Legal Counsel, Privacy and Technology - Windsor (Apply in minutes)

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We have an exciting new opportunity for a **Legal Counsel, Privacy and
Technology** to join our Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Ethics & Compliance, and
Secretariat Function (LRECS). In this role, you will be an integral part of a
high-performing privacy team, reporting directly to our Group Data Protection
Officer. You will play a crucial role in achieving the privacy and technology
objectives for Centrica Group and the broader legal function.

Your responsibilities will include managing daily privacy and associated
technology risks and providing privacy services to the commercial and
technology sectors of our business. Additionally, you will support a variety
of legal tasks, including assisting our customer-facing business, British Gas,
and overseeing the procurement of goods and services.

**Location:** We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working
arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more
productive. The successful candidate will, however, need to be comfortable
commuting to our Windsor office on a weekly basis and to our other locations
as may be needed.

**What will you do?**

The role is a broad privacy position with a focus on balancing the need for
clear and pragmatic privacy advice while ensuring compliance with the laws and
regulations governing the supply of energy and services to consumers and
businesses.

Key accountabilities will include:

* Deliver high quality, high impact, high value privacy support across the business with the right balance of risk awareness and pragmatism.
* Support the businesses in managing operational and regulatory risks, including the development and delivery of key policies, training and guidance to the business to better manage privacy and technology related risk.
* Support the Centrica DPO in fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
* Advise and input on data protection clauses, transfer risk assessments, data protection impact assessments, maintenance of Article 30 Record of Processing Activities, customer rights requests, personal data breach risk assessment and reporting, cyber security obligations and artificial intelligence risk assessments.
* Advise, review and input into contracts from a privacy perspective.
* Provide privacy advice to stakeholders on key business decisions, policy and customer journeys.
* Develop strong stakeholder relationships and networks within the function and the other business units to support the delivery of objectives and the management of risk.

**Who are we looking for?**

You will be a qualified Lawyer who can bring a strong working knowledge of
GDPR, PECR, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act and Network and Information
Security (NIS) requirements and a good understanding of other major privacy
and cyber security frameworks.

Ideally with a privacy certificatequalification, the diverse nature of this
role requires someone who can consistently demonstrate a highly flexible and
inquisitive approach, not only in service delivery but also across various
legal tasks. You should be adept at managing a wide range of internal and
external stakeholders, prioritising effectively, and delivering high-quality,
practical work.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of privacy, artificial
intelligence, technology, and information security law both within the UK and
Europe. Additionally, familiarity with the UK home energy management market
would be beneficial.

It would be advantageous if you could also bring the following;

* Experience of delivering successfully in a challenging, fast paced environment, preferably in-house.
* Experience of drafting data protection clauses and inputting into contracts from a privacy perspective is required.
* A keen interest in the relationship between privacy and technological developmentsinnovation would be an advantage.
* Ability to express complex concepts in plain and simple language.
* Pragmatic and clear advice focussed on delivering solutions.
* Interpretation of and advice on regulatory and compliance requirements, balancing risk and commercial objectives.

**We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer.** Our
customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire
great people from all walks of life, not just because its the
right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue
championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a
better, more sustainable world for everyone. **We are incredibly proud to have
been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for
Women.**

**Our people are the beating heart of our business.** We are incredibly proud
of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we
listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are
comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual
needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from
anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams
through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as
follows;

* Competitive salary and bonus potential
* Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
* Pension scheme
* Company Funded Healthcare Plan
* 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
* Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance

**We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future.** And
were making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting
customers emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our
people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion
inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to
create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with
WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in
underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy
opportunities for locals.