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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Privacy By Design Manager - **Company:** Vodafone Limited - **Location:** London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Cyber Security, Operational Data Store, Privacy Controls - **Published:** June 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=43ac7ba7fbce160e ## About the Role Do you have a valid Certificate in Payroll Practice, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals certification?, Do you have experience in Root cause analysis?, * Strong experience in privacy, with proven ability to lead process improvement or transformation initiatives and drive adoption across a matrix organisation. * Strong understanding of relevant legislation including the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive and related regulatory expectations, with the ability to translate requirements into practical, scalable and proportionate processes. * Hands-on experience conducting and assuring privacy assessments (e.g., DPIAs, LIAs, TIAs) and maintaining core privacy records (e.g., ROPA), ideally using workflow tooling such as OneTrust. * Metrics driven mindset: ability to define KPIs, analyse operational data (e.g., volumes, cycle time, risk trends) and produce management ready reporting to drive continuous improvement. * Tooling and automation awareness (e.g., privacy tooling and workflow platforms), with the ability to identify and implement opportunities to standardise and automate low-risk or repeatable activities (OneTrust and Jira experience is advantageous). * Excellent organisation skills, able to handle multiple requests with differing priorities and stakeholders; * Excellent command of English, and excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and public speaking skills; * Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with tolerance for ambiguity. Persistence to drive change over time; * Courage to 'stand up and be counted' even when view is unpopular at a more senior level; * Ability to analyse complex information and identify key and relevant points, including communicating in a relevant and easy to understand manner with different audiences. * Privacy accreditation such as the CIPP/E, CIPM or CIPT ## Description As a Privacy by Design Manager in the Vodafone Secure & Privacy by Design team, you will be part of a global team which provides world class by design advisory and compliance support to a wide range of internal stakeholders. You will join our Group Privacy & Responsible AI Team and lead the transformation agenda (process, operating model, tooling, and metrics), while also providing by design and assurance support across the business, with the following key accountabilities: * Privacy transformation (process ownership, improvement & simplification): Lead and own simplification and redesign of global privacy processes (e.g., DPIA, LIA, TIA and ROPA) and the supporting templates, playbooks and guidance, applying project/programme management discipline (scope, plan, milestones, and stakeholder governance) to drive delivery and adoption. * Operating model, decision thresholds & demand management: Lead and own the operating model for privacy engagement, including entry/exit criteria, proportionate decision thresholds and demand triage. * Support Responsible AI (RAI) processes: Lead and contribute to RAI process workstreams to improve and embed AI risk assessment processes into day-to-day delivery. * Automation & tooling: Lead delivery of privacy automation and tooling improvements; work with Technology, Cyber Security and tool owners to embed privacy logic into enterprise workflows (e.g. OneTrust). * Metrics, insights & reporting: Lead operational metrics, dashboards and reporting to track demand, cycle times, completion, incidents and risk trends for management reporting. * Audit actions, controls & quality: Partner with internal audit and own closure of audit actions, including root cause analysis and sustained remediation. * Stakeholder enablement & culture: Lead enablement to embed privacy by design ways of working, including training and awareness. * Market engagement: Lead engagement with local market privacy contacts to align delivery of global privacy and AI risk assessments. * Supplier compliance & scalable enablement: Lead scalable supplier enablement, embedding privacy and responsible AI requirements into supplier governance through standards, templates and guidance. * Privacy and RAI Operational Support: Provide operational support to the Privacy by Design team. You will be expected to act as a privacy subject matter expert while also owning and driving transformation deliverables across process, operating model, tooling and metrics. 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