Data Protection and Privacy Specialist

eTeam; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Client is seeking a Data Protection and Privacy Specialist to support its Privacy Office across the global organization. The role focuses on maintaining compliance with data protection laws, conducting privacy inventories and DPIAs, and guiding cross-functional teams on privacy controls and vendor assessments.

The position requires strong knowledge of privacy regulations, hands-on experience with data subject requests, and a proactive approach to risk management.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Certifications such as CIPM, CIPP EU/A/US, CISSP are valued.
• Experience in data privacy, audit, information security or risk management.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of and maintain a current understanding of global data privacy laws and regulatory requirements that apply to Client and its companies.
• Conduct Client’s 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 escalate as needed.
• Perform privacy vendor evaluations to assess regulatory and privacy risks and practices associated with the onboarding of third parties.
• Liaise with business lines to identify privacy risk areas and determine appropriate privacy controls to limit privacy risks to new projects, cloud hosting initiatives and/or special projects.
• Draft and/or maintain Client privacy policies, procedures and guidelines as needed. Assist other business lines with policies that may have an impact to individual’s privacy (e.g., employee handbook, technology usage, social media policy, etc.)
• Assist in the review of changes to applicable laws and regulations and interpretation of impact to Client and its companies.
• Assist with annual privacy training and ongoing awareness program.
• Assist with procedures to address Data Subject Access Requests
• Assist with the annual review of monitoring policies to prevent the loss of personal data/data leakage prevention monitoring.
• Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escape appropriately.
• Keep current on evolving technologies (e.g., AI) and the associated risks and impact to data protection.
• Assist with data breach investigations, management reporting, and trend analysis impacting data privacy and/or client confidentiality.
• Support other daily program elements as needed.

Skills

Data privacy

Audit

Information security

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIPM

CIPP EU

CIPP US

CISSP

Job description

Job Position: Data Protection and Privacy Specialist

Location: Jersey- preference- hybrid

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6 months with possible extension

The impact you will have in this role:

Being a member of the Data Protection and Technology Services team, this role will support the efforts of the Privacy Office to ensure Client's adherence to regulatory and legal data protection and privacy requirements, supporting all lines of businesses and across all functional areas of Client and its companies globally.

What You’ll Do

• Keep abreast of and maintain a current understanding of global data privacy laws and regulatory requirements that apply to Client and its companies.
• Conduct Client’s 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 escalate as needed.
• Perform privacy vendor evaluations to assess regulatory and privacy risks and practices associated with the onboarding of third parties.
• Liaise with business lines to identify privacy risk areas and determine appropriate privacy controls to limit privacy risks to new projects, cloud hosing initiatives and/or special projects.
• Draft and/or maintain Client privacy policies, procedures and guidelines as needed. Assist other business lines with policies that may have an impact to individual’s privacy (e.g., employee handbook, technology usage, social media policy, etc.)
• Assist in the review of changes to applicable laws and regulations and interpretation of impact to Client and its companies.
• Assist with annual privacy training and ongoing awareness program.
• Assist with procedures to address Data Subject Access Requests
• Assist with the annual review of monitoring policies to prevent the loss of personal data/data leakage prevention monitoring.
• Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escape appropriately.
• Keep current on evolving technologies (e.g., AI) and the associated risks and impact to data protection.
• Assist with data breach investigations, management reporting, and trend analysis impacting data privacy and/or client confidentiality.
• Support other daily program elements as needed.

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Sounds Like You?

• Minimum of 3-4 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Relevant industry certification (e.g., CIPM, CIPP EU/A/C/US, CISSP, etc.)
• Relevant experience to include (e, g, data privacy, audit, information security, risk management, etc.)