.About the Role The primary responsibility of the Data Privacy Legal Counsel, Europe & Africa, is, in conjunction with the Senior Data Privacy Director and other members of the Data Privacy team, to help Diageo leverage data as a strategic and commercial asset. This role provides strategic guidance to markets in Europe, UK and Africa. The Data Privacy Legal Counsel, Europe & Africa will have deep knowledge of data privacy across EU, greater Europe, the UK and Africa, as well as an ability to deliver commercially-minded advice. The successful person will operate at a strategic and operational level, requiring an ability for pro-active strategic thinking to identify creative solutions to challenges and high levels of credibility to deliver complex messages in a nuanced, clear and persuasive manner. They will use their legal understanding to ensure market lawyers and the business are well advised of the options open to them, explaining legal concepts in plain English, adapting advice to the specific audience, working autonomously and taking initiative. They will need good interpersonal and influencing skills, being flexible in their approach to supporting different priorities and confident to support with presentations and training sessions on data privacy and protection implications of new technologies/potential data uses, to diverse audiences. They will partner collaboratively with market representatives from legal, data & D&T technology, HR/people & talent, and marketing/commercial. They will work collaboratively with other members of the Global Data Privacy Team, enabling Diageo to unlock data usage while remaining good data stewards. Key Responsibilities: Advise on legal and reputational matters within marketing, technology, innovation and analytics, Human Resources/people & talent, and Digital & Technology and IM&S for the markets within the regions. Deliver training across various business units. Carry out and communicate privacy-related legal research - Monitor and provide updates on changes to the regulatory landscape. Draft and advise on complex data protection-related documentation, including relating to data transfers, legitimate interest assessments and privacy impact assessments. Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations with significant risk and complexity affecting multiple business functions. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to shape their role within this function. You will have the benefit of working across multiple interesting and innovative projects and in a supportive and collaborative working environment. Qualifications & Experience Qualified lawyer in one of the jurisdictions in scope, with significant and wide-ranging experience of working on EU, UK and Africa privacy matters. Experience advising on, and understanding of, data privacy and protection in the context of digital marketing, HR/employment matters, and new technologies