Data Governance and Control is a dynamic, exciting team who work closely with all areas of Virgin Money. The team plays a vital role supporting the embedding of a robust 1st line Data Privacy and Data Management framework across Virgin Money.
What you’ll be doing • Support our corporate change agenda, reviewing Data Protection Assessments (DPA) to help the business identify and manage data risks. • Help the business manage its regulatory accountabilities around Record of Processing Activities (ROPA), ensuring we have a clear view of how and why personal information is processed across the business and our supply chain. • Play a time-critical role in triaging personal data events to ensure the impact is minimised, risks are understood, and action is taken and tracked where necessary. Working closely with the Data Protection Office team where any breaches may be reportable to the Information Commissioner's Office. • Play an active role in supporting others within the team and continually looking to improve everything that we do both in terms of our internal team processes and those which go bank wide.
We need you to have • An understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018, and the desire to learn the complex and wide-ranging discipline of data privacy. • High levels of motivation and be able to demonstrate a professional "can do" attitude. • Capacity to handle high workflows and prioritise appropriately, ensuring tasks are completed within required timeframes. • Excellent and effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with experience in managing challenges and conflict. • An ability to understand and interpret data with tenacity to look beyond headline information to identify trends.
It’s a bonus if you have, but not essential • Knowledge of Financial Services or a banking background • Experience in building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. • Working knowledge of Excel, SharePoint, Power Bi
Red Hot Rewards • Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more • Up to five extra paid well-being days per year • 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt • Market-leading pension • Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance • Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness • Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)
And there's no waiting around; you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
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If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.