BMW UK, Farnborough - Legal, Compliance & Data Privacy - 13 Month Placement (July 2025)

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It takes a highly driven team of investigative minds to stay on top of the myriad regulations that impact our global business. People with a passion for analysis who can detect the value on the road to ensuring full compliance. So if you’re looking for a responsible role with the autonomy to really influence how we handle the business of ever-changing regulations, why not drive the future of compliance with us?

Summit ONE in Farnborough is home to the National Sales Company for the BMW Group in the UK, as well as BMW Group Financial Services which offers retailers, corporate and private customers a range of customised financial services. Alphabet (GB) Ltd. as a leading provider of Business Mobility Services is also located in Farnborough. 

Within our self-contained campus, we offer a modern way of working with an empowering office culture, some aspects of which include:

• Our work persona shift – being yourself is effortless and so increases efficiency.
• Flexible working hours - working flexibly improves mental perspective and increases sustained productivity. This means our leaders maintain balance, not burnout, through focusing on output, not attendance.
• The opportunity to get involved with our continued support to our house charity with a variety of fundraising events throughout the year.
• Throughout our offices there are open creative spaces which hold facilities such as table-tennis tables to encourage innovation and employee engagement.

BMW UK, Farnborough – Legal, Compliance & Data Privacy - 13 Month Placement (July 2025)

We have several placement opportunities within our Legal, Compliance and Data Privacy teams including Legal Assistant, Compliance, Sales Compliance and Data & Privacy Protection.

Our Legal Team provides comprehensive, expert legal and associated advice, direction, and guidance to our UK Group Companies, both on campus and at other locations such as Oxford (MINI) and Chichester (Rolls-Royce Motor Cars). We actively identify and advise upon any areas of legal risk; protect, represent and maintain the wider interests and strategic objectives of BMW Group; conduct significant, high-value and/or strategic litigation/disputes; advise on corporate and organisational re-structuring; and much more! Responsibilities vary and include:

• Work on high-value litigation – supporting our Senior Legal Counsel through research, case management (eg, Disclosure) and administrative tasks
• Work on legal operations and innovation topics
• Support other team members in a variety of ways, such as reviewing Non-Disclosure Agreements, compiling Bundles, legal research, drafting and preparing training materials

The Compliance Teams are responsible for ensuring the BMW Group operates within the boundaries of applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. The primary objective is to support the business with legal and regulatory risks and promote responsible conduct.

• Generating documents such as advisory documentation, compliance risk reports; reporting for the senior managers in the form of committee packs.
• Providing independent assurance through the completion of risk assessments, thematic review and ongoing surveillance activities.
• Own the upcoming regulations scanning process, manage the team inbox and respond to queries, and maintain the internal compliance intranet pages including frequently asked questions and answers.

The opportunity to learn about Sales Compliance giving you commercial understanding of how compliance is an important aspect of the financial services industry.  You will support the ongoing oversight of our intermediaries. Covering key topics around overall governance, culture and values and sales processes.  Sales Compliance monitor all our intermediaries to ensure we meet our legal and regulatory requirements.  There may be some travelling involved in this position.

• Support the Sales Compliance Team by reviewing compliance Governance, Culture and Values & Sales Processes to mitigate risks by following up on outstanding actions.
• Involved in wider business knowledge via our Sales, Marketing, and internal and external communication.
• Support the Sales Compliance Account Managers during retail site visits.
• Support the Sales Governance Team by preparing information ahead of legal hearings.
• Support the generation of updates and information provided to regional team members.

The Data & Information Protection team is responsible for guiding the business on all relevant internal and external data privacy and information protection requirements embodied in Data Protection Act 2018 and (where applicable) General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR); Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR); Binding Corporate Rules (BCR); BMW Group Information Protection framework and other associated national statutory instruments, regulations, and codes of practice.  As the Data & Information Protection Intern, you will be responsible for supporting all duties relating to data and information protection team, including:

• The oversight of data and information protection risks, data and information protection policies and procedures, training, communication, and company awareness.
• Data and information protection incidents and breaches ensuring they are adequately recorded and mitigated.
• Work with the business departments to ensure that Privacy by Design requirements and appropriate technical and organisational security measures are identified and implemented into all processes and systems.
• Support with implementing BMW Group Standards for data protection, data privacy and information protection. 

Qualifications & Skills:

• Studying towards a degree with a predicted grade of 2:2 or above, in a relevant field such as Law, Business, Social Sciences and Finance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• A self-starter with the ability to work on their own initiative.
• Flexible and adaptable individual.
• Enthusiastic, passionate with a curiosity to learn and succeed. 
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel & PowerPoint.

Why choose us?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary of £23,700, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Contracted working hours are 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, helping you develop a fulfilling work-life balance.
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, including a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

What do you need to do now?

If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process could include: online testing, video interview and then a face to face, telephone or virtual interview with the hiring manager. This may be in the form of an assessment centre.

Please note:

We operate rolling recruitment, this means we may close the application window earlier than identified, if sufficient applications are received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Once you make your application you will be automatically sent cognitive tests (via Eligo) for completion before we have had the opportunity to determine your eligibility for the role. Please be aware that if you complete the tests and you are not eligible your application will not be processed any further. If you need support in undertaking the tests please email us at FutureTalentRecruitment@bmwgroup.com.

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.  

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

Closing date for applications:   Saturday 30th November 2024

Any further questions? Email us on FutureTalentRecruitment@bmwgroup.com