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Their customer, a leading multinational technology company, is seeking a Data Privacy Specialist/Paralegal to join their privacy team on a long-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a legal professional with an interest in data privacy to gain hands-on experience supporting GDPR compliance and operations within a reputable fast-paced, global tech organisation.

Contract: 12 months initial contract, with strong potential for extension

Start Date: ASAP

Key Responsibilities

•        Manage and respond to GDPR-related data subject rights requests, including access, erasure/right to be forgotten, rectification, restriction, portability, and objection requests. Right to be forgotten support on Search will form a prominent part of the role

•        Coordinate the end-to-end handling of privacy cases, including triage, identity verification, searches, stakeholder follow-up, quality checks, response preparation, and closure.

•        Support day-to-day privacy operations and help maintain accurate, complete, and auditable records of requests, decisions, correspondence, and deadlines.

•        Assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs), and related privacy risk assessments and documentation.

•        Work closely with the Data Protection Officer (DPO), Privacy team, Legal, Security, Product, Engineering, Customer Care, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely and compliant outcomes.

•        Support privacy projects, process improvements, operational reporting, and the development of practical guidance and playbooks.

•        Help implement, test, and improve AI-enabled privacy workflows and tools, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency while maintaining appropriate human oversight, confidentiality, accuracy, and compliance controls.

•        Identify recurring issues and propose improvements to procedures, templates, training materials, and supporting systems.

Key Requirements

•        Previous exposure to, or experience in, data privacy, GDPR, data subject rights, or related legal and regulatory matters.

•        Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple cases, priorities, and deadlines accurately.

•        Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain privacy issues clearly to legal and non-legal stakeholders.

•        Sound judgement, attention to detail, discretion, and a practical, solutions-oriented approach.

•        Confidence working with technology, structured data, workflow tools, and process documentation; experience with automation or AI-enabled tools is advantageous.

•        Ability to work collaboratively across teams in a fast-paced, international environment.

•        IAPP certification (CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPT) is desirable, or a genuine interest in obtaining an IAPP qualification.

•        Experience working with DPIAs, LIAs, privacy case-management systems, or data discovery tools is advantageous.

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