Senior Privacy Analyst (London)

Job Description

hackajob is collaborating with Verisk to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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Description

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At Verisk, data and analytics power better decisions for businesses around the world. As a trusted global provider of data-driven insights, technology solutions, and risk intelligence, we operate in highly regulated environments where responsible data management and privacy are critical to our success.

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We are seeking a Senior Privacy Analyst to join our growing UK/EMEA Privacy team. This is an exciting opportunity for a privacy professional who wants to have a key operational role in supporting and enhancing a mature privacy programme across multiple jurisdictions, business functions, and technology platforms.

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Reporting into the EMEA Privacy Lead and working closely with stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Procurement, HR, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, and senior leadership teams, you will help ensure privacy requirements are embedded into day-to-day business activities and strategic initiatives. This is a non‐legal role and does not involve providing any legal advice for or to the organization.

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The Opportunity

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This hands-on role will support the continued development, operation, and enhancement of Verisk's privacy programme across the UK and EMEA. You will help operationalise privacy requirements, maintain key privacy documentation and workflows, coordinate privacy assessments, support data subject rights processes, and contribute to privacy-by-design initiatives across the organisation. The successful candidate will combine strong knowledge of UK and EU data protection requirements with excellent organisational skills, sound judgement, and the ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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This position is London-based (hybrid) and offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across EMEA and within Verisk’s global privacy network.

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Responsibilities

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As a Senior Privacy Analyst, you will:

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• \nSupport the day-to-day operation of Verisk's UK/EMEA privacy programme. \n

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• \nAssist business teams in maintaining Records of Processing Activities (ROPAs) and other compliance documentation. \n

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• \nSupport the development and maintenance of privacy policies, standards, procedures, templates, playbooks, and governance documentation. \n

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• \nCoordinate and support Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs), and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs). \n

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• \nWork with stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate privacy risks across products, systems, vendors, business processes, and data initiatives. \n

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• \nManage and coordinate Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), including intake, investigation, tracking, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. \n

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• \nSupport data mapping, data retention, minimisation, international transfer, and vendor risk management activities. \n

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• \nAssist with privacy incident and breach response activities, including fact gathering, remediation tracking, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. \n

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• \nMonitor developments in privacy, emerging regulatory areas (including AI where relevant), ePrivacy, and related regulatory frameworks. \n

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• \nSupport privacy training, awareness campaigns, and communications across the organisation. \n

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• \nMaintain privacy metrics, dashboards, trackers, and reporting for management and governance forums. \n

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• \nProvide guidance and support on privacy-related enquiries and assist with audits, due diligence requests, and compliance reviews. \n

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Qualifications

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To be successful in this role, you'll ideally bring:

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• \nA recognised privacy qualification such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or equivalent. \n

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• \nA minimum of 3 – 5 years' experience in privacy, data protection, compliance, or privacy operations. \n

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• \nStrong working knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, ePrivacy requirements, international data transfers, privacy-by-design principles, and accountability frameworks. \n

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• \nExperience supporting privacy programme activities such as impact assessments, data mapping, DSARs, incident response, vendor reviews, training, and compliance documentation. \n

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• \nThe ability to interpret complex legal, regulatory, and technical requirements and translate them into practical business guidance. \n

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• \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills. \n

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• \nStrong attention to detail and organisational capability. \n

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• \nThe ability to manage competing priorities and work independently within a fast-paced environment. \n

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• \nA pragmatic, risk-based approach and collaborative mindset. \n

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• \nExperience with privacy management platforms and familiarity with productivity tools such as Copilot, Claude, or ChatGPT would be advantageous. \n

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• Additional European language skills are desirable

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