Senior Privacy Counsel

About the role

Carwow is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to serve as the company's first dedicated in-house privacy lawyer and operational privacy lead. This role involves developing and maintaining an enterprise privacy governance framework while partnering with product, engineering, and marketing teams to enable business growth with integrity. The successful candidate will balance complex legal analysis with hands-on operational delivery in a high-growth, data-driven marketplace environment.

Responsibilities

• Own, develop and maintain Carwow’s enterprise privacy governance framework, including policies, ROPAs, and risk registers.
• Act as the principal in-house legal advisor on privacy and data protection matters, providing pragmatic, risk-based advice.
• Lead the privacy aspects of data breach and incident response and manage data subject rights requests.
• Draft, review and negotiate DPAs, DSAs and other data protection provisions in commercial agreements.
• Embed Privacy by Design into product lifecycles and lead privacy assessments for new products and processing activities.
• Advise on privacy implications of AI and emerging technologies while supporting the development of governance mechanisms.

Required skills

• Privacy law
• Data protection
• Privacy governance
• DPIA
• RoPA
• Incident response
• Data contracting

Nice to have

• Marketplace environment
• Mar-Tech
• Ad-Tech
• Automotive industry
• AI governance
• Digital regulation

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practise in England & Wales or another relevant UK or European jurisdiction

Certifications

• CIPP/E
• CIPM

Benefits

• Matched pension contributions
• Share options
• Bupa private medical and dental insurance
• Life Assurance
• Monthly mental wellbeing coaching
• Enhanced holiday package
• Work from abroad option
• Parental leave policies
• Childcare support
• Home office allowance

About the Company

Carwow is a leading online car-changing destination that combines technology, media, and automotive expertise to help people buy, sell, advertise, and lease cars. The company has grown significantly, acquiring businesses like Carwow Leasey and Autovia, and operates a major digital platform alongside print media.