Global Privacy Paralegal II - Policy & Compliance

Project Management Institute; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Management Institute is seeking a privacy program professional to support its global privacy program. You will handle contract reviews, privacy rights requests, compliance tracking, legal research, and cross-functional coordination.

The role requires independent judgment on routine matters and ongoing compliance activities. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in privacy, compliance, or paralegal work, with working knowledge of GDPR and major privacy frameworks.

Qualifications

• Must have strong analytical and issue-spotting skills.
• Ability to work independently on recurring matters.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and ongoing 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.
• Draft correspondence, summaries, reports, and other privacy-related documentation.
• Maintain legal records, compliance documentation, and investigation materials.

Skills

Analytical skills

Independent work

Cross-functional coordination

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Paralegal certificate preferred

Job description

Project Management Institute is seeking a privacy program professional to support its global privacy program. You will handle contract reviews, privacy rights requests, compliance tracking, legal research, and cross-functional coordination.

The role requires independent judgment on routine matters and ongoing compliance activities. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in privacy, compliance, or paralegal work, with working knowledge of GDPR and major privacy frameworks.