Data Protection Manager

• Join Monzo's Global DPO Office as a Data Protection Manager, providing practical, proportionate data protection advice, oversight, and challenge across the bank. • Work in a small and mighty second-line Compliance team, reporting directly to the Data Protection Officer, with the opportunity to deputise for the DPO from time to time. • Help build the foundations for a global DPO Office that can scale, bringing consistency across the UK and Europe through global processes, clearer governance, and a group risk framework. • Work remotely from anywhere in the UK or from Monzo's London or Cardiff offices, with flexible working hours.

• Be a practical, experienced data protection professional with strong knowledge of UK GDPR, PECR, and ICO expectations, backed by a relevant qualification such as IAPP or equivalent. • Be curious about AI and innovative technology, already using or exploring how to use AI practically in your work. • Be a self-starter who enjoys solving complex and ambiguous problems, using your initiative to work methodically, find clear and proportionate solutions, and deliver tangible improvements. • Have hands-on experience across core DPO work including DPIAs, data breaches, privacy notices, governance, reporting, and regulator-facing activity. • Understand what good second-line oversight looks like and build trusted relationships while still providing effective advice, oversight, and challenge. • Be a thoughtful communicator who enjoys working with teams across the company, sharing knowledge, influencing well, and working through problems early with solutions in mind.

• Have experience building or scaling a DPO Office or data protection function across multiple jurisdictions. • Bring experience with data protection in the context of AI and machine learning products. • Have experience improving processes through automation, data analysis, and tooling. • Bring experience supporting regulatory relationships and managing regulator-facing communications. • Have experience working within a three lines of defence model in a regulated financial services environment.

• Work as part of the Global DPO Office to provide practical, proportionate data protection advice, oversight, and challenge across the bank. • Review DPIAs, provide DPO opinions, assess data breaches, and support clear, well-documented decisions on regulatory reporting. • Support the relationship with regulators, improving the processes behind regulatory engagement and complaints, and providing oversight of data subject rights and contact point processes. • Support and lead projects within the Global DPO Office at pace, representing the team in projects led by others where data protection compliance is affected. • Work toward specific goals and workstreams within the DPO Office maturity plan, building practical, scalable, and efficient processes, governance, and ways of working. • Proactively find opportunities to improve how the team works, including through better use of data, automation, AI, and other tools. • Deputise for the DPO from time to time, building experience across DPO-level responsibilities.

We have been Monzo customers for years and have always loved their beautiful, simple app UI. We believe their product has a positive impact on millions of customers, motivating them to be more conservative with their spending and helping them save money. Monzo, as a company, has consistently grown over the past 10 years and is known for its strong company culture, generous benefits, and leadership that strives to be truly transparent and cares about its colleagues. It is a company that helps you advance your career and grow as a professional, working with great teams. If you like to join a thriving, upcoming bank and help millions of customers lead a financially sound life, Monzo gives you the opportunity to push ahead.

• Earn £71,400–£90,000 plus incentive awards tied to performance. • Work remotely from anywhere in the UK or from Monzo's London or Cardiff offices. • Work flexible hours that suit you and your team. • Access a £1,000 annual learning budget for books, training courses, and conferences. • Receive a full work-from-home setup including a MacBook, with extra support for fully remote workers.

Monzo is on a mission to make money work for everyone. Starting as a prepaid card, the product offering has grown over 10 years in the UK to include personal and business bank accounts, joint accounts, accounts for 16–17 year olds, free kids accounts, credit cards, savings, investments, and pension combining. The Global DPO Office sits in the second-line Compliance function, providing independent oversight of data protection compliance as Monzo grows into new countries, new products, and innovative technologies including AI.