Data Protection Lawyer/DPO - London- Hybrid Working- Insurance sector but Insurance experience is preferred not essential.

Astral Legal have partnered with a Global Insurance company as they are a recruiting a Data Protection Lawyer/DPO to join their team. This Data Protection Lawyer/DPO will be responsible for for maturing their current Privacy programme and once it is matured there will be an element of general Legal work.

Please see below the duties:

Inform and advise the company and its employees about the obligations to comply with the GDPR and other data protection laws.
You will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and continuously build awareness on the importance of data ownership, accountability and responsibility.
Mature the current privacy programme, keeping it in line with current regulations.
Monitor compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, and with internal data protection polices, including managing internal data protection activities.
Production and delivery of awareness training.
Raising awareness of data protection issues, training staff and conducting internal audits and training within the business.
Monitoring and updating data processing contracts.
Creating new policies and procedures and accountability frameworks.
Advise on and monitor data protection impact assessments.
Handling Legal commercial contracts surrounding NDA's/ vendor contracts etc.

The ideal candidate will be a Qualified Lawyer and have a strong Privacy background. My client is open to PQE level but you must have matured Data Protection programmes. Candidates from Private Practice and In-House will be considered.

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