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Data Protection Officer
Card Factory —Wakefield
- From £55,000 a year
- Management
- Work from home
14d
Interim Head of Product
StepChange Debt Charity —Leeds
- £100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- IT
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Head of Retail Operations
Card Factory —Wakefield
- Hybrid work
7d
Collections Specialist
DWF —Leeds
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Office
Solutions Architect
StepChange Debt Charity —Leeds
- Up to £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- IT
- Communication skills
Private Banker
Barclays —Leeds
- Analysis skills
Senior Artwork Repro Specialist
Aire Global —Leeds
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
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Planner
Equans —Bradford
- Civil engineering
- Microsoft Excel
- Contracts
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Change & Transformation Graduate Programme
FDM Group —Leeds
- Project management
- Communication skills
Senior Planner
Equans —Bradford
- Microsoft Excel
- Engineering
- Contracts
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Internal Communications Manager
Department for Work and Pensions —Leeds
- £60,272 - £70,914 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Outlook
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Senior Funding Analyst (LLE) (Fixed term to 29/09/28)
Leeds Beckett University —Leeds
- £44,746 - £50,253 a year
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- University
- Communication skills
Head of Trade Aftermarket (UK)
Ring Automotive Ltd. —Leeds
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Work from home
13d
Paralegal (Senior Grade)
BW Legal —Leeds
- £27,500 - £30,000 a year
- Overtime
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Stable Care and Reunification Service Delivery Manager
Leeds City Council —Leeds
- £41,700 - £66,318 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Annual leave
Retail Insights Specialist
Tecsa —Bradford
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Implementation Senior Lead
Sopra Steria —Leeds
- Up to £45,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle
- Analysis skills
- Annual leave
13d
Audit Manager
BDO —Leeds
- Full-time
Senior Paid Social Specialist
Soar With Us —Leeds
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Senior Account Manager - 12 month fixed-term
Jaywing —Leeds
- Full-time
- Financial services
- Communication skills

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Data Protection Officer

Card Factory -
Wakefield

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From £55,000 a year
14 days ago

Benefits

Work from home

Qualifications

Management

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Job Introduction

Data Protection Officer – cardfactory

Salary from £55,000 + benefits package

Join us as the UK & Ireland Data Protection Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping and safeguarding the privacy framework across cardfactory, funkypigeon.com and Garlanna. In this influential position, you’ll act as a trusted, independent advisor—ensuring our organisation meets its obligations under UK GDPR, EU GDPR, PECR, ePrivacy and related legislation.

You’ll lead the way in embedding a strong culture of privacy by design, guiding stakeholders at all levels, and championing accountability across our UK and Ireland operations. As the primary contact for regulators, data subjects and internal teams, you’ll oversee compliance, identify and mitigate privacy risks, and ensure robust policies and controls are in place.

If you’re ready to make a significant impact by driving a proactive, risk-aware approach to data protection, we’d love to hear from you.

At cardfactory, we believe in smart working. That means you’ll spend around two days a week at our Wakefield support centre, with the flexibility to work from home the rest of the time.

What you’ll do:

Data Protection Strategy: Develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive Data Protection Strategy aligned to organisational goals and legislation. Own and update the Record of Processing Activities (ROPA).
Policies & Documentation: Maintain all data protection policies, procedures and documentation, including DPIAs, privacy notices, breach logs and SAR logs. Support development of the Information Security Management System.
Compliance Management: Lead audits and compliance activities to meet UK/EU GDPR, PECR and other regulatory requirements. Run the GDPR and data privacy steering committee.
Monitoring & Audit: Conduct ongoing assessments and internal audits to ensure adherence to data protection standards. Review contracts to ensure appropriate legal and technical safeguards.
Regulatory Liaison: Act as the primary contact for the ICO, DPC and other regulatory bodies, managing enquiries, investigations and reporting duties.
Incident & Breach Management: Lead breach assessments, investigations and reporting, ensuring effective mitigation, documentation and communication.
Training & Awareness: Design and deliver training initiatives, keeping colleagues informed on data protection requirements, risks and emerging trends.
Leadership: Advise senior leaders and business units on privacy risks and compliance. Provide leadership and mentoring to the team.
Supplier Risk Management: Oversee governance and risk assessments for third‑party suppliers to ensure compliance and security standards are met.
Collaboration & Consultancy: Act as the first point of contact for data privacy queries. Work cross‑functionally to ensure a consistent, business‑aligned approach to data protection.
Risk Management: Identify, assess and mitigate data privacy risks, ensuring clear reporting to the appropriate stakeholders.

What you’ll need:

Strong risk management capability and ability to deliver practical, commercially‑aware solutions.
Strong influencing skills (soft / hard / active listening etc.) – and the ability to blend and adapt them to the situation and intended audience.
Able to implement a holistic security program of strategy, policies, processes and technologies.
Being able to balance legislative requirements taking into consideration a commercial viewpoint
People management skills to direct and manage a small team of data privacy specialists.

Experience:

Substantial experience in a DPO role, managing privacy operations complaints with the GDPR and PECR.
Experience leading, developing and managing teams.
Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, One Trust and other similar DSAR management and tooling.
Experience working in fast-paced and complex environments, working across multiple business units.
Experience with ISO 27001, ISO27701, ISAE 3000/3402 or other information security standards and frameworks.

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