Data Protection and Privacy Specialist

Apex Systems; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K program

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems, based in Jersey City, New Jersey, is seeking a Data Protection and Privacy Specialist to support the Privacy Office and ensure adherence to regulatory data protection requirements across all business lines globally.

The role involves maintaining privacy policies, conducting PIAs/DPIAs, and advising on privacy risk controls for projects and cloud initiatives while staying current on evolving technologies and related risks.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of related experience in data privacy, audit, information security, or risk management.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain understanding of global data privacy laws and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct privacy inventories and DPIAs/PIAs.
• Manage privacy inquiries and provide consultation or escalation.
• Perform privacy vendor evaluations for third-party onboarding.
• Identify privacy risk areas with business lines and determine controls.
• Draft and maintain privacy policies and guidelines.
• Assist with changes in laws/regulations and their impact.
• Assist with annual privacy training and awareness program.

Skills

Data Privacy Knowledge

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PIA/DPIA

Job description

Job#: 3047036

Job Description:

Data Protection and Privacy Specialist

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey

Role Overview

As a member of the Data Protection and Technology Services team, this role will support the efforts of the Privacy Office to ensure adherence to regulatory and legal data protection and privacy requirements. This position supports all lines of business and functional areas across the organization globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a current understanding of global data privacy laws and regulatory requirements that apply to the organization.
• Conduct the annual privacy inventory of data and processing activities, performing PIA and DPIAs.
• Manage and respond to inquiries received in the privacy mailbox and provide consultation, guidance, or elevate as needed.
• Perform privacy vendor evaluations to assess regulatory and privacy risks associated with the onboarding of third parties.
• Liaise with business lines to identify privacy risk areas and determine appropriate privacy controls for new projects and cloud initiatives.
• Draft and maintain privacy policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assist in the review of changes to applicable laws and regulations and the interpretation of their impact.
• Assist with the annual privacy training and ongoing awareness program.
• Assist with procedures to address Data Subject Access Requests.
• Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk.
• Keep current on evolving technologies, such as AI, and their associated risks and impact on data protection.
• Assist with data breach investigations, management reporting, and trend analysis impacting data privacy and confidentiality.
• Support other daily program elements as needed.

Required Qualifications

Experience: A minimum of 3-4 years of related experience in areas such as data privacy, audit, information security, or risk management is required.

Education: A Bachelor's degree is preferred, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant industry certification (e.g., CIPM, CIPP EU/A/C/US, CISSP, etc.).

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.