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United Kingdom · Legal · Director/VP (16-20 years)

Director, Privacy Operations

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  • Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
  • Direct reports25-100+ reports
  • Reports toChief Privacy Officer (CPO)
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Head of Privacy Compliance · VP, Data Privacy · Senior Director, Legal & Privacy

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1What this role really is

This role isn't just about managing a team; it's about owning the entire operational engine behind our company's privacy commitments. You'll be the one making sure we actually *do* what we say we will, from running robust PIAs to handling data subject requests. Think of yourself as the conductor of a complex orchestra, ensuring every instrument plays in tune with global privacy laws and our business goals.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

OneTrust / TrustArc (Privacy Management Platform)Strategic

Leading vendor selection, owning the integration strategy with other enterprise systems (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira), and using platform data to report on programme effectiveness to the C-suite.

Westlaw / LexisNexis (Legal Research Platforms)Strategic

Interpreting trends in case law and regulatory enforcement to forecast future compliance risks, influence company policy, and guide strategic responses to new legislation.

Collibra / Alation (Data Governance/Mapping Tools)Architect

Defining company-wide policies for data classification, handling, and retention within the governance tool, ensuring privacy requirements are embedded at an architectural level.

ServiceNow GRC / Archer GRC Suite (Enterprise GRC)Strategic

Using the GRC platform to report on aggregate privacy risk to the board and executive leadership, and ensuring privacy controls are integrated into the broader enterprise risk framework.

Jira / Confluence / MS Teams / SharePoint (Collaboration/PM)Strategic

Designing and overseeing the integration of privacy workflows into the company's core SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) process, making privacy a non-negotiable gate for product releases.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Privacy Programme Strategy & RoadmapN/AN/AN/A
Budget Allocation for Privacy OperationsN/AN/AN/A
Hiring & Performance Management for TeamN/AN/AN/A
Response Strategy for Regulatory InquiriesN/AN/AN/A
Selection of Core Privacy Technology VendorsN/AN/AN/A

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

PIA Completion Rate for High-Risk Projects
Percentage of all identified high-risk projects (e.g., new AI/ML initiatives, large-scale data transfers) that complete a full PIA before launch.
Target · 100%

In Q2, 12 high-risk projects were identified, and all 12 had their PIAs completed and signed off before go-live, hitting 100%.

Average Time to Remediate Critical Privacy Risks
The average number of days it takes for engineering or business teams to implement agreed-upon mitigation actions for critical privacy risks identified in PIAs.
Target · <30 calendar days

For critical risks identified in March, the average remediation time was 28 days, down from 35 days in February, showing improved responsiveness.

Privacy Programme Budget Adherence
Variance between actual spending on privacy operations (tools, training, external counsel) and the approved annual budget.
Target · Within ±5% of allocated budget

Q3 spending was £260K against a £250K budget, a 4% variance, which is acceptable. This shows good financial control.

Data Subject Request (DSR) Fulfilment SLA Adherence
Percentage of DSRs (e.g., access, deletion requests) that are completed within the legally mandated timeframe (e.g., 30 days under GDPR).
Target · 98%+

Out of 500 DSRs received last month, 495 were completed within the 30-day window, resulting in a 99% adherence rate.

Proactive Risk Identification & Mitigation
How effectively the team identifies emerging privacy risks (e.g., new technologies, regulatory shifts) and proposes preventative measures before they become incidents.
  • Regular contributions to executive risk committees, proposals for new privacy controls, being consulted early on strategic initiatives, positive feedback from Internal Audit on risk foresight.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
The ability to build strong relationships with executive leaders and business unit heads, ensuring privacy is embedded in strategic decision-making, not just a compliance afterthought.
  • Being invited to product roadmap discussions, receiving direct requests for privacy input from senior leaders, successful negotiation of privacy requirements in complex projects, feedback from C-suite on your team's partnership.
Team Development & Retention
The effectiveness of your leadership in building a high-performing privacy operations team, fostering growth, and maintaining morale.
  • Low attrition rates within your team, successful internal promotions, positive feedback in employee engagement surveys, individual development plans consistently met, strong succession planning.
Regulatory Audit Readiness
The demonstrable ability of the privacy programme to withstand scrutiny from data protection authorities or external auditors, showing clear accountability and documentation.
  • Clean audit reports (internal and external), positive feedback from regulators during inquiries, clear and up-to-date documentation (RoPA, PIA records), successful defence of privacy practices.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Building & Scaling

You'll be happiest when you're designing a new workflow for DSRs, implementing a new privacy tech solution, or seeing your team's processes become more efficient.

You love seeing a new privacy platform go live and immediately reduce manual effort by 30% across the team. That's your jam.

Strategic Impact

You're driven by the idea that your work directly protects the company, enables business growth, and builds customer trust. You want to see your decisions reflected in the company's overall risk posture.

Successfully navigating a complex new product launch through regulatory hurdles, allowing it to go to market safely, gives you a real buzz.

Leading & Developing Others

You enjoy coaching your managers, helping them solve complex problems, and seeing your team members grow into more senior roles. Their success is your success.

Watching a manager you've mentored successfully lead a critical regulatory response fills you with pride.

What frustrates people
  • Dealing with 'privacy theatre' where teams claim compliance but don't follow through.
  • Budget constraints preventing investment in critical privacy tools or additional headcount.
  • The constant tension between business speed and privacy diligence.
  • Regulatory ambiguity across different jurisdictions, making global compliance a nightmare.
  • Managing a large team with varying skill sets and motivational needs.
What this role does not give you
  • A purely academic or theoretical legal role; this is very hands-on and operational.
  • A quiet, predictable environment; expect urgent requests and shifting priorities.
  • A role where you only advise; you're accountable for the operational execution.
  • A role without significant people management responsibilities.

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts our company's ability to operate legally and ethically across all markets. You'll shape our global privacy posture, influence product development, and protect us from significant financial and reputational harm. Your leadership ensures we can innovate responsibly, building trust with our customers and maintaining our licence to operate.

Inside the business
  • C-Suite (CEO, CTO, CPO, GC)
  • Heads of Product & Engineering
  • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
  • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
  • Internal Audit & Risk Management
Outside the business
  • Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) / Regulators
  • External Legal Counsel
  • Privacy Technology Vendors (e.g., OneTrust, TrustArc)
  • Industry Bodies & Standards Organisations

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Extensive experience (10+ years) leading and managing large privacy programmes, preferably in a global, complex organisation.
  • Proven track record of building, scaling, and optimising privacy operational processes (PIAs, DSRs, RoPA).
  • Demonstrable experience influencing C-suite and senior leadership on privacy strategy and risk.
  • Significant experience managing multi-million-pound budgets and making strategic technology investment decisions.
  • Expert-level knowledge of global privacy regulations and their practical application in a business context.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Privacy Tech Stack Optimisation & Integration

The privacy tech market is booming, and simply having tools isn't enough. You'll need to ensure our existing stack is integrated efficiently, delivering maximum value, and that future investments are strategic.

API-First Privacy · Privacy Orchestration · Vendor Landscape Analysis · ROI Measurement for Privacy Tech

  • This month: Conduct an internal audit of our current privacy tech stack's utilisation and integration points.
  • Next quarter: Meet with key vendors to understand their product roadmaps and integration capabilities.
  • Month 4-6: Develop a 3-year strategic plan for privacy technology investment and integration.
  • Month 7-9: Lead a pilot project to integrate a new privacy tool with an existing business system, measuring efficiency gains.

Quick win: Identify one manual, repetitive task your team performs and research if an existing tool in our stack (or a low-cost new one) could automate it. Present a mini-business case.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attending IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) conferences and local chapter meetings.
  • Subscribing to key regulatory updates and legal journals (e.g., from Bird & Bird, DLA Piper, Future of Privacy Forum).
  • Participating in industry working groups focused on emerging privacy challenges (e.g., AI governance, ad tech privacy).
  • Undertaking leadership development programmes, especially those focused on executive influence and change management.
  • Mentoring junior privacy professionals, as teaching often solidifies your own understanding.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: AI Governance & Ethical AI Frameworks

AI is no longer a niche technology; it's becoming central to every business function. Regulators are rapidly developing laws specific to AI (e.g., EU AI Act), and the privacy implications are enormous. You'll need to govern its use.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

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Built for Director, Privacy Operations

4 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Collecting, managing and reporting of personal dataActive IQ · covers 5 of 5 standardsLevel 2
  2. Data Protection and Confidentiality in a Working EnvironmentAIM Qualifications · covers 5 of 5 standardsLevel 2
  3. Understanding data protection legislationiCan Qualifications Limited · covers 5 of 5 standardsLevel 2
  4. Data protection in public serviceCity and Guilds of London Institute · covers 4 of 5 standardsLevel 3
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The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI Governance & Ethical AI Frameworks

AI is no longer a niche technology; it's becoming central to every business function. Regulators are rapidly developing laws specific to AI (e.g., EU AI Act), and the privacy implications are enormous. You'll need to govern its use.

  • AI Act (EU)
  • Algorithmic Transparency & Explainability
  • Bias Detection & Mitigation in AI
  • Data Minimisation for AI Training Data
  • Prompt Engineering for Privacy

Quantum Computing Privacy Implications

While still nascent, quantum computing has the potential to break current encryption standards, fundamentally altering data security and privacy. You'll need to understand the long-term strategic implications.

  • Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
  • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
  • Quantum-Safe Standards
  • Long-Term Data Protection

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Advanced Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA/PIA) Methodology
  • Strategic Privacy by Design (PbD) Implementation
  • Enterprise Risk Assessment & Management Frameworks
  • Global Regulatory Interpretation & Foresight
  • Privacy Threat Modeling Leadership

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Head of Privacy (from a smaller/mid-size company)

    3-5 years in a similar leadership role

    Skills to master

    • Scaling privacy programmes for enterprise-level complexity, managing larger teams, navigating complex stakeholder matrices, significant budget ownership.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully built a privacy programme from scratch or significantly scaled one.
    • Managed a team of 10+ privacy professionals.
    • Directly engaged with regulators during inquiries or audits.
    • Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite decisions on privacy strategy.
  2. 2

    Senior Legal Counsel (Privacy Focus) from a large enterprise

    5-7 years in a senior in-house privacy counsel role

    Skills to master

    • Moving from purely advisory to operational ownership, managing large operational teams, budget management, driving process efficiency.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Provided strategic privacy advice to executive leadership on complex issues.
    • Led cross-functional projects with significant privacy implications.
    • Deep understanding of the operational challenges of implementing privacy requirements.
    • Demonstrated interest and capability in process design and team leadership.
  3. 3

    Privacy Consulting Partner (from Big 4 or specialist firm)

    4-6 years as a partner or principal consultant

    Skills to master

    • Transitioning from client-facing advisory to direct operational accountability, embedding privacy within a single organisational culture, long-term programme ownership.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Led large-scale privacy transformation projects for multiple clients.
    • Managed project teams and client relationships at a senior level.
    • Deep expertise in various privacy frameworks and implementation methodologies.
    • Proven ability to articulate and solve complex privacy challenges for businesses.

11Where this role leads

The long view:This Director role is a pivotal step in a truly impactful career. You'll be at the forefront of a rapidly evolving field, shaping how our company respects privacy and builds trust. The opportunities for growth, both within our organisation and across the wider industry, are immense for someone who can consistently deliver and lead with integrity.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Director, Privacy Operations is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

Also named as a next step, with no page in the catalogue yet:

  • VP, Legal & Compliance (broader scope)

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

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13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Collecting, managing and reporting of personal dataLevel 2

Applied to your work in Director, Privacy Operations

By completing this unit, learners will understand the Data Protection Act, Information Governance regulations, and the Freedom of Information Act, enabling them to manage and report personal data responsibly within organisations.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

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Evidenced on your work in Director, Privacy Operations

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • PIA Completion Rate for High-Risk ProjectsPercentage of all identified high-risk projects (e.g., new AI/ML initiatives, large-scale data transfers) that complete a full PIA before launch.In Q2, 12 high-risk projects were identified, and all 12 had their PIAs completed and signed off before go-live, hitting 100%.100%
  • Average Time to Remediate Critical Privacy RisksThe average number of days it takes for engineering or business teams to implement agreed-upon mitigation actions for critical privacy risks identified in PIAs.For critical risks identified in March, the average remediation time was 28 days, down from 35 days in February, showing improved responsiveness.<30 calendar days
  • Privacy Programme Budget AdherenceVariance between actual spending on privacy operations (tools, training, external counsel) and the approved annual budget.Q3 spending was £260K against a £250K budget, a 4% variance, which is acceptable. This shows good financial control.Within ±5% of allocated budget
  • Data Subject Request (DSR) Fulfilment SLA AdherencePercentage of DSRs (e.g., access, deletion requests) that are completed within the legally mandated timeframe (e.g., 30 days under GDPR).Out of 500 DSRs received last month, 495 were completed within the 30-day window, resulting in a 99% adherence rate.98%+
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Director, Privacy Operations to Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 7 · in progressAI Fluency→ Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)→ your design
Where this takes you

This Director role is a pivotal step in a truly impactful career. You'll be at the forefront of a rapidly evolving field, shaping how our company respects privacy and builds trust. The opportunities for growth, both within our organisation and across the wider industry, are immense for someone who can consistently deliver and lead with integrity.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Director, Privacy Operations
  • Advanced Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA/PIA) Methodology
  • Strategic Privacy by Design (PbD) Implementation
  • Enterprise Risk Assessment & Management Frameworks
  • Global Regulatory Interpretation & Foresight
  • Privacy Threat Modeling Leadership
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Director, Privacy Operations is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)

    3-5 years in the Director, Privacy Operations role

    Executive Leadership (C-Suite)

    • Defining the overall enterprise privacy strategy and risk appetite
    • Direct accountability for all privacy-related regulatory interactions and outcomes
    • Leading the privacy function as a strategic business enabler
    • Building and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders (regulators, media, industry leaders)

  2. VP, Legal & Compliance (broader scope)

    4-6 years in the Director, Privacy Operations role

    Broader Legal/Compliance Leadership

    • Developing integrated compliance frameworks across multiple legal domains
    • Leading responses to broader regulatory investigations (not just privacy-specific)
    • Managing relationships with external legal firms across various specialities
    • Providing holistic legal and compliance advice to the board and executive team
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, managing a global privacy programme is a beast. The sheer volume of regulations, PIAs, and DSRs can feel overwhelming. But here's the thing: AI isn't just for engineers anymore. It's becoming a critical co-pilot for legal and privacy leaders, helping you oversee, strategise, and automate the mundane so you can focus on the big picture.

We're investing heavily in AI tools to make our Legal team more efficient and effective. For a Director of Privacy Operations, this means moving beyond manual reviews and into a world where AI helps you identify risks faster, manage your team's workload better, and keep a finger on the pulse of global regulatory changes without drowning in paperwork.

Automated PIA Risk Scoring & Prioritisation

An AI engine reviews PIA inputs, automatically scores potential risks based on predefined criteria, and flags high-priority assessments for your immediate attention. This means your team focuses on the most critical projects, not just the next one in the queue.

Regulatory Change Impact Analysis

AI scans new legislation, guidance, and enforcement actions from global DPAs, then cross-references them with your existing policies and processing activities. It'll highlight specific areas where our programme needs to adapt, giving you a head start on compliance.

Operational Performance Dashboards

Forget manual report compilation. AI-driven dashboards pull data from OneTrust, Jira, and other systems, giving you real-time insights into PIA turnaround times, DSR fulfilment rates, and remediation progress across your entire team. You'll spot bottlenecks before they become problems.

Executive Briefing & Board Report Generation

Feed AI your raw data and key findings, and it'll draft concise, impactful executive summaries and board reports on our privacy posture. This frees up your time from drafting to strategic review and presentation, making your insights more impactful.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Director, Privacy Operations?

Common routes in include Head of Privacy (from a smaller/mid-size company) (3-5 years in a similar leadership role), Senior Legal Counsel (Privacy Focus) from a large enterprise (5-7 years in a senior in-house privacy counsel role) and Privacy Consulting Partner (from Big 4 or specialist firm) (4-6 years as a partner or principal consultant). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director, Privacy Operations progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) (3-5 years in the Director, Privacy Operations role) and VP, Legal & Compliance (broader scope) (4-6 years in the Director, Privacy Operations role), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Director, Privacy Operations in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 7 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Director, Privacy Operations?

Increasingly, AI Governance & Ethical AI Frameworks and Quantum Computing Privacy Implications. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows Director, Privacy Operations, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 5 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Director, Privacy Operations: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 7

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Legal

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

Your expertise in global privacy operations is highly transferable. You could move into senior privacy leadership roles in almost any industry, from FinTech and Healthcare to Retail and Tech. The core principles of building robust privacy programmes remain consistent, though the specific regulatory nuances will vary.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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