Data Legal Counsel - VP

The Data Legal Team provides privacy and data-related legal advice, support and risk management to the bank, including supporting its business units, middle and back office, international and group functions as well as liaising with legal colleagues across the bank.

As a Data Legal Counsel VP, you will provide pragmatic risk management, contract/document support, privacy-by-design guidance, regulatory horizon scanning and training across the bank. You will support and provide expert legal advice on privacy, data and related matters, for example in relation to: (i) new customer propositions; (ii) use of new technologies, such as those relating to AI or biometrics; (iii) marketing; (iv) cookies; (v) colleague as a customer initiatives; (vi) complex contractual negotiations; (vii) cyber/data breach incidents; and (viii) new legal and regulatory requirements. The role holder will ensure that data-related activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and helping the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.

To be successful as a Data Legal Counsel VP, you should have;

• Qualified lawyer

• Excellent technical knowledge of data privacy law, including the GDPR and EU/International experience, social media and data commercialisation legal issues, cyber and insider threat (prevention, detection and incident response)

• Solid technical knowledge of contract, commercial, IT and/or outsourcing law 

• Strong communication skills - verbal and written (technical and non-technical)

• Analysis, judgment and integrity

• Business awareness and commercial focus 

Some other highly valued skills may include;

• Good knowledge of international freedom of information/open government law desirable

• Familiarity with the businesses and products across the banking/financial services industry and relevant legal issues affecting them 

• Delivery of imaginative solutions at pace under pressure and in a change driven environment

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role can be based in London or Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

To help ensure that the Cyber, Data, IP & Emerging Tech Legal activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities. 

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
• Legal advice and support to the business on cybersecurity, data privacy, intellectual property (IP) and emerging tech matters, including  cybersecurity and data privacy incidents, IP protection and technology deployment.
• Representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to cybersecurity, data privacy, IP protection and emerging tech, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents such as data protection policies, cybersecurity protocols, IP licenses and emerging tech policies to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank's cybersecurity, data privacy, IP protection and emerging tech practices.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to cybersecurity, data privacy, IP protection and emerging tech.
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.