Privacy and Technology Lawyer
We are seeking a 2-6 PQE lawyer with a strong background in Privacy and Technology to join London Stock Exchange Group's Global Privacy Office, part of the wider Technology and Operations Legal Team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver a global privacy programme that supports businesses operating in more than 70 countries across data, analytics, financial markets infrastructure, technology and risk intelligence services.
You will act as a trusted advisor to business, technology and control functions, helping to navigate an increasingly complex privacy and regulatory landscape while enabling innovation, growth and responsible use of data.
The successful candidate will work on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters, supporting new products, strategic initiatives, customer and vendor engagements, technology transformation programmes and emerging regulatory developments. The role also offers exposure to related areas including AI governance, cybersecurity, operational resilience and financial crime compliance products.
The role requires a practical and collaborative approach, with the ability to engage stakeholders and work effectively across legal, technology, data and innovation matters.
What You'll Be Doing
Privacy Advisory
Act as a trusted advisor on privacy and data protection matters across LSEG’s products and functions.
Provide practical, risk-based advice on a wide range of privacy, data governance and regulatory issues.
Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's privacy programme, policies, standards and controls.
Conduct and support Privacy Impact Assessments and Privacy by Design reviews for new and changing products, services, systems and business processes.
Advise on lawful processing, transparency, data subject rights, retention, international transfers and other key privacy requirements.
Support privacy aspects of customer, supplier and intra-group contractual arrangements.
Help identify, assess and mitigate privacy risks arising from business activities, products and strategic initiatives.
Monitor and advise on emerging regulatory developments and industry trends in privacy and data protection.
Develop and deliver training, awareness materials and practical guidance to stakeholders across the organisation.
Supporting Risk Intelligence Products
Support privacy, data governance and regulatory matters relating to Risk Intelligence including LSEG's industry-leading screening solution World-Check, and wider compliance-focused products and services.
Advise on privacy considerations within customer due diligence, sanctions screening, adverse media, fraud prevention, third-party risk management, AML and KYC solutions.
Partner with Product, Legal and Compliance teams on the development of new capabilities, datasets and customer use cases.
Help ensure responsible and compliant use of personal data within screening, monitoring and risk management workflows.
Support the assessment of privacy implications associated with emerging technologies and AI-enabled features used within Risk Intelligence solutions.
Technology, AI, Cyber & Resilience
Advise on legal and regulatory issues arising from digital transformation, cloud adoption and technology-enabled business initiatives.
Support oversight of AI and emerging technology use cases, including data governance, responsible AI and compliance with evolving digital regulation.
Collaborate with Technology, Information Security, Risk and Compliance teams to ensure legal and regulatory requirements are appropriately reflected in governance and control frameworks.
Advise on cybersecurity, operational resilience, outsourcing and third-party risk initiatives, including emerging digital and cyber resilience regulations.
Support the management and investigation of technology, cyber, data and operational resilience incidents and related regulatory response where required.
Stakeholder Engagement
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