Data Protection & Compliance Manager

Kforce Inc; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce's client seeks a Manager, Data Protection and Compliance in Fort Lauderdale, FL to lead privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance initiatives across the enterprise. The role partners with Information Security, IT, Legal, Risk, and business stakeholders while serving as a subject-matter expert in privacy compliance and risk assessment.

The ideal candidate will support development, implementation, and monitoring of privacy programs, privacy awareness training, and incident

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IS, Cybersecurity, Business, Legal Studies or related field.
• 5+ years in privacy, compliance, risk management, audit, or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR and global privacy frameworks.
• Experience with privacy impact assessments, security reviews, risk assessments, and audits.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IT, Information Security, and business stakeholders to implement privacy programs.
• Analyze data flows and information usage to support program effectiveness and compliance.
• Provide guidance on PII collection, use, minimization, retention, sharing, and disposal.
• Develop and deliver privacy awareness and training initiatives.
• Conduct privacy and security assessments (GDPR, HIPAA, NIST, ISO, vendor risk, data mapping).
• Monitor changes to global privacy laws and communicate impacts across the organization.
• Serve as trusted advisor for privacy and data protection matters.
• Support privacy incident response activities and remediation.
• Identify privacy risks and partner with stakeholders to mitigate them.
• Review new systems and processes to ensure privacy requirements.
• Partner with technical teams to apply privacy-by-design principles.
• Support auditing, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Privacy compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Audit

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or related field

Job description

Kforce has a client seeking a Manager, Data Protection and Compliance in Fort Lauderdale, FL to support enterprise-wide privacy, data protection, and compliance initiatives. Summary: This role partners closely with Information Security, IT, Legal, Risk, and business stakeholders to help ensure compliance with global privacy regulations and data protection requirements. The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in privacy compliance, lead risk, and assessment activities, and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of privacy programs across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IT, Information Security, and business stakeholders to implement and monitor privacy compliance programs
• Analyze data flows and information usage to support privacy program effectiveness and regulatory compliance
• Provide guidance on Personally Identifiable Information (PII) collection, use, minimization, retention, sharing, and disposal
• Assist with the development and delivery of privacy awareness and training initiatives
• Conduct privacy and security assessments, including GDPR, HIPAA, NIST, ISO, vendor risk, data mapping, and compliance reviews
• Monitor changes to global privacy laws and regulations and communicate impacts across the organization
• Serve as a trusted advisor and internal resource for privacy and data protection matters
• Support privacy incident response activities, investigations, and remediation efforts
• Identify privacy compliance risks and partner with stakeholders to develop effective mitigation strategies
• Review new systems, products, and business processes to ensure compliance with privacy requirements
• Partner with technical teams to incorporate privacy-by-design and privacy engineering principles into solutions
• Support auditing, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives related to privacy compliance
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business, Legal Studies, or a related field; Equivalent experience considered
• 5+ years of experience in privacy, compliance, risk management, audit, information security, or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of global privacy and data protection regulations, including GDPR and other applicable frameworks
• Experience performing privacy impact assessments, security reviews, risk assessments, and compliance audits
• Understanding of information security principles and data protection controls
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical business solutions
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across all levels of an organization
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Customer-focused approach with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience supporting projects through the full system development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree
• Privacy Engineering experience
• Experience within a Legal, Audit, Compliance, Risk, or Governance function

Professional Privacy Certifications Such As

• CIPP/E
• CIPP/US
• CIPM
• CIPT
• Experience with vendor risk management programs
• Multilingual capabilities
• Ability to travel up to 25% as needed

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.