Data Privacy Risk Manager
W2 Only - No C2c, No 1099 , No Visa-sponsorship/Handlers
- Support the implementation of the Privacy Program, ensuring the client meets its legal, regulatory, and reputational responsibilities
- Support, and at times lead the team, on specific regulatory Compliance projects /initiatives for privacy, for example, the mapping of applicable regulatory obligations to risks, controls, controls testing and policy documents
- Provide strong subject matter expertise to the privacy program, including being the lead for certain program pillars;
- Support the team in partnering with the business and support functions to conduct analyses of the key personal data processing of their areas, including documentation of data flows, processes and procedures;
- Provide expert knowledge on identification of risks and controls to address privacy requirements and translate them into guidelines to improve business compliance;
- Collaborate with the Privacy Legal team to translate legal requirements into privacy program deliverables and processes;
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for privacy compliance processes in support of our privacy strategy;
- Develop and leverage key performance indicators to track, manage, measure and report on metrics across the organization related to key privacy and compliance trends; and
- Implement appropriate data privacy compliance controls and tools, including working with compliance technology support and other internal functions to make improvements to systems and workflows and address any gaps identified.
- Minimum 7 years of data privacy Compliance and/or legal experience in-house, at a privacy regulator, a law firm, and/or in the government;
- Substantial subject matter expertise in data privacy laws, rules, regulations, and industry standards, including sound working knowledge of EU GDPR and US state privacy laws as well as expertise in managing privacy risk and compliance;
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience in identifying, assessing and calling out risk (across different functions and levels of the business);
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment in cross-functional teams, prioritize and meet deadlines;
- An ability to advise and influence senior business people on data privacy matters;
- Strong stakeholder management experience and skills to collaborate effectively with security and risk professionals, engineers, software developers, product development, Human Resources, and other teams;
- Strong communication skills and belief in the effective management of privacy as a key business differentiator and core value;
- Excellent presentation and negotiation skills and the ability to thrive in an open office environment and as part of a fast-paced team; and
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Experience working with and/or within regulated financial institutions, software and other technology companies, media corporations, or large global organisations;
- A real passion for being part of a global in-house team and contributing to team knowledge and development;
- A track record of operating successfully and contributing to the development of others; and
- Law degree preferred, but not required
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