Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection (Senior Manager)

Job Title: Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection (Senior Manager) 

Location: London (Hammersmith) - Hybrid

Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

About the Role
To support the growth of our international businesses, we are seeking an experienced UK lawyer, who will be based in our UK office, to serve on our privacy legal team supporting all lines of business across Capital One’s global footprint.

As Senior Counsel, you will help advise Capital One on privacy strategy across the UK and Europe and be a valued member of a growing team.  You will spot issues, solve problems, and influence our partners to mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a challenging and rapidly evolving space.

This role provides an opportunity to work at a leading financial institution with a long history of using data and technology to build innovative financial products.  You will join an experienced team of legal subject-matter experts focusing on privacy and will advise on a wide range of privacy laws.  Our team supports many of the most important and strategic initiatives at the company, advising on dynamic and critical data protection issues on all products and services, across all lines of business.  We are looking for a teammate who will enter uncharted territory with enthusiasm, curiosity, humility, and good humour. 
 

What you’ll do

• Identify privacy issues in a complex, highly regulated environment, and providing expert legal advice on data protection issues, ensuring compliance with evolving global regulations and industry best practices

• Communicate privacy legal requirements and risks effectively to legal, business, compliance, and risk partners

• Develop customer-focused solutions to mitigate privacy risks and achieve business goals

• Support partners in building technical and organizational privacy controls, drafting privacy notices and disclosures, developing policies and procedures, preparing internal documentation, and enhancing privacy operations and strategy

• Collaborate with outside counsel, developing written legal guidance and presentations, monitoring legal developments and industry trends, and contributing to the legal privacy team’s existing knowledge and resources

• Track and advise on privacy legislation and new privacy laws

The skills and experience you need

• Qualified solicitor with solid post-qualification experience

• Strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations, and principles in the United Kingdom and internationally, including DUAA and GDPR 

• Demonstrated experience as a strategic thinker and pragmatic problem-solver who can calibrate risks and synthesize complex legal information

• Experience building practical, risk-based privacy compliance solutions and advising on policies and procedures at large, multinational companies

• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to communicate nuanced legal issues to a variety of audiences, interact with senior leadership, and influence business partners

Where and how you'll work
This is a permanent position based in our London (Hammersmith) office. 
We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.
Our offices are designed to inspire and support you.

What’s in it for you
We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.
In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes

• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.

• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.

• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

A full list of our benefits is available here.

What you should know about how we recruit
We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. 
We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business.
Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates
 

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com  All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.

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