Senior Data Privacy Specialist

This role independently leads complex privacy operations and helps embed effective privacy practices across a global business. Combining hands-on delivery with senior-level guidance, the postholder owns privacy processes and workstreams from initial scoping through to implementation and resolution. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Privacy Operations, the role sits within a growing team responsible for strengthening the operational privacy framework.

• Own complex privacy operational processes and workstreams from beginning to end, identifying issues, managing dependencies and delivering effective outcomes.
• Partner with business and technology teams on projects, privacy risk assessments and supplier reviews, translating legal and policy requirements into practical, commercially workable solutions.
• Lead data mapping and the development and maintenance of Records of Processing Activities, working with process owners to improve accuracy, completeness and governance.
• Lead or quality-assure Data Protection Impact Assessments, advising stakeholders on privacy risks, proportionate controls, residual risk and escalation requirements.
• Provide senior-level support across privacy operations, including data subject rights requests, data retention, personal data incidents, assurance activity and privacy tooling.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, reporting and automation, helping the team deliver an efficient and scalable privacy service.
• Coach and provide technical guidance to colleagues, sharing knowledge and supporting consistent, high-quality delivery across the team.

• Strong, hands-on experience in data privacy operations, with evidence of independently owning complex processes, projects or workstreams from scoping through to implementation and resolution.
• Practical knowledge of UK and EU data protection requirements, including the UK GDPR, EU GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
• Experience of privacy risk assessments, data mapping, RoPA management, DPIAs, privacy by design or third-party privacy reviews.
• Ability to understand systems and data flows and translate complex legal, technical and policy requirements into clear operational actions.
• Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including providing advice and constructive challenge at mid-to-senior management level.
• Strong project-management, requirements-gathering and prioritisation skills.
• Experience using privacy management, case-management, workflow or reporting tools.

• Experience with OneTrust.
• A relevant professional privacy qualification, such as CIPP/E, CIPM or CIPT.
• AIGP certification.

• Hybrid role based at the London Stratford office, with an expectation of spending at least two days per week in the office.

• A regular bonus and great pension.
• 25 days annual leave and all bank holidays.
• Extra paid leave, including wellbeing and development days.
• Life assurance and Income Protection.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
• A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme.

Entain is a leading, global sports betting and gaming company that is upping the excitement and increasing player safety.