Data Privacy Compliance Lead BPL - VP

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Join Barclaycard Payments as a Data Privacy Compliance Lead VP and help shape how a leading payments business protects customer trust while enabling innovation and growth. In this high-impact role, you will drive data privacy excellence by developing and embedding the frameworks, controls and processes that support the responsible handling of personal data and ensure we meet our regulatory obligations and commitments.

You will work closely with senior business and functional leaders to provide clear, practical privacy guidance, monitor adherence to expected standards, strengthen reporting and turn strong data accountability into a source of customer confidence, brand loyalty and sustainable business value.

To be successful as a Data Privacy Compliance Lead VP, you should have:

• Demonstrable expertise on UK data privacy rules with an ICO-approved UK GDPR data protection certification preferred (e.g. CIPP/E).
• Deep experience in data privacy management at a financial services firm, preferably in a payments related role and able to identify related data privacy risks and ways to mitigate them.
• Experience and able to own, develop and implement data privacy frameworks and related processes.
• An ability to deal with high levels of organisational and business change, including driving requirements and making recommendations.
• Able to work closely and across different business stakeholders and functions with excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work independently, manage competing demands and deliver to deadlines.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role can be based in London or Northampton.

Barclays' payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients.

In April 2025, we announced a long-term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield's global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve-outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long-term growth.

Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance-linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long-term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays' clients for a minimum of ten years.

For more information on our partnership with Brookfield (programme 'Gaia'), please visit

To develop and implement data privacy policies, procedures and monitoring the adherence to these policies across the organisation.

• Identification and assessment of potential risks related to data privacy and implement measures to mitigate these risks and enhance overall data protection.
• Development and implementation of an effective incident response plan for data breaches and coordinating with relevant teams to investigate and address incidents promptly.
• Provision of data privacy training and awareness to employees by educating employees about their data privacy obligations, how to manage personal data securely, and how to identify and report data privacy breaches.
• Identification of areas for…