Global Privacy & Data Protection Leader

Trulioo; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Flexible Hybrid Working Environment

Wellness programs

Job summary

Trulioo is seeking a Senior Director, Global Privacy & Data Protection to lead our privacy program, data protection strategy, and designated Data Protection Officer responsibilities. This senior role collaborates with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Sales to embed privacy by design across products and operations.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive GDPR, US state, and Canadian privacy law expertise, plus experience scaling privacy programs in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in GDPR, EU data protection expectations, US state privacy laws, and Canadian privacy laws.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Trulioo’s global privacy and data protection strategy across priority markets, products, customers, and operating environments.
• Serve as Data Protection Officer for Europe, providing independent advice on GDPR and related obligations.
• Advise executive leadership on privacy risk, regulatory change, customer expectations, and product-innovation trade-offs.
• Represent Trulioo in privacy engagements with regulators, enterprise customers, and industry groups.
• Lead privacy incident readiness and response, including investigation support, breach assessment, and remediation.
• Develop reporting and insights that show privacy risk, regulatory readiness, and program maturity.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to embed privacy by design into agile development and data flows.

Skills

Privacy by design

Regulatory advisory

Executive leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Privacy law expertise

Education

Law degree or equivalent privacy qualification

Job description

Trulioo is seeking a Senior Director, Global Privacy & Data Protection to lead our privacy program, data protection strategy, and designated Data Protection Officer responsibilities. This senior role collaborates with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Sales to embed privacy by design across products and operations.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive GDPR, US state, and Canadian privacy law expertise, plus experience scaling privacy programs in a fast-paced SaaS environment.