Data Privacy Advisor

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Privacy Advisor role helps protect personal data across the organisation by providing advice, oversight and subject matter expertise on data privacy matters. The role supports the effective implementation of the Data Privacy Policy and associated standards, promotes privacy-by-design principles, and works collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure privacy risks are identified, assessed and managed appropriately. The role combines regulatory knowledge, business understanding and sound judgement to provide practical privacy guidance and support. 

Main Responsibilities 

• Support responses to privacy-related queries and provide advice on all aspects of data privacy. 

• Escalate complex matters to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) where appropriate. 

• Champion and help embed the Data Privacy Policy and supporting standards across the organisation. 

• Provide subject matter expertise for substantive privacy queries, including complex consulting activities and higher-risk initiatives. 

• Review and support enterprise and information architecture considerations to ensure privacy-by-design principles are embedded. 

• Build constructive and collaborative relationships with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders across the organisation. 

• Provide guidance on privacy legislation, including UK Data Protection requirements and GDPR-related obligations. 

• Support the ongoing development and use of privacy management tools, including OneTrust. 

• Report privacy control management information to senior stakeholders. 

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

• Strong understanding of data privacy principles, policies and regulatory requirements. 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar level role. Around 10 years experience in total within Privacy
• Ability to provide expert advice on privacy-related risks, controls and governance matters. 

• Knowledge of privacy legislation, including GDPR and UK data protection requirements. 

• Experience supporting privacy-by-design considerations within business and technology environments. 

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across business functions. 

• Sound judgement with the ability to identify, assess and escalate risks where necessary. 

• Ability to communicate complex regulatory requirements clearly and effectively. 

• Experience supporting privacy governance, controls, reporting and continuous improvement activities. 

Suggested Essential Skills 

• Data privacy and data protection expertise. 

• Privacy risk assessment and governance. 

• Regulatory interpretation and advisory capability. 

• Stakeholder engagement and influencing. 

• Risk identification and escalation. 

• Policy implementation and control oversight. 

• Privacy-by-design principles. 

• Written and verbal communication skills. 

• Suggested Management Level (internal use only): Experienced Colleague 

• Accountable for delivering a quality service and product to customers and stakeholders. 

• Focuses on quality of delivery to achieve clear outputs, working within guidelines and precedent.  

• Runs the organisation's processes and systems following pre-defined procedures. 

• Adapts to change, responds with initiative and makes suggestions for improvements to own work and processes. 

• Builds a network with colleagues in the team. 

• May interact with internal and external customers within clearly defined boundaries. 

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: careers@mandg.com