Lead Privacy Consultant

Transamerica; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

Résumé du poste

Transamerica is seeking a Lead Privacy Consultant to join its Privacy team in a hybrid Philadelphia office. You will lead privacy by design initiatives, facilitate PIAs and DPIAs, and translate complex privacy requirements into practical solutions across global operations.

The role requires deep knowledge of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, and strong collaboration with Technology, Legal and business units. Applicants located near Transamerica offices are preferred, but remote candidates may also be

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of privacy, data security and/or other relevant experience.
• Deep practical understanding of global privacy laws and frameworks (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA) with ability to apply regulatory obligations in business/tech context.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce thorough, precise work products.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for technical, legal, and business audiences.
• Ability to manage assigned work independently in evolving environments.
• Collaborative working style across team priorities.

Responsabilités

• Support the development of enterprise privacy by design playbook with guidance materials and translate privacy requirements into practical standards for business and technology teams.
• Facilitate and review PIAs and DPIAs across domestic and international activities, ensuring thorough, consistent assessments with actionable findings.
• Manage assigned workstreams, track tasks, dependencies, and deliverables and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Translate privacy requirements into practical operational and business outcomes.
• Identify, assess, and communicate privacy risks and remediation recommendations from PIAs, tech reviews, and vendor engagements.
• Prepare clear, structured deliverables including risk summaries, assessment reports, governance updates, and implementation recommendations.
• Support privacy operations activities including notices, RoPAs, training, data subject access requests, and framework maturity.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders to gather information and drive timely execution.

Connaissances

PIA/DPIA facilitation

Global privacy laws

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Description du poste

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Job Family

Regulatory Compliance

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.

Job Description Summary

Join Transamerica’s growing Privacy team and put your privacy expertise to work on meaningful, high-visibility initiatives across the business. As a Lead Privacy Consultant, you will be a key contributor to our privacy by design program - partnering with business and technology teams, facilitating PIAs and DPIAs, and helping turn complex privacy requirements into practical solutions. This role offers the opportunity to broaden your experience across emerging technologies and global operations while helping strengthen a developing global privacy framework. We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented professional who communicates clearly, understands technology, asks thoughtful questions, and takes pride in producing high-quality work. Applicants located near key Transamerica offices are preferred, but remote candidates may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of Transamerica's enterprise privacy by design playbook, contributing subject matter expertise, drafting guidance materials, and helping translate privacy requirements into practical standards for business and technology teams
• Facilitate and review PIAs and DPIAs across domestic and international business activities, ensuring assessments are thorough, consistent, and produce clear, actionable findings and recommendations
• Manage assigned workstreams within privacy by design initiatives, tracking tasks, dependencies, and deliverables and escalating issues as appropriate
• Translate privacy requirements — including global privacy laws, technical standards, and enterprise risk appetite — into practical operational and business outcomes
• Identify, assess, and communicate privacy risks, dependencies, and remediation recommendations arising from PIAs, technology reviews, AI use cases, and vendor engagements
• Prepare clear, well-structured deliverables, including risk summaries, assessment reports, governance updates, and implementation recommendations
• Support broader privacy operations activities including but not limited to notices, records of processing activities (RoPAs), training enhancements, data subject access requests, process maturity initiatives, and the privacy risk control framework
• Contribute to team knowledge through work product quality, attention to detail, and willingness to share expertise and support colleagues
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders — including Technology, Product, Legal, Security, and business units — to gather information, drive follow-through, and support timely execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business field or equivalent experience
• 8 years of privacy, data security and/or other relevant experience
• Deep practical understanding of global privacy laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, and emerging international requirements, with the ability to apply regulatory obligations in a business and technology context
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to produce thorough, precise, and well-structured work product
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex privacy concepts clearly to technical, legal, and business audiences
• Ability to manage assigned work independently, maintain momentum, and drive tasks to completion in ambiguous or evolving environments
• Collaborative working style with a willingness to contribute across a range of team priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in business, law, technology, or risk
• 5 years of direct privacy experience with demonstrated expertise in privacy by design principles and privacy impact assessments
• CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or comparable privacy certification; AI governance, compliance, risk, audit, or project management certification also valued
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and reviewing PIAs and DPIAs in complex enterprise environments
• Strong technical fluency, with the ability to engage meaningfully with technology, data architecture, AI systems, and cybersecurity concepts in the context of privacy risk
• Experience contributing to privacy by design programs or PIA frameworks in a large, complex organization
• Financial services experience

Working Conditions

• Hybrid-Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $120K - $140K annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Philadelphia, PA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Compensation Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance