Head of Legal, Data Governance (Essential Home)

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Legal​

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible. We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact. Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About the role

You will lead Essential Home’s global data privacy programme and be responsible for designing and continually improving data privacy policies, procedures and processes.  You will support global business projects and initiatives to manage data privacy risk, as well as assist other members of the Legal & Compliance function to mitigate material data privacy risks in markets.  You will also be responsible for the monitoring of data privacy compliance activities and reporting on data privacy risks and the performance of risk mitigation efforts.

The role will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and Compliance, Essential Home.

Your responsibilities

• Lead Essential Home’s global data privacy programme, developing and maintaining global data privacy policies, procedures and processes, while supporting other members of the Legal & Compliance function to ensure data privacy compliance in relevant markets.
• Design and continually review, revise and implement data privacy compliance monitoring and risk reporting activities.
• Support execution of complex global projects, focusing on those which trigger Data Protection Impact Assessments, in order to mitigate data privacy risks.   

• Support members of the Legal & Compliance function in market with complex projects and strategic initiatives where significant, material data privacy risks may exist. 

• Develop and manage toolkits to allow members of other business functions to ensure data privacy compliance.

The experience we're looking for

• Qualification to practice law.
• 7+ years of experience in legal or compliance roles focusing on data protection, privacy law and compliance within multinational corporations, with experience in the UK/Europe/North America.
• Native-level spoken and written English.
• Demonstrable experience in the execution of data privacy advice, balanced with other legal and business considerations.   
• Able to manage data privacy risk and implement processes and solutions which balance data privacy risk with business opportunities.
• Strong project management skills, with demonstrated experience leading complex global data projects from conception to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Strong legal and commercial acumen.

The skills for success

Integrity, Corporate Governance, Compliance Management, Solutions Focused, Excellent Communication Skills, Risk management, Commercial acumen, Fact-based Decision Making, Ability to manage and prioritize workload, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Legal Services.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.