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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Data Protection - **Company:** Hometree Group - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £44,193.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Customer Data Management, Data Migration, Data Sharing - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5840635769 ## About the Role * You've been central to a data protection programme: demonstrable experience being involved in a data protection programme end to end, including its day-to-day operation, in a complex or scaling organisation. * A builder who matures systems and processes: a track record of maturing data protection systems, processes and tooling, bringing order and rigour, not just inheriting and sustaining someone else's work. * Deep UK data protection expertise: strong, practical command of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and PECR, applied confidently to real commercial situations. * High agency and autonomy: you take ownership, set the agenda and create momentum without close direction, comfortable being the most senior data protection voice in the room. * Commercially minded, not a gatekeeper: you enable responsible growth, including data sharing and cross-sell and make data protection clear and usable rather than a blocker. * A trusted adviser across a diverse group: you build credibility with a wide variety of stakeholders across different business models and entities, and communicate clearly with non-specialists. Extra Credit: * Certification: a relevant qualification such as CIPP/E or CIPM. * Regulated or relevant sector insight: experience in financial services, insurance, renewables, energy or home services. * M&A and integration: experience of data protection through acquisitions, carve-outs or integration. * Tooling: experience with privacy platforms such as OneTrust. ## Description This is the first dedicated Head of Data Protection role at Hometree, and a chance to shape the next phase of how a P.E.-backed, scaling, FCA-regulated group continues to place personal data protection at the heart of everything we do. We have solid foundations to build on; you'll own data protection day to day across the Group and take our programme, systems and processes to the next level as we integrate our biggest acquisition so far. Reporting directly to the General Counsel & Director of Compliance and working with a high degree of autonomy, you'll be the person the business turns to on data protection - across multiple brands, business models and legal entities - installations, financing and home cover. A particular focus will be partnering our Commercial teams to grow Hometree's cross-selling ambitions in a safe and sustainable way: helping us use customer data responsibly and well, being an enabler, not a blocker. We're after a high-agency operator who has genuinely been central to a data protection programme and knows how to mature systems and processes as a business scales. You may be someone ready for the next step up in seniority or perhaps be looking for a level of agency that you may not have in your current role. You'll be pragmatic, commercially-minded and confident holding your own with senior stakeholders, turning good data protection into a competitive advantage rather than a gate. You'll be a trusted, senior member of the Legal & Compliance team and the clear owner of data protection for the enlarged Group., * Own data protection day to day: be the Group's go-to owner for data protection across every brand and entity, giving the business clear, practical answers while keeping us safe and compliant. * Run and mature the programme: take our data protection programme end to end - policies, records of processing (Article 30), DPIAs, data subject rights, retention, processor management and breach response and mature it as we scale. * Enable the cross-sell, safely: help us create value for customers and Hometree by partnering our Commercial teams to grow Hometree's cross-selling proposition in a safe and sustainable way, advising on lawful basis, transparency, consent and responsible data sharing across the Group. * Integrate OVO Home Services: lead the data protection side of integration - data migration, records, processor arrangements and privacy-by-design across combined propositions. * Build the systems and processes: bring rigour to how data protection runs day to day, maturing tooling, workflows and self-service so the business can move quickly without cutting corners. * Work with the regulator and the hard cases: own the relationship with the ICO, lead on breaches and complex data subject requests, and bring calm judgement when it matters. * Partner across a diverse Group: work with a wide variety of stakeholders across different business models and legal entities - from Commercial and Operations to Technology, Finance and the wider Legal & Compliance team. * Make it stick: deliver training, awareness and clear MI to governance forums so data protection is understood and owned across the business, not just in Legal. * Bring a privacy lens to conduct: support Consumer Duty, marketing and customer-facing initiatives alongside the Compliance team., * Initial Call: Start with an introductory call with our Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist to discuss the role and your potential fit. (30 mins) * Hiring Manager Interview: a conversation with the Hiring Manager, our General Counsel & Director of Compliance, to learn more about the role and explore your potential fit. (60 mins) * Culture & Values Interview: a values-based conversation with our Chief People Offier and a stakeholder that you would work closely with, exploring how you align with our values and ways of working. (60 mins) * Senior Stakeholder Interview: a final conversation with a member of our Senior Leadership Team. 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