Group Head of Data Privacy and Records Management
Lloyds Banking GroupEnd Date
Thursday 26 March 2026Salary Range
£116,535 - £137,100We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
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JOB TITLE: Group Head of Data Privacy and Records Management
SALARY: £114,800 - £170,000
LOCATION(S): Bristol or London
HOURS: Full Time - 35 Hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites
About this opportunity:
This senior leadership role sets the Group’s strategy for data privacy and records management. You’ll lead a small expert team, strengthen our privacy and records capabilities, and ensure our approach remains compliant, resilient and future‑focused. The role also explores opportunities to use AI to enhance privacy and records processes while maintaining the highest regulatory and ethical standards.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you
What you’ll do
Define and deliver the Group’s data privacy and records management strategy.
Embed privacy‑by‑design across products, systems and processes.
Maintain the Group’s privacy and records frameworks, standards and controls.
Lead governance activity and provide expert guidance on privacy risk.
Oversee breach reporting, the central ROPA, cross‑border data transfers and compliance dashboards.
Support the development of privacy skills and capability across the organisation.
What you’ll need
Extensive experience in data privacy and records management in a large financial organisation.
Industry‑recognised privacy qualification (e.g. CIPM, CIPP/E, PC.dp).
Strong knowledge of GDPR and global data transfer requirements.
Proven strategic leadership and ability to manage specialist teams.
Experience with emerging technologies, including AI and PETs.
Strong analytical, governance and risk management skills
About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
· A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
· An annual performance-related bonus
· Share schemes including free shares
· Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
· 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
· A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours. Join us and grow with purpose.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.