Burberry Data Protection Counsel
Burberry seeks a Data Protection Counsel in Leeds to deliver commercial GDPR and privacy advice across marketing, e‑commerce and cross‑border projects.
Overview
Burberry is a British luxury fashion house renowned for its heritage craftsmanship, iconic outerwear and digital-first approach to luxury retail. As a global brand, Burberry emphasizes creativity, sustainability and innovation across product, marketing and customer experience while offering a collaborative, cross‑functional legal environment that supports international operations.
Role & Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day, commercially focused legal advice on data protection matters (GDPR, PECR and other applicable privacy laws) to business stakeholders across marketing, e‑commerce, IT and operations.
- Draft, review and negotiate data protection clauses in commercial contracts, including IT, services and marketing agreements, and advise on data transfers and vendor relationships.
- Lead and support privacy governance tasks: complete and advise on DPIAs, LIAs, privacy notices, consent language and retention policies.
- Advise on incident response and breach reporting obligations, data subject rights requests, cookies compliance and lawful bases for processing (including direct marketing and AI use cases).
- Coordinate and obtain local counsel advice on cross‑border privacy issues and translate foreign legal input into pragmatic guidance for internal stakeholders.
- Partner closely with internal teams and external vendors to embed privacy requirements into business projects and ongoing commercial activities.
Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with approximately 1–3 PQE.
- Specialisation in data protection law at or since qualification, with strong working knowledge of the GDPR and PECR.
- Strong academic credentials.
- Ability to operate with minimal supervision and to interface directly with internal clients and external partners.
- In‑house experience preferred; experience working with foreign counsel on cross‑border matters is an advantage.
Skills
Experience
Approximately 1–3 years PQE with demonstrable hands‑on experience in data protection matters, ideally gained in a law firm and/or in‑house setting; experience advising on marketing, e‑commerce and cross‑border projects is desirable.
Education
Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with strong academic credentials; specialised training or coursework in data protection/privacy law preferred.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Leeds, England, UK. 6 luxury roles are listed in Leeds on Cerulean. Across the England region, Cerulean lists 570 open positions — 7 listed in the past two days. Cerulean currently advertises 607 open roles in UK, including 7 added in the last 48 hours.
Culture
The company fosters a creative, collaborative environment that blends heritage craftsmanship with digital innovation. Colleagues work in cross‑disciplinary teams and are encouraged to champion sustainability and responsible practices while delivering luxury experiences globally.
About Cerulean
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