Compliance Officer Data Privacy

Primary Details

Compliance Officer (Data Privacy)

London/ Leeds/ Madrid/ Paris/ Milan/ Dusseldorf/ Brussels

Permanent (Hybrid)

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

The opportunity

We're looking for a Compliance Officer (Privacy) to join our well-established and successful Data Protection team. This is a full-time, permanent role that allows a lot of flexibility around ways of working, and provides international exposure.

Your new role

Reporting directly to our Data Protection Officer, you'll assist the team achieve its key objectives and priorities, and research emerging Privacy material. You'll provide advice to the business on interpretation/impact/compliance with regulatory requirements and support the develop of policies, guidance and processes.

Other responsibilities:

• Maintain knowledge of relevant and associated Privacy regulatory requirements for all European Operations territories as applicable to the insurance market.
• Monitor and assess ongoing compliance with EO Country regulatory/Lloyd’s requirements are maintained
• Support the administration of any Regulatory Privacy Fee payments, checking banding applicable to each EO entity
• Assist in the ongoing maintenance of the risk controls and other documentation in support of the compliance governance model
• Provide privacy management information to management including contribution to board, group and committee reports/packs
• Assist in ensuring that the relevant areas of the Privacy intranet mini-site and Privacy Notices / Cookie banners are accurate and up to date
• Assist in ensuring that Article 30 (Records of Processing) are maintained and updated
• Support the management of inbound requests such as Crime and Taxation and Data Privacy Impact Assessment requests to ensure validity and time dependencies are met
• Assist with data subject rights requests

About you

You've a talent for communication, effortlessly connecting with individuals at every level and skillfully influencing them.

Other skills you'll need:

• Commercial Insurance background
• Experience in a privacy role within a regulated entity
• Knowledge of Insurance and Reinsurance market insurance practices

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage.

That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

#LI-Hybrid

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include. 

Employer of the Year 2022Winner – Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award 

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year 

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response  

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year 

We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent.

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.