Data Privacy Leader: Governance & Compliance

Filinvest Group; Muntinlupa; On-site; PHP 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Filinvest Group seeks a senior leader to head the Data Privacy Department, overseeing the privacy program across all business units. You will drive governance, risk assessment, and compliance with the Data Privacy Act, coordinating with Legal, IT, HR and senior management.

You will monitor KPIs, prepare dashboards, oversee COPs, and support the DPO in regulatory engagements and audits, while advancing privacy maturity and awareness initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Legal Management (related field preferred but not required not preferred)
• Law (related field preferred but not required)
• Experience with Data Privacy and Protection, privacy impact assessments, governance and incident response

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the Data Privacy Department.
• Oversee enterprise privacy compliance initiatives and programs.
• Develop and implement privacy governance strategies, frameworks, and roadmaps.
• Monitor privacy KPIs, compliance metrics, and program effectiveness.
• Prepare executive updates, dashboards, and management reports.
• Coordinate COPs and oversight to Privacy Officers.
• Support the DPO in regulatory engagements, inspections, and audits.
• Ensure consistent implementation of privacy policies across units.
• Oversee PIAs, ROPAs, DSAs, and privacy reviews.
• Provide privacy guidance for projects, systems, vendors, and initiatives.
• Escalate significant privacy risks, incidents, and breaches to DPO and senior management.
• Lead privacy awareness campaigns and training programs.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, IT, HR, and business units on privacy matters.
• Monitor regulatory developments and propose program enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement to governance and compliance maturity.

Skills

Data privacy compliance

Privacy risk management

Data governance

Privacy operations

Incident & breach management

Vendor privacy management

ISO 27001

Audit & compliance monitoring

Privacy awareness & training

Privacy-by-design

Contract & legal review

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/IS/Cybersecurity/Business Admin/Law

Law or related field knowledge

Tools

ISO 27001

PIA/ DPIA tooling

Job description

Filinvest Group seeks a senior leader to head the Data Privacy Department, overseeing the privacy program across all business units. You will drive governance, risk assessment, and compliance with the Data Privacy Act, coordinating with Legal, IT, HR and senior management.

You will monitor KPIs, prepare dashboards, oversee COPs, and support the DPO in regulatory engagements and audits, while advancing privacy maturity and awareness initiatives across the organization.