Data Privacy Manager

Carnival Corporation are in search of a Manager, Data Privacy, who is crucial in supporting our Corporate direction and nurturing a high-performing team, based in Southampton.

Role Overview

As part of the global Privacy and Data Protection team, you will work across Carnival Corporation and its brands to deliver key data protection outcomes and continually improve our global privacy programme. With a particular focus on information rights and privacy incident management, you will lead a team and coordinate activity with Legal, Information Security, IT, Customer Operations, Human Resources and other data-owning functions.

Key accountabilities include:

- Lead and continually improve global information rights processes, ensuring requests are handled consistently, within statutory deadlines and in line with applicable laws.
- Coordinate investigations into privacy incidents, assess risk, oversee containment and remediation, and escalate significant matters to the Privacy leadership team.
- Manage and develop a high-performing team by setting objectives, prioritising workloads, monitoring quality and providing regular guidance, feedback and coaching.
- Produce meaningful reporting and metrics, conduct data protection impact assessments and use lessons learned to strengthen privacy controls, guidance and awareness.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK08, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, we offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

To thrive as a Manager, Data Privacy within the Corporate Privacy and Data Protection team, we're looking for:

- A bachelor’s degree, equivalent relevant professional experience, or a recognised privacy qualification such as IAPP CIPP, CIPM or CIPT, ISACA CDPSE, or willingness to obtain an equivalent qualification within an agreed timeframe.
- Strong working knowledge of information rights and privacy incident management, with experience interpreting and applying requirements across the UK, EU, United States and other relevant jurisdictions.
- Proven experience managing and developing a team, coordinating complex operational matters and leading cross-functional activity across different brands, cultures or time zones.
- Strong Microsoft 365 capability and experience with privacy, workflow or case-management platforms such as OneTrust, PhaseLaw or equivalent tools.

About You: A Catalyst for Change

We believe that diversity enriches our team. We're interested in candidates who:

- Exercise sound judgement and discretion when handling confidential, sensitive or high-risk matters.
- Communicate complex privacy requirements clearly and practically to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Build collaborative relationships and influence effectively without relying on formal authority.
- Promote accountability, continuous improvement and consistent ways of working across teams and jurisdictions.

Why Join Us?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you. Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

- Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
- Annual bonus
- A friendly welcome with help settling in
- Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
- Employee-led networks
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
- Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
- Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
- Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
- In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
- Life Assurance
- Parental and adoption leave
- Employee Shares Plan
- Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
- Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal

Recruitment Journey

Apply now to start your journey with us, where your performance-led leadership will make a difference in our shared success

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