Data Privacy Lead

Jobtailor; Montana; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a privacy engineer to partner with enterprise and business-unit leaders to embed privacy into strategic initiatives from design through execution. You will work across data systems, products, and processes to strengthen controls and governance across the organization.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with privacy policies, frameworks, PIAs, and cloud environments, with a track record of delivering measurable program improvements and strong collaboration with

Qualifications

• At least three years of direct data privacy experience.
• More than five years overall; fintech/financial services preferred.
• Understanding of privacy policies, PETs, and privacy control frameworks.
• Experience interpreting privacy regulations and conducting PIAs across cloud environments.
• Strong project management and ability to coordinate multiple complex projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Embed privacy in strategic initiatives with enterprise stakeholders.
• Support global privacy controls framework implementation and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain privacy policies, standards, and procedures.
• Conduct privacy impact assessments on apps, products, and processes.
• Monitor GDPR, CCPA/CPRA to update privacy program.
• Enable responsible AI governance through automated processes.
• Deliver privacy training and awareness materials.
• Respond to inquiries from business units, regulators, or customers.
• Report privacy program metrics and KPIs to Senior Leadership.

Skills

Privacy engineering

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work closely with enterprise and business unit stakeholders to embed privacy in strategic initiatives during the design and execution phases
• Support the implementation, monitoring, and testing of our global privacy controls framework
• Assist in developing and maintaining policies, standards, and procedures that support global privacy program objectives and emerging benchmarks
• Conduct rigorous privacy impact (PIAs) and control assessments on applications, products, and processes to evaluate compliance with laws, regulations, and internal standards
• Monitor and track privacy and data protection regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA) to continually update and improve our program
• Enable the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning through automated governance processes
• Contribute to, support, and deliver privacy-specific training and awareness materials across the organization
• Research and respond to complex privacy-related inquiries from business units, customers, or regulatory agencies
• Manage data privacy program metrics, KPIs, and reporting, including delivering comprehensive readouts and updates to Senior Leadership

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of direct data privacy, data protection, or privacy engineering experience
• More than five (5) years of professional work experience, with a strong preference for experience within the financial services or FinTech industries
• In-depth understanding of privacy policies, principles, and privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs)
• Strong familiarity with privacy control frameworks
• Documented experience interpreting privacy regulations and conducting privacy impact assessments across diverse cloud environments
• Proven project management and coordination skills, with a track record of meeting deadlines, prioritizing assignments, and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated leadership and partnering skills, with excellent verbal and written communication skills to inform, influence, and build relationships with both technical and non-technical partners