Key responsibilities include:

• Providing general legal and data protection advice for new projects, products, and services.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts with suppliers and third parties.
• Managing the contracts database to ensure secure storage and accessibility.
• Identifying and implementing new legal, regulatory, and data protection changes.
• Supporting the development of business-critical projects and commercial objectives.
• Assessing and managing legal, regulatory, and data protection risks.
• Reviewing product specifications and business documentation.
• Drafting and implementing policies and procedures for legal, regulatory, and data protection matters.
• Offering general legal, regulatory, and data protection advice to departments and stakeholders.
• Providing first-line support for legal, regulatory, and data protection queries.
• Supporting data protection requirements, including impact assessments and breach reporting.
• Contributing to data privacy committees and providing business updates.
• Horizon scanning to keep abreast of legal, data protection and regulatory principles, cascading and implementing across the business, as required.
• Developing the governance framework, maintaining statutory records, and handling Companies House filings.
• Prepare and manage Board/Committee meetings, including board papers, agendas and minute

What you will do:

• Qualified to practice as a Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales with a minimum of 2 years PQE, but relevant experience will be considered.
• Preferably, you have in-house experience in financial services, insurance, or legal, regulatory, and data protection sectors although this is not essential.
• Preferably, you will have previous experience in providing secretariat services
• Strong communication, legal drafting, interpersonal skills and confident in assessing complex situations and making robust decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise workload and adhere to business requirements, timescales, and deadlines.
• Demonstrate sound legal and commercial judgment and can build robust relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ideally, you will have financial services legal, regulatory and data protection experience including the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office and Financial Ombudsman Service