Data Privacy Manager

About the Role

Embark on a transformative journey as a Data Privacy Manager at Barclays, where our vision is to redefine the future of banking and craft innovative solutions. Partnering with senior stakeholders across business and control functions, you will drive governance, risk, and compliance outcomes that support strategic decision-making, regulatory excellence, and operational effectiveness. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence enterprise-wide programs and make a measurable impact across a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Guide enterprise-wide Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, and Data Governance programs within a multi-layered financial services environment, with an understanding of global privacy regulations and their application to business processes and change programs.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior business, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Technology, and Operations stakeholders, influencing strategic decisions and embedding privacy-by-design principles into business strategy, transformation programs, products, and services.
• Drive the implementation and continuous enhancement of privacy governance frameworks, privacy risk assessments, control environments, and regulatory compliance programs to ensure personal data is handled lawfully, transparently, and securely.
• Assess privacy implications of Investment Banking and Markets business activities, including new products, technologies, data uses, and regulatory changes, while balancing commercial targets with effective risk management and customer trust.
• Enable effective data governance, risk management, and compliance within the bank by acting as a liaison between business units and the Data & Records Management (DRM) function, translating business needs into actionable strategies.
• Partner with local business units to ensure successful implementation of data and records governance frameworks tailored to their needs.
• Provide guidance and support on records classification, retention, storage, retrieval, and disposal to business units.
• Monitor local data quality and records metrics, identifying areas for improvement and optimization.
• Support business units in embedding data and records decisions into their BAU decision-making and change programs.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to your team’s work.
• Collaborate with other areas of the business to align with business activity and strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key business objectives.

Requirements

• Experience implementing and embedding Data Privacy governance frameworks, including privacy-by-design, privacy risk assessments, privacy notices, lawful basis assessments, and regulatory compliance requirements across business and technology change programs.
• Understanding of global data protection and privacy regulations, with the ability to interpret regulatory requirements, assess privacy risks, and translate multi-layered obligations into practical business controls and governance outcomes within a financial services environment.
• Demonstrated experience in risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital/technology skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of organizational functions to contribute to achieving business goals.

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute to or set strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change.
• Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team: define jobs and responsibilities, plan for future departmental needs, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to employee pay decisions. Lead specialists to influence departmental operations, balancing short- and long-term goals while ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• For individual contributors: serve as a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, lead collaborative multi-year assignments, and train/coach less experienced specialists. Provide insights affecting long-term profits, organizational risks, and strategic decisions.
• Demonstrate the Barclays Values (Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship) and the Barclays Mindset (Empower, Challenge, and Drive).

Pay

For New York, NY and Whippany, NJ:

• Minimum base salary: $160,000
• Maximum base salary: $200,000

This range includes only base salary or base hourly rate. Additional compensation or benefits may be available.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Paid leave for qualifying circumstances
• Eligibility for an incentive award

Location

This role is located in New York, NY and Whippany, NJ.