Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Lead

Maarut; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist to guide planning and development of PIAs evaluating new technologies, information systems, or policies for privacy compliance under FIPPA, PIPEDA, PHIPA and related laws.

You will lead cross‑jurisdictional privacy projects with public sector and private partners, manage PIA processes, mitigate risks, and provide strategic privacy guidance to IT and policy stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must have strong knowledge of privacy laws and PIA processes.
• Ability to interpret FIPPA/MFIPPA, PHIPA and related regulations.
• Experience with cross‑jurisdiction privacy projects.
• Proven ability to mitigate privacy risks and advise on policy matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Privacy Impact Assessments ensuring privacy requirements are met.
• Provide guidance on privacy laws, regulations, and standards to ministries and staff.
• Manage PIA intake, workload, and resource allocation; respond to changing deadlines.
• Lead client stakeholder engagement and advise on project provisioning and policy decisions.
• Collaborate on cross‑cluster teams to implement FOI/Privacy commitments.

Skills

PIA & privacy law knowledge

PIA process experience

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder leadership

Risk management

Communication skills

Information security awareness

Tools

PIA tools (OPS)

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist to guide planning and development of PIAs evaluating new technologies, information systems, or policies for privacy compliance under FIPPA, PIPEDA, PHIPA and related laws.

You will lead cross‑jurisdictional privacy projects with public sector and private partners, manage PIA processes, mitigate risks, and provide strategic privacy guidance to IT and policy stakeholders.