Global Compliance Manager & Data Protection Officer
Department:
Enabling : Legal and Insurance
Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time
Location:
Spain
The Global Compliance Manager owns and manages Anthesis's global compliance and data protection framework across all jurisdictions, ensuring the Group meets its regulatory, privacy, and client due-diligence obligations, and that policies are current, embedded, monitored and reported to leadership.
The Global Compliance Manager also holds the legal role of Data Protection Manager, and ensures that personal data risks are systematically identified, controlled and continuously improved within the ISO * ISMS framework - turning privacy obligations into enforceable security controls.
Key Responsibilities
General Compliance responsibilities:
Compliance framework & policies: Maintain and develop the Group's compliance policies (e.g. anti-bribery & corruption, anti-fraud & tax evasion, AML, whistleblowing, code of conduct, conflicts of interest, and gifts & hospitality).
Own the policy inventory and control matrix; monitor adherence and report to leadership.
Know Your Client (KYC) / due diligence & AML: Run risk-based client onboarding and ongoing due diligence, beneficial-ownership verification, and anti-money laundering (AML) checks.
Sanctions:Support in the screening of clients and counterparties against UK, EU, US (OFAC) and UN sanctions lists; consider red flags; maintain awareness of export-control considerations.
Training & culture: Deliver compliance and data protection training; embed a culture of compliance across the business.
Cross-functional partnering: Work closely with Legal, IT&Tech;, Finance, People & Development and the business lines; support internal and client audits.




Working with external legal counsel on compliance and data protection matters
ISO * & audit support:Support ISO * certification and surveillance audits (and client or SOC audits where relevant) by providing privacy evidence, maintaining privacy controls in the ISMS and working with the Cyber Risk & Compliance team.
Data Protection responsibilities:
Lead integral privacy compliance (UK & EU GDPR, US state privacy laws, and other applicable regimes).
vendor/third-party due diligence and data processing agreements (DPAs).
Named DPO where registration required and serve as point of contact for supervisory authorities and data subjects
Development of group-wide policies and procedures required to implement global data protection compliance
Data Protection advisory for Technology, P&D;, Marketing, Finance,
Maintenance of Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) and other mandatory registers and documentations under relevant data protection law
Creation and provision of privacy notices where required
Handle Data Subject Access Requests, liaising where relevant with Tech/IT Team
Advise on data breaches/incidents where relevant
Creation and delivery of data protection training where relevant
Review of data protection relevant contractual requirements (including, but not limited to, mandatory processor DPAs for GDPR compliance)




Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments where relevant
Implementing Intergroup Data Transfer agreements to ensure compliance with international data transfer requirements
Review of data protection/privacy questionnaires and similar as part of onboarding, RfP, annual review etc.
Due Diligence on potential processors that engage AG and use AG personal data
Data protection representative on the AI Governance Committee
Act as the privacy and compliance contact for client due diligence, third-party risk management (inbound and outbound) and contractual negotiations on data protection, data deletion, sub-processors and AI use clauses
Support the Acceptable Use of AI Policy, the AI capability inventory and AI risk assessments; advise on EU AI Act deployer obligations, client disclosure and consent requirements for AI use, and AI-related data retention and deletion queries from clients
Data protection input on Cyber Security Working Group
Contribute to the Group data governance programme, including data classification, retention and deletion policy and process, and client data segregation, working with IT and Legal
Own and maintain the Group Data Protection Policy and lead the Data Privacy Team, including coordination with any Deputy DPO or privacy support roles
Any other relevant data protection requirements
Interface with IT/Tech Team:
Privacy-by-design across technology platforms
- ensures all systems, applications, and integrations embed data protection controls (access, encryption, logging) aligned with privacy regulations.
Personal data risk ownership in technology landscapes
- identifies, assesses, and mitigates privacy risks arising from technology platforms are tracked with

📌 Global Compliance Manager (Barcelona)
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