Privacy Paralegal

Overview

This role supports the Global Privacy Department with responsibilities focused on protecting business continuity, managing data privacy risks, and enabling data-confidence across global operations.

The position is available as full time, Monday to Friday (37.50 hours per week) with remote working plus some travel to the head office in Northampton and to offices in London or Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Manage privacy operations, including rights requests, incidents, DPIAs/PIAs, records of processing activities, and data protection agreements.
• Coordinate and respond to privacy rights requests, ensuring compliance with global privacy regulations and deadlines.
• Support privacy incident investigations, remediation activities, and documentation.
• Maintain and administer privacy management systems (OneTrust), tracking databases, and departmental reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and improve privacy policies, procedures, frameworks, and intranet resources.
• Provide privacy guidance to internal stakeholders and support privacy training initiatives.
• Coordinate governance meetings, maintain records, track actions, and manage the department inbox.
• Process invoices and support general departmental administration.
• Act as a privacy subject matter expert by staying current with global privacy regulations and implementing legal changes.
• Work independently while collaborating with Privacy Counsel and the wider Privacy team on departmental projects and ad hoc activities.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working as a paralegal.
• Ability to manage large workloads and execute plans from implementation to completion, including managing delivery by colleagues.
• Deliver high-quality and efficient service, considering diverse customer needs when identifying ways to improve service quality.
• Outstanding people and relationship-building skills to collaborate with colleagues across the business and all levels of seniority.
• Commitment to creating an inclusive and professional work environment.
• Works toward agreed business goals and objectives and addresses challenges constructively and responsively.
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality of outputs.
• Hardworking, flexible, and available when required to support global office needs and deadlines.
• Open to change and comfortable suggesting improvements to ways of working.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Working legal knowledge of privacy rights under CCPA / CPRA and GDPR.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: from £45k.
• Flexible working and holiday entitlements.
• Discounted childcare.
• Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks.
• Annual gala award evening.
• Wide range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays, and more.
• Wellbeing resources to support day-to-day life.

Location & Travel

• Remote working with some travel to the head office in Northampton and to offices in London or Manchester.

Additional Information

• Closing date: 1st November 2026.
• All applicants must attach a full and relevant CV to be considered.
• This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
• The organization is an inclusive employer and will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.