Senior Privacy Analyst – Support & Governance

## Senior Privacy Analyst – Support & Governance Apply locations:
South Jordan time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR101056
** Join our team and build your career with momentum as we champion your growth, elevate your ideas and engage you in purpose-driven work that makes a real difference every day.*
* ** Who we are
** Founded in 1997, Merrick Bank is an FDIC-insured financial institution headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with over $10 billion in assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of Card Works Financial Group, Merrick Bank serves roughly five million card members and more than 100,000 merchant customers nationwide.  
** What we do
** We provide credit cards, recreational loans, deposit accounts, merchant services and bank sponsor ships to consumers and businesses. As a leader in non-prime lending and merchant acquiring, we combine innovative technology with data-driven insights to help underserved consumers build and strengthen credit while delivering integrated, scalable payment solutions for businesses.

Merrick Bank ranks among the top 20 FDIC-insured credit card issuers in the U.S. and among the top 15 merchant acquirers by transaction volume.
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* Essential Functions:

*** Own and maintain assigned components of the privacy and compliance governance frameworks, including data inventories, privacy impact assessments, issue management, complaint governance, regulatory change management, and testing standards, as applicable.
* Establish, revise, and maintain standards, procedures, templates, methodologies, inventories, and related documentation for assigned governance areas.
* Provide oversight and challenge of enterprise privacy risk assessments, monitoring activities, and other governance reviews to evaluate program effectiveness, identify control weaknesses, and support risk-based oversight, Identify potential control gaps, assess adherence to governance expectations, and track remediation activities through resolution.
* Review assigned issues, findings, and compliance matters to confirm appropriate ownership, classification, documentation quality, and readiness for escalation or closure.
* Drive remediation, program enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Monitor milestone progression, support adherence to governance timelines, and escalate recurring quality concerns, missed milestones, governance breaches, or systemic issues, as appropriate.
* Partner with Compliance, Information Security, Legal, IT, business units, and other stakeholders to support consistent application of privacy and compliance governance standards.
* Support privacy reviews, governance reporting, key risk indicator tracking, audits, and regulatory examinations.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
** Requirements for Success:
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* Education & Experience:

*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Compliance, Risk Management, Legal Studies, Information Security, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
* Seven (7+) years of compliance, banking, audit, or risk experience required
* Experience with data governance, information security, or privacy-related processes within a regulated financial services environment preferred.
* Experience performing risk assessments or governance oversight required
* Experience supporting or building compliance programs aligned with regulatory expectations (e.g., GLBA, data privacy, or information security frameworks) preferred
** Knowledge, Skills and Capabilities:
*** Advanced knowledge of banking, privacy, and data protection laws and regulations.
* Relevant privacy, compliance, or risk certifications preferred, such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CISA, or CRCM.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex issues, identify root causes, and formulate sound recommendations.
* Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple simultaneous assignments while managing to time-sensitive deadlines.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas in a clear, concise, and organized manner.
* Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment within assigned governance…