Privacy Compliance Governance Lead
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Management
Corporate Strategy, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
The Privacy Governance Lead is responsible for managing the Privacy Governance team and ensuring the effective execution of the company’s privacy governance program. This includes overseeing the Privacy Governance team as they perform enterprise-wide privacy consulting, maintaining expertise in privacy regulations, conducting privacy impact assessments and privacy by design reviews, identifying privacy risks, and assisting in the development of privacy policies, procedures, and training.
The Lead will ensure that privacy governance practices are implemented consistently and in alignment with regulatory requirements and internal standards. This role requires strong leadership, operational rigor, and a deep understanding of privacy compliance frameworks. Demonstrate the company s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Manage the Privacy Governance team, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
Oversee the Privacy Governance team’s provision of privacy subject matter expertise and consulting across the enterprise.
Lead the execution of privacy impact assessments and privacy by design reviews as required.
Identify privacy risks across business units and coordinate with the Chief Privacy Officer on how to best mitigate those risks.
Assist with the development and implementation of privacy policies, procedures, and training programs.
Serve as the SME and remain current on evolving privacy, standards, directives, and industry guidance
Educate internal team members and external parties on compliance privacy, processes, and procedures
Advise business unit leadership on best practices related to their selected areas of responsibility to ensure compliance
Provide guidance to executives in executing risk assessments and implementing corrective action and mitigation strategies
Review reports and conduct broad, in depth, analysis of various compliance metrics to identify trends and support the resolution of potential vulnerabilities
Ability to travel independently, including to oversee training and audits
Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide direct feedback to direct reports
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Bachelors Degree in relevant field
4+ years of diversified leadership, communication, organization, and people motivation skills or equivalent experience
8+ years of professional experience within their privacy area
Strong leadership skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral and written communications and presentations
Excellent planning, organizing and followup skills with attention to detail and thorough documentation practices
Ability to organize and prioritize work based on changing and challenging deadlines
Highly collaborative individual, who has proven ability to work cross functionally and build strategic and mutually beneficial relationships at all levels of the organization
Ability to be self directed and work independently
Masters Degree in relevant field
Any prior compliance management or consulting experience
Current certification in their privacy area
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