Job Description
Job Description
Company Description
Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.
Job Description
The Data Protection Manager plays a crucial role in safeguarding esure’s privacy and data protection framework. By leading its implementation, you’ll ensure we meet all data protection regulations. This dynamic role involves crafting and managing our data protection policies and guides, training staff to uphold privacy standards, and conducting regular risk assessments to keep our data security robust. Join us in protecting the integrity of our data!
We are looking for an experienced Data Protection Manager who can work autonomously and hit the ground running.
This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in our Reigate office.
The day to day:
- Develop and Implement Data Protection Policies: Design and enforce data protection policies and procedures.
- Compliance Monitoring: Ensure data processing activities comply with UK GDPR and other regulations.
- Data Breach Response: Assist in responding to data breaches, including investigation, remediation, and reporting.
- Training and Awareness: Conduct training sessions on data protection and privacy best practices.
- Risk Assessments: Perform DPIAs and privacy risk assessments for new projects and systems; prepare residual risk summaries.
- Legitimate Interest Assessments: Conduct and maintain balancing tests for LIAs.
- Liaison with Regulatory Authorities: Serve as contact with regulatory authorities.
- Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate data protection risks.
- Audit and Reporting: Assist with audits and produce compliance reports.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure cohesive data protection practices.
- Deputy for Group DPO: Act as deputy for the Group DPO when required.
We would love you to bring!
- Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Law, or related field; advanced degree or GDPR & IAPP CIPP/E and/or CIPM certifications preferred.
- Experience: Proven experience in privacy and data protection, ideally in financial services; strong knowledge of Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, PECR, and ICO guidance.
- Privacy Programs: Track record of managing and implementing privacy programs, policies, and procedures.
- Project Management: Strong skills in leading cross-functional initiatives and driving results.
- Reporting: Ability to compose accurate and concise reports/updates.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
- Judgment: Pragmatic commercial judgment in assessing risks and business responses.
- Presentation: Confident presenter to management-level audiences.
- IT Knowledge: Effective understanding of IT concepts relevant to privacy; high IT competence.
- Multitasking: Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with tight deadlines.
- Independence: Capable of working independently or as part of a team, with limited guidance.
Why choose us?
This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…
- A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
- A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
- Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
- Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
- Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
- Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
- More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it’s part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
- Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
- A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
- Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.
We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.