Data Protection Manager

About the role

We’re looking for a hands‑on Manager who can support and lead important work across the DPO Office and the wider bank. You’ll turn broad goals into clear plans, work through complex and ambiguous problems, and deliver improvements with pace, structure and good judgement.

This is an individual contributor role in a small and mighty team with high standards and a practical, proportionate way of working. You’ll provide advice, oversight and challenge, build trusted relationships across the bank, and help improve how the Global DPO Office operates as we scale.

It is a great opportunity for someone who wants to deepen their existing experience across DPO‑level responsibilities. You’ll deputise for the DPO from time to time, while helping build the processes, governance and ways of working needed for a global DPO Office.

Key responsibilities

• Work as part of the Global DPO Office to provide practical, proportionate data protection advice, oversight and challenge across the bank.
• Review DPIAs, provide DPO opinions, assess data breaches, and support clear, well‑documented decisions on regulatory reporting.
• Support our relationship with regulators, improve the processes behind regulatory engagement and complaints, and provide oversight of data subject rights and contact point processes.
• Support and lead projects within the Global DPO Office at pace, and represent the team in projects led by others where data protection compliance is affected.
• Work toward specific goals and workstreams within the DPO Office maturity plan, building practical, scalable and efficient processes, governance and ways of working.
• Proactively find opportunities to improve how we work, including through better use of data, automation, AI and other tools that help us move faster without lowering standards.
• Deputise for the DPO from time to time, gaining experience across DPO‑level responsibilities.

Skills and qualifications

• Practical, experienced data protection professional with strong knowledge of UK GDPR, PECR and ICO expectations, backed by a relevant qualification such as an IAPP qualification or equivalent.
• Curious about AI and innovative technology, already using or exploring how to use AI practically in your work.
• Self‑starter who enjoys solving complex and ambiguous problems, using initiative to work methodically, find clear and proportionate solutions, and deliver tangible improvements.
• Hands‑on experience across core DPO work, including DPIAs, data breaches, privacy notices, governance, reporting and regulator‑facing activity.
• Understanding of good second‑line oversight, able to build trusted relationships while providing effective advice, oversight and challenge.
• Thoughtful communicator who enjoys working with teams across the company, sharing knowledge, influencing well and working through problems early, with solutions in mind.

Benefits

• £71,400 – £90,000 plus incentive awards tied to performance.
• Role can be based in London office or remote within the UK (ad hoc meetings in London).
• Flexible working hours; trust to work enough hours to do the job well, at times that suit you and your team.
• £1,000 learning budget each year for books, training courses and conferences.
• Work‑from‑home set‑up; MacBook provided; extra support for fully remote workers.
• Plus lots more; see full list of benefits.

Equal opportunities

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

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