Tesco - Lead Data Privacy Assurance Engineer

About the role :

As part of the Group Privacy Team, I support the business to assess its data privacy compliance position by working with the Data.

Privacy Assurance Executives in my team to test, validate and report on a range of data privacy controls.

In this job, Im accountable for :

- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities :

- First Line supervisory to Data Privacy Executives as they test (across the group) a range of data privacy controls.

- These controls have been established to ensure our business is operating in compliance with privacy laws (mainly GDPR).

- It is vital therefore Tesco's senior management understands whether the controls are in place and effective, or not.

- The Team will regularly test and report on our 3 pillars of controls : Blueprint Controls, Operational Controls and Data Standards.

- Training the Executives to validate and challenge testing evidence submitted by stakeholders. Escalating where needed.

- Overseeing stakeholders and building their engagement with the privacy assurance process.

- Working with stakeholders to develop and implement remediation plans where testing reveals ineffective controls.

- Owning privacy assurance "deep dives" - targeting specific business units or functional areas for more thorough review of their privacy practices.

- Producing MI/reporting dashboards and governance papers to show the status of the control testing environment.

- Liaising with Group Audit to ensure consistency of approach between the 2nd and 3rd line functions.

- Having a transformation approach to further simplify and automate our data privacy controls and testing methods.

- Over time the assurance will expand from purely data privacy testing to other compliance areas.

- Represent Talent Acquisition in all forums/ seminars pertaining to process, compliance and audit.

- Perform other miscellaneous duties as required by management.

- Driving CI culture, implementing CI projects and innovation for withing the team.

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco :

People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for in my job :

- Customer, Technology, Marketing, Insights & Online.

- Leading a team of Data Assurance Executives.

- People, Security, Procurement & Audit.

- Privacy Legal Teams (Group wide).

- Business/Functional stakeholders across the Group.

You will be responsible for :

Refer to about the role :

You will need :

Operational skills relevant for this job :

Experience relevant for this job :

- Communication and engagement skills.

- Leadership and managerial skills.

- 3+ years experience on Assurance/controls testing preferred.

- Organisation and prioritisation skills.

- Basic understanding of data privacy principles preferred.

- A technology and simplification mindset.

- Experience building credible and trusting relationships preferred.

- Active stakeholder management.

- A good understanding of how Tesco Group operates preferred.

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Whats in it for you ?

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you.

As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, marketcompetitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.

Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits.

Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable.

Salary Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.

Performance Bonus Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually.

Leave & Time off Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the companys policy.

Making Retirement Tension FreeSalary In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.

Health is Wealth Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family.