Regulatory Compliance Analyst
Location: Remote with travel to central London 1-2 times a month
Clearance: SC (or eligible)
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
What's your possible?
At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most, solving tomorrow's challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future. We call it Defining Possible.
This mindset goes beyond our customer solutions. It is the foundation for your career development, the way we support one another, and the positive impact we make across our communities.
This is more than just a job. It's a mission.
As a Regulatory Compliance Analyst, you will play a highly visible role at the heart of our international privacy and data protection programme. Working across Northrop Grumman UK's International Holdings, you will help shape, implement and continuously improve our privacy governance framework, ensuring compliance with UK GDPR, EU GDPR and emerging international privacy regulations.
This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic decision-making across multiple countries and functions while helping the organisation manage privacy risks in a practical and business-focused way. You will work closely with Legal, HR, Security, Compliance, IT and business leaders, acting as a trusted advisor and helping to embed privacy by design throughout the organisation.
Joining a collaborative and globally connected team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex challenges, support international initiatives, and help foster a strong culture of privacy and accountability across the business.
What You'll Do
- Support and enhance the privacy governance framework across Northrop Grumman UK's international operations.
- Translate privacy legislation and regulatory requirements into practical policies, standards, controls and business processes.
- Provide expert advice and guidance on privacy obligations, compliance risks and data protection best practice.
- Conduct privacy risk assessments, supplier due diligence reviews and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
- Review and support Data Processing Agreements, data sharing arrangements and international data transfer mechanisms.
- Deliver privacy awareness initiatives, engagement activities and training programmes that strengthen organisational understanding and accountability.
- Collaborate with global privacy, legal, compliance and business stakeholders to support business priorities while maintaining strong privacy governance.
- Monitor developments in privacy legislation and recommend actions that ensure ongoing compliance and effective risk management.
What We're Looking For
Essential Skills and Experience
- Strong knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR and wider privacy and data protection principles.
- Experience working within privacy, governance, compliance, risk, legal or data protection functions.
- Demonstrable experience translating regulatory requirements into practical business controls and governance processes.
- Experience conducting privacy risk assessments, DPIAs and third-party privacy reviews.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and advise colleagues at all levels.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing and internationally diverse environment.
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting multinational organisations operating across UK and European jurisdictions.
- Knowledge of international data transfer requirements and cross-border privacy governance.
- Experience supporting employee representative bodies or Works Council consultations.
- Professional privacy, compliance or data protection qualifications.
We know that everyone brings different experiences and strengths. If you're excited about this opportunity but don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of our work, you must be a UK national and able to gain and maintain UK Government security clearance in line with the job role and requirements.
Our recruitment team is on hand to answer any questions and will guide you through the process: [email protected]
Benefits
As well as working on meaningful projects that help protect national interests and deliver real-world impact, you'll have access to a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements
- Compressed fortnight working pattern with every other Friday off
- Private medical insurance, dental cover, life assurance and competitive pension scheme
- Flexible benefits package including critical illness cover and health cash plan
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- Annual performance incentive programme
- Career development and learning opportunities
- Employee wellbeing initiatives and support programmes
Why Join Us?
A Mission to Believe In
Every day we contribute to building a more secure and connected world. Whether supporting critical national capabilities, advancing technology innovation or protecting sensitive information, your work will have genuine purpose and impact. You can also find community and belonging through our employee networks and STEM volunteering opportunities.
A Place to Belong and Thrive
At Northrop Grumman UK, every voice matters. We value different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds because they help us create better outcomes for our customers, colleagues and communities.
Your Career, Your Way
Discover your possible through meaningful work, diverse career pathways, mentoring and professional development opportunities designed to support your ambitions both now and in the future.
Ready to Apply?
Yes – Submit your application online today.
Possibly – Reach out to our team for more information at [email protected]
No – Explore other opportunities with Northrop Grumman UK. We're growing across the UK and always looking for talented people to help us define what's possible.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
Skills Required
- UK citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain UK Government SC security clearance
- Strong knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and privacy and data protection principles
- Experience in privacy, governance, compliance, risk, legal, or data protection functions
- Experience translating regulatory requirements into business controls and governance processes
- Experience conducting privacy risk assessments, DPIAs, and third-party privacy reviews
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing, internationally diverse environment
- Experience supporting multinational organizations across UK and European jurisdictions
- Knowledge of international data transfer requirements and cross-border privacy governance
- Experience supporting employee representative bodies or Works Council consultations
- Professional privacy, compliance, or data protection qualifications
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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