Data Protection & Compliance Auditor

Location: Fully Remote (UK-Based)

Contract: Potential to go permanent, full-time

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Rate: £450–£500 per day

Duration: Initial 6 months (Extension Likely)

Start Date: Feb (Audit commences 31st March)

Overview

An immediate opportunity has arisen for a Data Protection & Compliance Auditor to deliver group-wide compliance audit across 12 international companies.

The focus is on auditing and strengthening frameworks across:

• GDPR (UK/EU)
• DPDP (India)

This role is critical to the organisation’s next growth phase and will evolve into a leadership position with team management responsibility.

The successful candidate will play a visible role internally and externally, including supporting a forthcoming industry event and engaging with CISOs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Audit & Framework Oversight

• Deliver GDPR and DPDP audit reviews across 12 group entities
• Assess existing policies, controls, and technical safeguards
• Identify gaps and produce remediation roadmaps
• Ensure documentation is regulator-ready

2. Regulatory Monitoring

• Track and interpret UK, EU and Indian data protection developments
• Translate regulatory updates into practical engineering controls
• Maintain compliance registers and governance documentation

3. Engineering Collaboration

• Work closely with AI/ML and engineering teams
• Ensure privacy-by-design principles are embedded
• Provide compliance input into AI/LLM-related development (no AI expertise required, but must be comfortable collaborating in this space)

4. Stakeholder Engagement

• Present audit approach and findings to senior leadership
• Potential involvement in industry/CISO-facing event
• Act as a trusted compliance voice across UK and India teams

Required Experience

• Lead-level experience in compliance, audit or compliance engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• UK GDPR
• Data Protection Act
• DPDP (India) or international privacy frameworks
• Proven experience conducting framework audits
• Ability to work autonomously without significant onboarding/training
• Experience working cross-functionally with technical teams
• Comfortable operating in international environments

Essential Attributes

• Proactive and solution-oriented
• Positive, team-focused mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Comfortable in a growing, dynamic environment
• Interest in stepping into a future leadership role

Junior candidates will not be suitable due to the immediate delivery requirements and limited onboarding time.

Working Model

• Fully remote day-to-day
• UK-based candidates only
• Must align to UK working hours
• Comfortable collaborating with teams in India, Far East, USA and Africa
• Occasional Manchester/London office presence (1–2 times per month)

Why This Role?

• Immediate impact role across a 12-company group
• High visibility with C-suite stakeholders
• Clear path to leadership and team build-out
• Opportunity to shape compliance in AI-driven environments
• Long-term growth potential beyond initial contract

Data Protection & Compliance Auditor

Contact information

Phil Dobson