About Us:

One third of the UK working age population are unable to access affordable credit. We at Amplifi want to rectify this issue. We aim to improve the nation’s financial health, using our state-of-the-art FinTech ecosystem, allowing ethical lending via credit unions accessible to everyone in the UK.

Amplifi Capital are one of the top 5 lenders in the near prime unsecured personal loans market in the UK. Through our innovative work we have grown our new customer volumes by 5 folds in just the last two years alone. Aiming to increase that number even further as we progress.

We are the biggest name in the UK credit union market with the two largest Credit Unions in the UK on the Amplifi platform. We at Amplifi Capital want to go beyond that, aiming to be the biggest player in the UK personal loan market for the near prime segment. Standing out against our competitors, being at the forefront of personal loans market. 

We don’t just want to stop there,  with the launch of the Reevo Money and our anticipated credit card product in mid-2024 we are expanding our footprint in the near prime lending space. 

People always come first at Amplifi Capital. From how we engage with our customers to the thorough recruitment process. Our journey is just getting started, the business has attracted amazing talent so far, and we don’t plan on stopping yet!

The Role:

The Data Protection Manager will sit in the second line, and will report to the Chief Compliance Officer. As a subject matter expert, this role is part of a team who are working to understand, manage and mitigate privacy risks across Amplifi Capital. They should ensure that the organisation has proper risk-based systems of control over the personal data that it processes and deal promptly and professionally with requests for information.

This role is identified as falling under a category of staff whose professional activities are deemed to have a material impact on Amplifi’s risk profile. You will be required to be certified by the business in line with the FCA’s ‘Fit and Proper’ test for employees.

Responsibilities:

• Provide advice on first line policies across Amplifi to ensure compliance with all data protection legislation.
• Be the first point of contact for individuals whose data is processed (employees, customers etc.), working with each to address and resolve data protection related complaints and queries.
• Advising and completing DPIA’s, when required, in a commercial, compliant and timely manner
• Incident Management & Reporting both internally and to the ICO where applicable
• Maintenance and updating of the business’ RoPA.
• Dealing with all DSAR requests, maintenance of the DSAR log and notifying the relevant stakeholders of emerging risk.
• Supporting the DPO in their responsibilities and tasks.
• Supporting risk reporting and incident management at Amplifi including implementation of control frameworks and testing
• Collaborate with various internal departments, including the financial support team, customer services, commercial, product development and operations, to support Amplifi’s compliance agenda. 

Requirements

• Extensive experience (3 years +) in a data protection role..
• Review and update data protection policies and procedures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Responding to individuals’ rights requests.
• Good analytical and investigative skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the current data protection, security landscape including cyber.
• Experience using OneTrust.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Discount shopping
• Private health insurance
• Sociable company
• Hybrid working (2 days from home)

Commitment:

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note that all roles are subject to pre-employment checks.