About The Role
Team – Compliance
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in any of the Vitality offices (London, Bournemouth or Stockport). Full time hours.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
Top 3 skills needed for this role:
Strong practical experience and experience of conducting data protection impact assessments.
Practical experience in assessing data breaches
Experience working with multiple teams/stakeholders across the businessWhat this role is all about:
To support the Group Head of Data Protection (DPO) in ensuring that the data protection function is effective and that it meets its business and regulatory requirements. Assist in the development and maturity of Vitality’s data protection framework in line with the company’s operating model and ensuring customer and employee personal data is adequately protected, and that appropriate controls and mitigating actions are in place to manage identified data protection risks.
We are looking for talented individuals who are committed to living our values and delivering an award-winning service to our customers.
Key Actions
Support the Group Head of Data Protection in the delivery of Data Protection compliance through diligent delivery of responsibilities.
Undertake health checks of business areas to determine and confirm compliance. Ensuring that all risks are identified, quantified whilst proportionate responses are implemented.
Conduct regular data audits to ensure data protection compliance and monitor potential data issues.
Help develop and deliver data protection training to all staff business-wide.
Oversee the Data Protection business incident register ensuring all cases are appropriately remediated or escalated in accordance with group policy.
Provide professional advice and guidance to the relevant Vitality businesses on data protection processes, controls, and best practice.
Providing timely support to the identification and quantification of Data Protection Risks arising from new business activities/project or strategic initiatives including Privacy Impact Assessments, where applicable.
Oversee the Data Subject Right Requests in accordance with regulatory requirements for the Vitality group
Assist in the development, maintenance, implementation, and improvement of the data protection framework (policy, processes, controls, and best practice).
Participate in business forums, and following up on agreed activities. Identify issues requiring escalation and support the development of pragmatic mitigation plans that balance costs, customer experience, risk, and compliance.
Provide support and advise all business areas, including First line regarding good practice compliance standards and processes, including liaising with Sourcing, Data Governance, Legal and Information Security. Essential skills
A professional certification such as: PC.dp (Practitioner’s Certificate in Data Protection) or CIPP/E or the willingness to undertake an amount of self-study to achieve one
Knowledge of the European and global privacy environment
The United Kingdom data privacy landscape
Resolving data breach events
Managing production of data subject rights
Resolving technical DP queries
Influencing key stakeholders from varying levels of a business
Developing and launching regulatory training guides
Proactive problem-solving within a complex organisation What do you need to thrive?
Ability to manage stakeholder and customer expectations
Excellent time management and the ability to prioritise own workload and deliver to strict deadlines
Ability to apply pragmatic solutions to complex problems
Ability to influence key decision makers in respect of potential strategic changes
Good communication skills (both written and oral) for a wide range of audiences
Ability to show a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasksSo, what’s in it for you?
Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:
Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
Be there for you when you need us.
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
About The Company
We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded "Top 10 Best Places To Work" in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives.
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early