Hybrid Legal and Data Protection Manager

Posted 23 hours ago

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About the role

  • Legal and Data Protection Manager providing legal and compliance support at Merseyrail's Finance & Transformation function. Ensuring governance and effective risk management across the business.

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day, you’ll support Merseyrail’s legal, contractual, compliance, and data protection activity, ensuring requirements are embedded and effective across the organisation.
  • Providing clear, practical, and commercially focused legal and compliance advice to stakeholders across Procurement, Projects, and operational teams
  • Drafting, reviewing, amending, and negotiating commercial, supplier, framework, and construction-related contracts, including advising on standard forms such as NEC and JCT where appropriate
  • Supporting the development and implementation of compliance frameworks, governance processes, and policies, ensuring awareness of relevant legislation and regulatory change
  • Ensuring contractual arrangements appropriately embed UK GDPR requirements and supporting the business in understanding associated privacy obligations
  • Managing key data protection activities, including DSARs, DPIAs, data breach investigations, and maintenance of privacy documentation
  • Providing objective analysis of contractual, compliance, and privacy risks, working with internal and external stakeholders to support proportionate, risk-based decisions

Requirements

  • Strong experience providing legal and compliance support in a commercial or operational environment
  • Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements
  • Practical experience delivering GDPR processes, including DSARs, DPIAs, and breach management
  • Confidence communicating complex legal or compliance issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders
  • A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with strong judgement and attention to detail

Benefits

  • Final salary pension scheme
  • Free staff travel on our network – unlimited free travel on Transport UK train operators and Northern
  • Discounted national rail travel – 75% discount on other train services across the UK, expanding to Europe after one year of service
  • Family rail travel – your partner and dependents can also benefit from rail travel passes
  • Health Shield membership – access discounted health and holistic care services
  • Access to GP Anytime – speak face-to-face with a qualified GP, whenever you need to
  • Hapi benefits portal – enjoy savings on shopping, lifestyle and holidays
  • Wedding celebrations – take an extra day off if you get married on a working day
  • Employee achievement and long service awards
  • Involvement in major city events – play a key role in keeping our city moving during major events, working together as one team

Job title

Legal and Data Protection Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£55,000 - £60,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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