Commercial Senior Manager – Data Privacy/ProtectionDue to continued growth, we have been engaged by our client to recruit a Commercial Senior Data Protection/Privacy specialist. Appointment will be made at Senior Manager or Associate Director level. This is a senior hire and a very commercially driven opportunity.Critical for this role is someone who understands data protection/data privacy and has worked in the area but also extremely comfortable and has experience in dealing with and managing clients, successfully growing business, and working on business developmentYou will have a Commercial/Sales/BD/Delivery mindset and experience whilst also having good knowledge of Data Protection/Privacy.You will need to have proven current (recent) experience in delivering large scale Data Protection/Privacy programs and projects. Preference for candidates operating in/familiar with large Professional Services Advisory / Consulting firms.Key aspects of the job include;· Business Development including overseeing and running proposals etc.· Client Relationship management· Critical to this key appointment is the ability to lead, manage, mentor, coach, delegate and develop the current Data Privacy team· Programme delivery.Reward / Package Excellent Salary and Bonus/Benefits Package and Career/Salary progression prospects on offer to the successful candidate.CONTACTEamonn O'Reilly, Director on or email: (All applications and discussions will be treated in strict confidence) At CareerSteps we have been recruiting talent within Data Protection & Data Privacy for over 15 years. In that time we have worked with Large Technology Organisations, Telecoms, Banking & Financial Services, Social Media Multi-Nationals, Advisory/Consultancy and Legal Firms. As such we have a large network of Data Protection & Privacy professionals. We deal with all levels from Graduate to Data Privacy Analyst, Data Privacy Specialist, Data Protection Officer (DPO), Chief Data Officer (CDO) level. The Qualifications in Data Protection / Data Privacy that are most desirable to our clients are ; · Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO), · Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) · Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), · Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) · Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) · or equivalent qualification OR working towards their ECDPO, CIPM, CIPP/E (or equivalent)