy technology experience, including working with developers/software engineers
• Experience embedding privacy by design
• Data sharing experience
• Desirable: recognised privacy qualifications such as CIPP/E, CIPT, and CIPM
• Ability to work confidently with ambiguity and think creatively to manage risk
• Flexibility in approach to support delivery
• Experience in technical or digital environments

Responsibilities:

• Work as a Data Protection Lead supporting privacy by design across projects
• Collaborate with developers, software engineers, and data architects
• Support large transformation and digital/technical initiatives
• Advise on data privacy and data sharing matters
• Feed updates and reporting back to senior stakeholders
• Help manage risk within an enabling function
• Work flexibly to ensure delivery in ambiguous situations
• Contribute as part of a collaborative team while also working independently

Technologies:

• Support
• Microsoft 365
• Office 365
• Security

More:

We are hiring a Data Protection Lead for a 6-month hybrid assignment, starting as soon as possible. The role can be based in London, Bristol, or Manchester, with flexible hybrid working and no set office days, though our team typically aims to attend the London office every other Tuesday. This is a technical role within a team focused on privacy by design, large-scale transformation, and digital projects. The rate is £650 per day via umbrella. The position requires BPSS clearance. We are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate, and value diversity, with a commitment to equality and inclusion for all.

last updated 36 week of 2026