Data Privacy Senior Manager

Join us as a Data Privacy Senior Manager at Barclays, where you’ll lead the First Line privacy team for a bank operating at scale. You’ll develop and coach specialists, set and execute the privacy strategy, and modernise our operating model—shifting from reactive compliance to a product‑centric, tech‑enabled function. You will design, build, operate and evidence privacy controls across journeys, platforms and products; embed privacy‑by‑design into epics, architecture reviews, DoR/DoD, SDLC and CI/CD through automated workflows and engineering guardrails. You’ll run a DPIA/TIA factory and own the ROPA, implement PECR‑compliant consent/e‑marketing and cookie governance, and manage international transfers (IDTA/SCCs with TRA/TIA) and data‑sharing/TPRM controls (incl. Open Banking). You’ll drive discovery, classification and lineage, deliver retention & defensible deletion, and partner with Security on encryption, access controls and DLP. You will operate all data subject rights end‑to‑end and modernise incident response with rehearsed runbooks and 72‑hour readiness. You’ll own the privacy‑tooling roadmap (e.g., Purview/BigID/Collibra/OneTrust) and integration with data platforms, establish controls for AI/ML across the model lifecycle aligned to Model Risk Management, track regulatory/market trends, and translate them into actionable roadmaps with clear OKRs/KRIs and senior‑level reporting.

To be successful as a Data Privacy Senior Manager, you should have experience with:

• Banking-Scale Transformation: Proven experience transforming privacy in a bank or large regulated financial services firm - moving from policy-led to product, data and engineering‑led ways of working

• Applied Expertise & Leadership: Comfortable rolling up sleeves (DPIAs, complex assessments, control design) while leading a team and engaging exec stakeholders

• Agile Delivery: Demonstrated success running a privacy backlog, prioritising risk/impact, and delivering increments with squads (Scrum/Kanban/Lean)

• Deep Privacy Expertise: Solid command of UK GDPR/DPA 2018, DPIAs/TIAs, international data transfers, records of processing, cookies/consent, children’s data, marketing and analytics in a banking context

• Controls & Technology: Practical knowledge of privacy-enabling tech (e.g., Purview/BigID/Collibra/OneTrust), cloud (Azure/GCP/AWS), modern data stacks (Databricks/Snowflake), and DevSecOps patterns

• Automation & AI Awareness: Experience introducing automation into privacy processes and shaping privacy for AI/ML (data minimisation, governance, model documentation, testing/monitoring)

• Influence & Communication: Confident engaging senior leaders, regulators, auditors; able to translate complex issues into clear business decisions and outcomes

• CIPP/E or CIPM – required at hire or obtained within the first 6 months

• CIPT – required within 12 months of hire

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Familiarity with ISO 27701/27001 and understanding of the NIST Privacy Framework

• Experience with Open Banking/PSD2, payments, identity, and customer data platforms/consent management

• Exposure to Consumer Duty impacts on data use and personalization

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in 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 either London, Manchester or Northampton.

Purpose of the role

To develop and implement data privacy policies, procedures and monitoring the adherence to these policies across the organisation. 

Accountabilities

• Identification and assessment of potential risks related to data privacy and implement measures to mitigate these risks and enhance overall data protection.
• Development and implementation of an effective incident response plan for data breaches and coordinating with relevant teams to investigate and address incidents promptly.
• Provision of data privacy training and awareness to employees by educating employees about their data privacy obligations, how to manage personal data securely, and how to identify and report data privacy breaches.
• Identification of areas for improvement and implementation of enhancements to the data privacy programme.
• Development and implementation of data privacy policies, procedures and monitoring the adherence to these policies across the organisation.
• Development and implementation of Barclays Data Privacy strategy aligned with the bank's business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Definition and enforcement of data privacy policies and procedures to ensure data protection, security, and compliance.
• Partnering with stakeholders to drive improvements in the understanding, appropriate use and protection of personal data.
• Development and maintenance of a comprehensive data privacy governance framework aligned with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

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.