Privacy Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the implementation, management, and ongoing enhancement of the organization's global privacy/data protection program.

• Convert legal and regulatory obligations into actionable business processes.

• Oversee privacy operations and collaborative initiatives across various functions.

• Integrate privacy by design principles into products, services, systems, and data applications.

• Administer and enhance privacy program operations, which include intake, privacy rights requests, inquiries, incident coordination, data mapping, records of processing, and supporting workflows.

• Conduct and facilitate Privacy Impact Assessments, Data Protection Impact Assessments, artificial intelligence risk assessments, and related reviews of data usage.

• Recognize risks and coordinate effective mitigation strategies.

• Provide advice to Legal, Information Security, Technology, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Human Resources, Procurement, and business stakeholders.

• Lead cross-functional privacy initiatives by outlining scope, requirements, milestones, dependencies, resources, and implementation strategies.

• Track progress, escalate challenges, and ensure tasks are completed.

• Create and maintain privacy policies, notices, standards, procedures, templates, playbooks, knowledge resources, and training materials.

• Keep abreast of U.S. and international privacy and data protection developments, translating evolving requirements into practical business and technical guidance.

• Establish metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting.

• Assist with privacy-related contract evaluations, third-party risk assessments, cross-border data transfer reviews, consent and preference management, retention, and data lifecycle governance.

• Champion privacy by design and default methodologies throughout product, service, software, cloud, digital platforms, and emerging technology lifecycles.

• Foster a culture of privacy through stakeholder engagement, coaching, and subject matter expertise.

• Offer guidance to less experienced privacy professionals and cross-functional partners, as applicable.

• Act as a privacy subject matter expert and cross-functional program leader.

• Influence privacy practices across diverse functions and business initiatives.

• Propose practical solutions that balance compliance, customer and employee trust, risk mitigation, scalability, and business goals.

• Collaborate closely with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Human Resources, Procurement, Internal Audit, and business leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in law, public policy, business administration, information systems, information security, computer science, data governance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Five to eight years of practical experience in privacy, data protection, compliance, risk management, data governance, or related program or project management roles.

• Solid understanding of U.S. and international privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation and California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act.

• Experience with privacy rights requests, privacy impact assessments, data mapping or records of processing, incident response, privacy contracting, website compliance, and privacy by design methodologies.

• Capability to independently manage multiple concurrent, cross-functional initiatives with competing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, critical thinking, and the ability to convert complex legal or technical concepts into clear, actionable guidance.

• Familiarity with privacy management, workflow, project management, or reporting tools such as OneTrust and ServiceNow.

• Valid authorization to work in the U.S.

• Preferred: Certified Information Privacy Professional, Certified Information Privacy Manager, Certified Information Privacy Technologist, Project Management Professional, or similar credential.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting technology, software, cloud, digital services, artificial intelligence or machine learning, or product development environments.

• Preferred: Background in developing privacy metrics, dashboards, executive reports, training, and cross-functional process enhancements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and prescription insurance plans.

• Options for Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Insurance offerings including life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet coverage.

• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.

• Paid vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer time, and parental & caregiver leave.

• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of employment.

• Lifestyle Spending Account.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Access to virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity resources, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources.

• Employee recognition and awards platform.

• Potential for an annual performance-based bonus.