Senior Manager, Global Data Privacy

We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.

Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.

Wingstop is seeking a Manager – Global Data Privacy - to play a key role as subject matter expert in data privacy serving both our domestic and international markets.

The Manager – Global Data Privacy will help to drive and influence our overall data privacy program. Ensuring the completeness and effectiveness of the day-to-day processes and functions in place to support Wingstop’s global data privacy program. They will provide advice and help implement privacy by design into data processes and projects.

The role will work cross-functionally with internal resources such as Legal, HR, IT/Digital, Security, International, and Marketing functions along with external resources including outside counsel, privacy consultants, and third parties. The Manager – Global Data Privacy will help prioritize and coach Data Privacy Analyst(s) to ensure Wingstop satisfies its privacy obligations and to ensure that personal data is processed in authorized, fair, and legitimate way.

The Manager – Global Data Privacy will provide thought leadership and guidance in helping to drive data privacy requirements within our existing and future markets, influencing technology stack and operational processes requirements.

In this role, the Manager – Global Data Privacy will be responsible for:

• Working to align privacy by design principles and solutions from the first stage of development to meet regulatory compliance needs and reduce future privacy risks.
• Implementing privacy solutions and technologies necessary to continue to enhance Wingstop’s data privacy program and to simplify the ongoing support of data privacy obligations.
• Verifying that solutions comply with privacy policies and operational procedures are correctly implemented.
• Reviewing and assess third-party service providers’ privacy practices to ensure alignment with the Wingstop’s data protection standards.
• Advising on due diligence processes for onboarding new vendors, partners or customers, ensuring compliance with contractual and legal obligations.
• Supporting the management and organization of vendor data processing agreements and related documents. Engaging cross-functionally with professionals of varying IT, information security, and privacy knowledge.
• Interacting with users, developers, and architects to define system data privacy requirements and drive data solutions, while protecting data assets.
• Facilitating and promoting activities to foster privacy awareness within... [truncated for brevity]

To be successful in the role, the candidate will have

• A passion for data privacy and working knowledge of Global privacy regulations (i.e CCPA, GDPR, PIPA, PIPEDA, etc..)
• Ability to manage and coach Data Privacy Analyst(s)
• Familiarity with One Trust ecosystem of products preferred.
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools (e.g., Enterprise ChatGPT, Claude Cowork, CoPilot) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply…