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Career Legal

Deputy Chief Privacy Officer

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

10-02-2026

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Leadership Incident Response Training

Job Specifications

Deputy Chief Privacy Officer

Globally Recognised Law Firm

Extremely Competitive Market Salary + Benefits

London Office + Hybrid Working

Our client, a globally recognised law firm, is actively recruiting for a highly experienced England & Wales Qualified Lawyer to join them on a permanent basis in London - working as their new Deputy Chief Privacy Officer.

You will be the Deputy to the Chief Privacy Officer - supporting in the delivery of appropriate data privacy/protection and governance strategies, policies and procedures and all legal/regulatory obligations.

As the successful Deputy CPO, you'll be responsible for (but not limited) the following:

Supporting the CPO in the delivery of data privacy strategy
Manage and provide day-to-day leadership and advice on global data incident response
Leading on data protection regulatory reporting, developing and maintaining systems and processes
Ensuring the safeguarding of individuals privacy and security
Leading thorough investigations into data privacy and security issues
Provide expert advice on the compliant handling of data (throughout its lifecycle)
Design and champion data privacy and security training and awareness programmes

+ much more.

To be considered, you'll need to have/be the following:

- Be an England & Wales Qualified Lawyer, with a minimum of 8 years post-qualification experience
- Have a recognised data privacy qualification and/or a significant amount of experience in data privacy (from a law firm, professional services or similar corporate environment)
- Have expert knowledge of international privacy laws
- Be experienced in advising on data aspects of data, technology and cybersecurity
- Have the ability to advice on strategies at a global level and mitigate risks associated with data privacy

For more information on this exceptional opportunity and to review a full job description, get in touch as soon as possible.

About the Company

Career Legal is a multi-disciplined recruitment firm offering clients and candidates an unrivaled service across all areas of the modern-day law firm. Founded in 1991, we pride ourselves on our all-around service and hold fast to our original principle - working in partnership with our candidates and our clients, getting to know them, and understanding the ambition and personalities of them both so we can, with confidence, marry the two together. Whether that be for a one day temporary booking or a permanent position it is... Know more