Data Privacy Specialist (FTC)

About Entain

There's nothing like a career at Entain. We're a leading, global sports betting and gaming company and we're upping the excitement and increasing player safety. We're a FTSE company with iconic brands including Ladbrokes, Coral, BetMGM, Eurobet and bwin, and we have an energy that drives us to perform at the height of our potential. Whether you're an engineer, marketer or retail specialist, a career here is a complete game changer.

This is a 6-month fixed-term, hybrid role, based at our London Stratford office.

As a Data Privacy Specialist, you'll help deliver operational privacy activities across Entain, with a particular focus on implementing data retention policies and schedules. You'll work with technology and business teams to understand how data is held, support data migration and minimisation activities, and translate technical privacy requirements into clear, practical actions.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Privacy Operations, you'll join a collaborative team of privacy specialists working across a complex, international organisation. You'll engage with stakeholders including IT, end-user services, system owners, data governance teams and colleagues responsible for platforms such as Oracle.

This is an opportunity to broaden your experience within a global, regulated business and contribute to a varied portfolio of privacy work. Alongside data retention, you may support data subject rights requests, privacy risk assessments, supplier reviews, data mapping and wider advisory activity.

Ready to turn privacy requirements into effective, practical solutions across a global organisation?

You Will:

• Support the implementation of Entain's Group Data Retention Policy and retention schedules, working with business and technology teams on data minimisation, system changes and migration activity.
• Provide practical privacy advice to stakeholders, translating complex legal and technical requirements into clear operational actions.
• Support operational privacy workstreams, including data subject rights requests, data mapping, Records of Processing Activities and Data Protection Impact Assessments.
• Assess privacy risks relating to projects, suppliers, systems and personal data incidents, escalating significant or complex matters when appropriate.
• Support privacy awareness activity, reporting, assurance reviews and the continued improvement of privacy processes and controls.

You Have:

• At least two years' practical experience in data privacy operations, data governance or a closely related area.
• Hands-on experience of data retention, privacy operations or delivering privacy-related projects.
• Working knowledge of UK data protection requirements, including the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
• Experience working with technical stakeholders and the ability to translate technical information into practical, risk-based guidance.
• Experience across relevant privacy activities such as data subject rights requests, data mapping, RoPA maintenance, DPIAs, vendor assessments or personal data breach management.
• The ability to manage several workstreams and changing priorities while maintaining accurate documentation.
• A relevant privacy qualification, such as CIPP/E, CIPM or CIPT, or experience within a regulated organisation would be advantageous but is not essential.

Benefits

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire you. Join us, and a great compensation package is just the beginning. You can expect to receive benefits like:

• 25 days annual leave and all bank holidays.
• Extra paid leave, including wellbeing and development days.
• Life assurance and Income Protection.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
• A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme.

How we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recruitment

We may use approved AI tools to make recruitment simpler and more efficient, while keeping people at the heart of what we do. These tools support our teams and give them more time to focus on you.

Fairness, transparency and trust

Our recruiters and hiring managers oversee how we use AI and remain responsible for hiring decisions. These tools support administrative aspects of the recruitment process, giving our teams more time to focus on you We're open about its use and handle your information following our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. AI supports our decisions, it doesn't make them.

Equal Opportunities.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we'll support you.

We're committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be themselves.

We're an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone and we do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, or any other basis.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.