Global Privacy Paralegal II — Compliance & Data Mapping

Project-Management-Institute; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Project-Management-Institute is seeking a Privacy Compliance professional to support the organization’s global privacy program, including contract review, privacy rights requests management, compliance tracking, legal research, and cross-functional coordination.

The role requires 2–5 years of privacy or paralegal experience, knowledge of GDPR, and strong analytical and organizational skills. You will draft policies, monitor regulatory developments, and help with audits and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate preferred.
• 2–5 years of privacy, compliance, legal ops, or paralegal experience.
• Working knowledge of GDPR and major privacy frameworks.
• Ability to review and identify issues in routine privacy agreements.
• Strong analytical and issue-spotting skills.
• Ability to work independently on recurring matters.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and maintenance of the global data protection compliance strategy and governance processes.
• Draft and maintain privacy policies, procedures, notices, and training materials.
• Monitor developments in global privacy laws and regulations and prepare summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Independently manage routine data subject rights requests and related inquiries including coordination, response drafting, and resolution
• Review routine data processing agreements, privacy addenda, and privacy-related contractual clauses using approved standards and playbooks.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders to support privacy reviews for projects, systems, vendors, and initiatives.
• Assist with privacy impact assessments, data mapping, and compliance documentation efforts.
• Support privacy audits, remediation tracking, and compliance reporting activities.
• Conduct legal and factual research involving domestic and international privacy regulations.

Skills

Privacy compliance

Legal operations

Paralegal experience

GDPR knowledge

Contract review

Stakeholder coordination

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Job description

Project-Management-Institute is seeking a Privacy Compliance professional to support the organization’s global privacy program, including contract review, privacy rights requests management, compliance tracking, legal research, and cross-functional coordination.

The role requires 2–5 years of privacy or paralegal experience, knowledge of GDPR, and strong analytical and organizational skills. You will draft policies, monitor regulatory developments, and help with audits and documentation.