Director, Privacy Risk Management Specialist

Reinsurance Group Of America, Incorporated; Chesterfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading reinsurance company as a data privacy expert where you will lead the development and implementation of privacy strategies to ensure compliance with global regulations. You will manage a team focused on privacy best practices and drive innovation within a collaborative environment. This role requires extensive experience in IT and data privacy, and a Bachelor’s degree.

Benefits

Annual bonus plan

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Employee equity incentive plan

Respectful and welcoming environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive professional experience in complex IT environments.
• 7 years in a complex, global corporation.
• CIPP Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead team responsible for data privacy compliance.
• Develop and implement data privacy strategies.
• Act as liaison with regulatory authorities.

Skills

Data Privacy Expertise

Leadership

Project Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

OneTrust

IronMountain

Job description

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Leverages expertise to build upon and lead a team responsible for data use innovation and compliance with global data protection and privacy regulations. Lead and manage an enterprise data privacy strategy, policies, standards and best practices approach aligned with RGA's data privacy and data protection needs. Act as corporate advocate for data privacy and global regulatory mandates with a focus on enabling RGA’s Business and innovation.

Principal Duties

- As a subject matter expert further develop and implement a framework and approach for establishing an effective and appropriate data privacy environment for the organization:

• a. Establishes and communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adapt to global policies and procedures in data privacy; proposes changes to existing policies and procedures to ensure effective risk mitigation, operating efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

b. Lead and further develop a privacy team responsible for privacy services such as data retention, data subject rights requests, processing activity inventories and other key privacy compliance services. Monitor operational effectiveness of each privacy service, identify opportunities to streamline, and assure each service is fulfilling privacy requirements.

• c. Develops and maintains effective and appropriate policies, procedures, and supporting documentation to demonstrate compliance; and further develop integrated compliance strategies across the Company to optimize new data use and innovations.

• d. Independently establishes governance structures that will serve to support the enterprise data privacy framework, improve the overall data privacy risk management competency and capability enterprise wide, and use expertise to resolve complex problems and promote privacy best practices to improve business processes and mitigate risk across a broad geographic area.

- Applies data privacy expertise in the diagnosis of business risks, evaluation of solution alternatives and delivery of systems solutions.

- Acts as a corporate advocate for data privacy, data protection, and information risk management best practices working with all other appropriate stakeholders, and works as a liaison with state, federal, and global regulatory authorities as required.

- Maintains and fosters effective business relationships globally and builds relationships among key business stakeholders.

-Responsible for, and lead a small team for which he/she mentors and provides training, to include associates across the enterprise on policies, processes, and best practices relating to data privacy and protection. Performs supervisory duties including, but not limited to; hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining of direct reports.

-Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

-Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Required Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• 10 years of progressive professional experience evaluating, delivering, and/or managing in a complex IT environment(s)

• 10+ year’s professional experience including 7 years working in a complex, global corporation.

• Proven leadership and management experience at a large public company.

• Knowledge of privacy and data safeguarding methods and identifies/resolves operational and organizational problems.

• Advanced knowledge of Data Privacy field including knowledge of best practices and privacy program policies.

• Knowledge of GDPR, GLBA, and USA state and international standards and regulations regarding privacy.

• Knowledge of data privacy/data security threats and vulnerabilities.

• Engineering or technology background a plus

• Ability to drive problem solving from an abstract, high level as well as from deep in the details

• Exceptional ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.

• Advanced project management skills. Demonstrates ability to evaluate project objectives and scope feasibility, gain understanding, schedule resources, and manage budget to plan.

• Demonstrated ability to convey business terminology that is meaningful and well received. Advanced people management skills, demonstrating an ability to lead, mentor, and develop associates.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational changes.

• Ability to quickly learn and understand the business of RGA.

Technical Requirements :

• CIPP Certification

• OneTrust

• IronMountain

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Compensation Range:

$104,350.00 - $155,350.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.