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Join us on our mission to demystify data protection
HelloDPO offers a comprehensive range of data privacy legal and advisory services to organisations all over the world, and we’re on a strong growth trajectory and always on the lookout for great people to join us.
We are here to demystify data protection, making our data-driven world a more equitable place to live, work and thrive.
We have earned a reputation for being a great place to work, caring passionately about personaldevelopment; we’re here to help you achieve your best work. And we promise it will be a lot of funalong the way.
Why work for HelloDPO?
1. We Prioritise Workplace Culture: Here at HelloDPO, we’re defying traditional law and compliance firm cultures. Being female-led, we’re prioritising a positive, collaborative, fun and creative environment that empowers work-life balance and we strongly believe that kindness is non-negotiable.
2. Remote-First: We’re truly remote-first and work hard to prioritise remote collaboration in addition to team in-person meet-ups.When we say remote-first, we really mean it, no guilt-tripping to be in the office. Whilst there may naturally be occasions for in-person client pitches and team sessions these will be limited with your primary working location being your home address where we’ll provide you with the equipment you need to be set up for success. Our culture is thriving in this remote setting; we’ve really made this a top priority to get this right.
3. Creative Workspace: We also know that some people thrive and prefer to work in an office environment, and being as inclusive as we are, we’ve also got you covered! We have an office in a creative shared workspace in Soho, where complimentary drinks and breakfast are provided, together with collaborative breakout areas and social events too!
4. Benefits: We’re proud to offer healthcare benefits, team social events, pet-friendly offices, true flexible working in addition to a remote-first culture; and we believe our forward-thinking policies are why we attract the smartest minds in data protection and ensure low staff turnover in our industry. Our team are based all over the country, so if you’ve recently moved out of a big city but are still looking for a brilliant company to join, we’d be thrilled if you’d consider HelloDPO.
5. World-Class Mentorship: Looking for true mentorship from two of the most experienced data lawyers in the world? We pride ourselves on best-in-class staff development and spend time developing our team.
6. Join The Rocket Ship: We’re on a strong growth trajectory, so not only will there be a huge learning opportunity in data protection, you will also be at the forefront of a rapidly expanding industry should you join HelloDPO, and the ability to be involved in shaping the future of the company and making your mark on the industry early on. We’re looking for tenacious, collaborative, optimistic, pragmatic and inquisitive people to join us on our journey.
HelloDPO Law
Your new role title
Senior Associate
Location for your new role
Anywhere in the UK … your new role will be primarily home working with attendance at client’s offices as required.
Your role – the details
Taking the lead on delivering legal advice and DPO services to clients. This will involve:
• Identifying client requirements and delivering pragmatic legal solutions.
• Designing and delivering compliance projects for clients.
• Supervision and development of junior team members.
• Leading contract reviews and negotiations for clients.
• Advising on overseas data transfer issues.
• Advising clients on data breaches.
• Helping to build teams to deliver legal advice and DPO services effectively for clients.
Your business development tasks
• Supporting development and roll out of our e-learning solution.
• Developing your own network of clients and prospective clients.
• Helping to organise and speak at our regular DPO Confessional seminars.
• Writing articles for publication in journals and blogs for our website.
• Arranging and leading on webinars.
What you will bring to the team
• Confident, approachable, works autonomously, taking the lead and ownership of matters.
• The ability to work independently to support clients.
• Intelligent, proactive, hard-working, team-player. Sense of humour essential!
• Ability to balance legal and regulatory obligations with client’s business needs – i.e. “being commercial”.
• Ability to analyse complex legal issues, a good problem solver; able to offer practical solutions.
• Experience of influencing and raising awareness of data protection across organisations.
• Can manage difficult issues diplomatically.
• Hands on experience of advising on data protection and privacy laws, including experience of operationalising legal requirements to ensure requirements are embedded into business processes.
• Experience of reporting to senior stakeholders on data protection compliance matters.
• Experience of performing the statutory role of a DPO is desirable, but not essential.
Your education and practical experience
• Graduate – minimum 2:1 degree.
• Qualified lawyer with post-qualification experience in private practice or in-house.
• IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM or similar data protection qualification is desirable but not essential.
• A minimum of 5 years data protection and privacy experience.
• In depth knowledge of data protection requirements within the European Union and awareness of data protection requirements globally.
Your soft skills
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
HelloDPO Solutions
Your new role title
Data Protection Compliance Manager
Location for your new role
Anywhere in the UK … your role will be primarily home working with attendance at our office in London once a week (when permitted post-lockdown) and attendance at client’s offices as required.
Your role – the details
Providing advice and support to our clients across a range of sectors on privacy and data protection matters. This will involve:
• Drafting privacy notices and data protection policies.
• Advising on individuals’ rights under data protection laws and regulations.
• Carrying out, reviewing and providing input on LIAs and DPIAs.
• Carrying out audits to assess and advise on compliance with data protection laws and regulations.
• Reviewing and assisting with the preparation of Article 30 ROPAs.
• Reviewing, advising on and negotiating data protection agreements and clauses.
• Advising on overseas transfer requirements and Brexit.
• Supporting with data breach management and reporting of breaches to regulators and to data subjects.
Supporting with the provision of DPO services to clients where HelloDPO is the client’s DPO. This will involve:
• Attending regular face to face meetings with clients.
• Preparing DPO compliance programmes of work.
• Assisting with raising awareness of data protection requirements across the client’s organisation, including preparing and delivering training workshops.
• Reviewing data subject request procedures and advising on same.
• Carrying out audits and writing up audit reports.
• Reviewing and advising on DPIAs.
• Assessing risks associated with data breaches and advising on actions required.
• Preparing and inputting into board reports.
• Advising on ad hoc queries from the client and the business.
Business development tasks
• Developing your own network of clients and prospective clients.
• Helping to organise and speak at our regular DPO Confessional seminars.
• Writing articles for publication in journals and blogs for our website.
What you will bring to the team
• Confident, approachable, works autonomously, taking the lead and ownership on matters where appropriate.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team to support clients.
• Intelligent, proactive, hard-working, team-player. Sense of humour essential!
• Ability to balance legal and regulatory obligations with client’s business needs – i.e. “being commercial”.
• Ability to analyse complex issues, a good problem solver; able to offer practical solutions.
• Can manage difficult issues diplomatically.
Education and practical experience
• IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM or similar data protection qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge of data protection requirements within the European Union and awareness of data protection requirements globally.
Your soft skills
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Your new role title
Data Protection Advisor
Level
Entry/junior level
Working Pattern
9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Location for your new role
Anywhere in the UK … your new role will be primarily home working with attendance at our London office once a week and at client’s offices as and when required.
Your role – the details
Providing advice and support to our clients across a range of sectors on privacy and data protection matters. This will involve:
• Drafting privacy notices and data protection policies.
• Advising on individuals’ rights under data protection laws and regulations.
• Carrying out, reviewing and providing input on legitimate interest assessments (LIAs) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• Carrying out audits to assess and advise on compliance with data protection laws and regulations and preparing an overall compliance report to present to the client.
• Preparing remediation project plans following a compliance audit and/or compliance review to determine remediation actions, priorities and proposed deadlines for the client’s consideration.
• Reviewing and assisting with the preparation of Article 30 ROPAs.
• Supporting with data breach management and reporting of breaches to regulators and to data subjects.
Supporting with the provision of DPO services to clients where HelloDPO is the client’s DPO. This will involve:
• Attending regular DPO meetings with clients.
• Preparing, implementing and actioning DPO compliance programmes of work.
• Assisting with raising awareness of data protection requirements across the client’s organisation, including preparing and delivering training workshops.
• Reviewing data subject request procedures and advising on the same.
• Carrying out onboarding and regular audits and writing up audit reports.
• Conducting compliance reviews of data processing agreements to confirm compliance with the provisions of UK Data Protection Laws.
• Reviewing and advising on DPIAs.
• Assessing risks associated with data breaches and advising on actions required.
• Preparing and inputting into board reports.
• Advising on ad-hoc queries from the client and the business
Business development tasks
• Identifying and attending regular networking events to promote HelloDPO.
• Preparing data protection articles for publication in our monthly DPO Digest, LinkedIn page and website.
• Promoting HelloDPO’s online training offering to our clients.
• Conducting data protection research to continuously build your data protection knowledge.
What you will bring to the team
• Confident, approachable, works autonomously, taking the lead and ownership on matters where appropriate.
• Excellent client relationship skills and the ability to build positive relationships.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team to support clients.
• Intelligent, proactive, hard-working, team-player. Sense of humour is essential!
• Ability to balance legal and regulatory obligations with client’s business needs – i.e., “being commercial.”
• Ability to analyse complex issues, a good problem solver; able to offer practical solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams within set budgets and deadlines.
• Can manage difficult issues diplomatically.
• Be willing to undertake additional training and have a growth mindset.
Education and practical experience
• IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM or similar data protection qualification is desirable but not essential, as we will offer full training.
• Knowledge of data protection requirements within the European Union and the UK and awareness of data protection requirements globally.
• At least 6 month’s experience within a data protection role or similar experience in a professional services environment.
Your soft skills
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.
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Our Experience
Our experience speaks for itself, with global powerhouse brands, tech giants at the forefront of the data processing industry, rapid growth health tech start-ups, forward-thinking financial institutions, a challenger dating app, fashion giants, one of the largest entertainment and record label conglomerates in the world, shopping meccas, national broadcasters, the UK’s biggest free streaming service, and numerous Legal 500 firms all choosing HelloDPO as their trusted Data Protection Advisory Partner.
To find out more about how we can help you
on your data protection journey,
email
hello@hellodpo.com
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