People Data Review Program Manager V

Crystal Equation; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision/life insurance

401K

Parental leave

Job summary

Crystal Equation Corporation is seeking a People Data Review Program Manager to join the PRPC team, guiding risk initiatives across global partners. You will lead end-to-end assessments of employment, privacy, and AI risk for new use cases involving People Data, acting as a systems thinker with a no-fail mindset in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, framework implementation, cross-functional collaboration with product teams, and driving compliant product

Qualifications

• 10+ years in risk assessment, assurance, and compliance management.
• Strong privacy and/or employment compliance and data protection (GDPR, CCPA).
• Technical literacy with infrastructure and data processing understanding.
• Analytical rigor and structured thinking with speed and precision.
• Proven ownership of work and ability to operate independently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end risk assessments across privacy and employment compliance for product initiatives.
• Apply and maintain rigorous risk frameworks to evaluate complex compliance risks.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to assess risks from data processing perspectives.
• Lead the People Data Review program with high attention to detail and speed.
• Influence product development via compliance-by-design principles.

Skills

Risk assessment

Privacy compliance

Data processing

Analytical thinking

Ownership

Job description

People Data Review Program Manager V Remote Summary

The People Data Review Program Manager will join the People Risk, Privacy, Compliance (PRPC) team to work across our key partners to lead risk initiatives to scale our global program. Specifically, the People Data Review Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring end-to-end assessment of employment and privacy and AI risk in new and novel use cases impacting People Data. The ideal person will have proven risk management skills, be a systems thinker, and have experience leading highly complex and highly matrixed company initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Risk Assessment & Analysis: Perform deep-dive risk assessments across privacy and employment compliance, specifically focusing on product-facing initiatives.
• Framework Implementation: Apply and maintain rigorous risk frameworks to evaluate a host of complex compliance risks.
• Product Collaboration: Partner with technical teams to understand how products are built from an infrastructure and data processing perspective to assess associated risks.
• People Data Review: Join and support the People Data Review program, managing high-intensity workflows with a no-fail approach to speed and attention to detail.
• Influence by Design: Influence product development through "compliance by design" principles to ensure long-term adherence to global protection standards.
• Lead end-to-end risk assessments for projects and initiatives involving people data, maintaining accountability throughout the process and collaborating with legal
• Lead the resolution of issues identified during reviews, working in partnership with legal and cross-functional compliance teams.
• Develop and own communication plans to communicate program status, issues, and risks effectively and proactively to stakeholders and leadership
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and ensure HR Compliance is not compromised.
• Exercise excellent people skills, be a team player with a bias to action.
• Be motivated by the opportunity to solve complex HR risk problems within an operations environment.
• Define and track key metrics and key quality and performance indicators and drive cross functional execution of program deliverables.

Requirements

• Deep Domain Expertise: At least 10 years of professional experience in risk assessment, assurance, and compliance management
• Compliance Knowledge: Strong expertise in privacy and/or employment compliance and data protection (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Technical Literacy: A strong technical data background, including an understanding of infrastructure and data processing.
• Analytical Rigor: Exceptional structured thinking and an "educated" approach to risk analysis where speed and precision are critical.
• Ownership: A reliable, trustworthy professional with a proven track record of taking full ownership of their work.
• Risk management or Compliance expertise; preferably 2nd line of defense risk management or internal audit experience within a Tech company
• Strong background in People Data Privacy and/or User Data Privacy.
• Employment compliance experience.
• The ideal candidate should be able to work independently, requiring minimal guidance, and can "hit the ground running" Proven ability to conduct risk assessments for privacy, employment, security, and AI compliance in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Have working knowledge or willingness to quickly learn the content and requirements of various employment laws, regulations, industry guidance, and company compliance policies.
• Demonstrate data analytical skills, creativity, and experience working with attention to detail
• Experience maintaining open, candid, and trusting work relationships with both engineering teams and legal partners.
• Pay range is $95- $100 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more.
• Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.
• Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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