Data Governance & Privacy Analyst (GDPR/CCPA)

Jobtailor; Dearborn (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford is seeking a Data Governance Professional to analyze privacy requirements, oversee data-use practices, and support governance across a global data environment. The role requires collaboration with legal, privacy, security, HR, and development teams to implement robust data controls.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in requirements analysis or data management, with hands-on experience in GCP BigQuery, SQL, and privacy audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, MIS, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• 3-5 years in business requirements analysis, process management, project management, or data management.
• Experience with cross-functional stakeholders across business, legal, privacy, security, risk, and tech.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills.
• Authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship not provided.

Responsibilities

• Process manual requests through the Data Activation Portal (DAP).
• Analyze customer and stakeholder needs to identify privacy requirements and approvals.
• Use GCP BigQuery, Alteryx, R, and Python to analyze data and support privacy initiatives.
• Employ SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB to extract, transform, and load data for analysis.
• Collaborate with the Office of the General Counsel, HR, Security, Risk, and App Development.
• Support privacy safeguards within a global data environment.
• Support GDPR and CCPA audits, access reviews, and governance assessments.
• Escalate privacy and compliance issues and develop technical solutions.
• Serve as a data governance SME and partner with data stewards.
• Maintain knowledge of country- and region-specific data-security laws.
• Recommend enhancements to Ford's enterprise data governance model.
• Improve data governance, privacy review, and approval processes.
• Manage multiple workstreams with documentation and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent with ambiguity

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/MIS or related field

Tools

GCP BigQuery

Alteryx

R

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Ford is seeking a Data Governance Professional to analyze privacy requirements, oversee data-use practices, and support governance across a global data environment. The role requires collaboration with legal, privacy, security, HR, and development teams to implement robust data controls.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in requirements analysis or data management, with hands-on experience in GCP BigQuery, SQL, and privacy audits.