More about the role

Here, at New Look, everything that we do is for the love of fashion.

We’ve been bringing the latest fashion to the high-street since 1969.  We’re now a global, multichannel brand offering on-trend, value-fashion for women, men and teenage girls.  Even after 50 years we’ve stayed true to our original mission of delivering fabulous products at a price our customers can afford.

It’s our colleagues today that continue our journey to create a New Look that everyone loves.

It’s our values that inspire us every day - we play to win, we are customer obsessed, we work as one and it starts with you.

We are always on the lookout for talented, passionate people to join our New Look team.

The Role:

An incredible opportunity for a Data protection officer reporting into the Company Secretary. You will be responsible for providing high quality, accurate and clear advice to the business on all data protection and information privacy issues to ensure compliance throughout the business. This is an important role to the business as it continues to drive a strong data protection compliance and mindset across all business activities. You will have the ability to analyse complex issues and provide effective and straightforward commercial solutions or escalate upwards to relevant Directors and the Company Secretary as necessary.

You will need to draw upon your in-depth experience of the Data Protection regulatory regime (including information sharing and marketing communications), and experience of working in a fast-paced, private sector commercial environment. You’ll have a real opportunity to strategically advise the business as it grows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all parts of the business are continually compliant with all relevant data protection and privacy laws and regulations.

• Manage and responsible for all SAR’s requests received by the business, supported by the Data Protection Assistant where necessary.

• Managing a team of one, with commitment to their development.

• Providing data protection and privacy guidance and sign off for a wide range of projects, assisting with privacy impact assessments, where necessary.

• Undertaking Group-wide gap analysis for compliance (including co-ordinating advice from advisers across territories).

• Proactively carry out audits to assess for improvements and areas of non-compliance

• Evaluate the existing framework in place and strategically develop the framework over time to ensure maximum compliance.

• Act as the primary point of contact for regulators and relevant organisations

• Implementing a Group-wide risk management framework.

• Developing and implementing standardised processes, procedures and documentation globally across the Group.

About You:

• Minimum 4-5 years or more experience as a Data Protection Officer, or a post qualified lawyer with a specialism in data protection or someone with extensive experience in a similar data protection role and environment looking for the next step up.

• Data protection qualification (such as BCS, CIPP, ISEB or similar) strongly preferred, but not essential.

Knowledge and Experience

• Effective communication skills at all levels of business.  Particularly, excellent written English skills, for the clear and concise drafting of documents.

• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to win trust quickly.

• Strong presentation skills to enable the development and delivery training.

• Demonstrable experience of innovative and proactive working, with the ability to be able to respond and creatively and effectively in offering solutions whilst managing expectations.

• Excellent attention to detail and IT skills.

• Excellent technical knowledge of data processing and information security, with experience in working with complex IT projects and in-depth understanding of the relevant legal and regulatory framework.

• Experience working in a retail environment is a bonus.

• An excitable and enthusiasm passion for data protection is welcomed.

A great sense of humour, who enjoys working as a team and developing more junior members of staff.

Why New Look?

The amazing people, the love of fashion, the 4pm Friday finishes – there are so many reasons to love working at New Look.

We offer training to support you and your career progression, so that you can be at your absolute best.

You’ll also receive these amazing benefits:

• 40% staff discount

• Monthly 25% off privilege vouchers for family and friends to enjoy

• Quarterly sample sales

• Season ticket loans

We’re sure that you’re as excited as us to get back to some level of normality soon. While we’ve always championed our smarter working policy, COVID has changed the way we work remotely. We’re dreaming of those days where we’re able to meet and collaborate in the office again and when we do, we expect to maintain a flexible approach, balancing time between home and office. This is always role dependant so worth covering off in any conversations you have throughout the process.

Apply now to find out more.