Senior Privacy Analyst

About the role

Freshfields is seeking an experienced Senior Privacy Analyst to join its Privacy Office in London, supporting the firm's practice groups and business services teams. The role plays a key part in delivering core privacy operations for the global data protection compliance programme, working closely with the Senior Privacy Manager and other team members to operationalise privacy requirements, maintain documentation, run privacy assessments, handle data subject rights and contribute to privacy-by-design initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Complete privacy impact assessments and DPIAs, and carry out vendor and technology due diligence, especially for AI and innovative legal tech tools.
• Coordinate and manage data subject rights requests, including DSARs, rights of erasure and other requests.
• Maintain Privacy Office template documentation, communications and records.
• Assist with data incident investigation and reporting.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to colleagues on projects and business change initiatives, promoting privacy by design.
• Project manage internal initiatives that improve internal processes to meet data protection compliance aims.
• Work with the Senior Privacy Manager to mentor less experienced team members.

Required profile

• Substantial experience in a privacy operations function, preferably in a top-tier global law firm or banking and finance industry.
• Proven experience applying UK and European data protection requirements in a business environment.
• Experience supporting or coordinating DSARs and other data subject rights requests.
• Strong organisational skills, able to work autonomously and manage several priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex data protection requirements clearly to stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player who can build relationships and influence stakeholders across teams.
• Desirable: German language skills, knowledge of data protection laws outside the UK/Europe, IAPP (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT) or similar certification, and experience with legal tech, AI or data ethics frameworks.

Required skills

• Confident AI user.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience producing reports, dashboards, metrics or management information is advantageous.