Chief Privacy Officer

7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting‑edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to ‘activate awesome’ and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.

Irving, TX | Full-Time | In‑Office

Enable Innovation. Shape the Future.

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking a visionary Senior Director‑level leader, Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) to lead 7-Eleven, Inc.’s enterprise privacy, data protection, data governance, records retention, cybersecurity, and serve as the privacy and data‑protection lead within the enterprise AI governance program. Reporting to the VP, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, this leader will play a critical role in helping the company leverage data and emerging technologies responsibly while maintaining the trust of millions of customers.

Working across Legal, Compliance, IT, Information Security, Digital, and many business teams, the CPO will drive enterprise‑wide privacy and responsible data strategy, oversee compliance with evolving regulations, and champion responsible AI practices that support innovation and growth.

This is a unique opportunity to shape enterprise strategy at one of the world's most recognized brands. You will influence how data, privacy, cybersecurity, records retention, and AI drive innovation across a global organization while protecting the trust that powers our business.

• Lead and advance the enterprise privacy, data protection, and governance program.
• Ensure compliance with global privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, and emerging AI regulations.
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise leadership on business impact and risk.
• Establish and oversee privacy policies, standards, controls, and governance frameworks.
• Co‑chair cross‑functional governance committees and drive enterprise accountability.
• Partner with business and technology teams to embed Privacy by Design and responsible data practices across the organization.
• Translate new regulatory requirements into engineering‑ready privacy controls and reusable patterns within a committed timeframe.

• Lead privacy risk assessments, data protection impact assessments, AI/data impact reviews, compliance audits, and remediation plans.
• Oversee data lifecycle management, including, but not limited data mapping, retention, transfer, and deletion practices.
• Partner with Information Security, Technology, and Legal teams to strengthen privacy and security controls and mitigate risk.
• Support privacy‑related incident response and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Advise leadership on information governance, data stewardship, and emerging technology risks.

• Establish and manage privacy, data protection, AI, and records retention reviews for vendors, partners, and other third parties.
• Partner with Legal, Procurement, Information Security, and business stakeholders to incorporate privacy, cybersecurity, data use, AI retention, audit, and incident‑response requirements into contracts, onboarding, and ongoing third‑party governance.
• Oversee third‑party compliance monitoring, vendor risk assessments, due diligence, remediation, and escalation for high‑risk processing, AI systems, data transfers, and sensitive data use.

• Serve as the privacy and data‑protection lead on the enterprise AI Governance Council and responsible AI framework.
• Advise business and technology leaders on AI risk, privacy, cybersecurity, compliance, responsible innovation, and other relevant areas.
• Partner with the AI Governance Council to develop and maintain AI governance policies, standards, and controls aligned with applicable law and relevant frameworks.
• Assess and mitigate legal, ethical, operational, and reputational risks associated with AI technologies.
• Coordinate AI…