Senior Privacy Consultant

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

📋 Description

• Lead or co-lead intricate privacy consulting projects from initiation to final delivery, which includes conducting stakeholder interviews, reviewing documentation, and performing analyses.

• Create high-quality privacy documentation, including policies, procedures, consent language, and privacy notices.

• Conduct legislative and regulatory research to provide client-specific guidance, identifying relevant compliance obligations and risks.

• Execute quality assurance checks on your own work, ensuring alignment with legal/regulatory requirements and client expectations.

• Develop project timelines and monitor progress, ensuring that milestones are achieved and deliverables are completed on time.

• Engage in client meetings to present findings, clarify recommendations, and address feedback.

• Stay informed about Canadian privacy legislation, case law, and regulator guidance, incorporating updates into project work.

• Recognize opportunities to enhance client outcomes through customized recommendations and practical implementation strategies.

• Assist in business development by contributing to proposals, scoping documents, and sample deliverables for potential clients.

• Review and provide feedback on Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), risk assessments, and other documents prepared by Privacy Consultants.

• Offer detailed feedback and coaching to Privacy Consultants to enhance the quality, structure, and clarity of deliverables, maintaining consistent quality standards across the team’s work.

• Serve as an escalation point for Privacy Consultants dealing with complex analyses or ambiguous legislative interpretations.

• Support the Manager in resource allocation, balancing workloads, and alerting when additional team support is required.

• Identify opportunities to enhance internal templates, guidance documents, and processes based on insights gained from reviewing deliverables.

• Share subject matter expertise on emerging trends, regulatory updates, and best practices through informal mentoring and knowledge-sharing.

• Play a pivotal role in product development alongside other PrivacyWorks team members as we continue to grow our offerings and clientele.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in information privacy.

• CIPP/C certification.

• Additional designations are highly desirable (CIPM, AIGP, CIPT, CIPP/EU, CIPP/US, CISSP, etc.).

• Professional certifications from the Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC), such as AAPP®, CAPP®, or MAPP®, are considered advantageous.

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Canadian Privacy legislation at both the National and Provincial levels.

• Familiarity with International privacy laws, including GDPR.

• Proven experience in assisting companies to implement extensive privacy and data protection programs.

• Strong technical skills and advanced proficiency with software such as Excel, Word, Visio (or other data mapping tools).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Extended Health Benefits.

• Annual Wellness Allowance.

• Rapid career advancement within a high-impact role.

• Remote-first workplace (eliminating the need for commuting!).