Privacy & AI Governance Associate

BDO USA, LLP; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA, LLP in McLean, VA is seeking an Associate to join its Privacy & Data Protection practice. The role offers exposure to privacy governance, data mapping, and AI governance across client engagements.

You will learn on the job, interact with professionals at all levels, and support PIAs, reports, data inventories, and use tools like OneTrust to maintain privacy program operations. Travel may be required as projects demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, computer science, cybersecurity, or business management is required.
• MBA or JD is preferred.
• Internships, externships or professional experience with data management, technology, compliance, and/or business management is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with people at all levels of the firm.

Responsibilities

• Participates in privacy and AI governance assessments.
• Participates in Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) or AI risk assessments of client systems, vendors, or processing activities.
• Develops policies and procedures.
• Manages individual project responsibilities related to information management project tasks.
• Assists with developing client reports, including findings and recommendations.
• Assists with developing data inventories and data maps.
• Utilizes tools like OneTrust to assist clients with maintaining privacy program operations.
• Develops and maintains client status reports.
• Develops assessment reports, including findings and recommendations.
• Provides data subject access requests support for the team by aggregating data sets, formulating responses to the data subject, and tracks response times and response methods; attends and documents technical client interviews, internal meetings and memorialize report and memorandum contents.
• Conducts research for client projects to ensure they receive the most up to date solutions available on the market.
• Supports project requests related to privacy and data protection.
• Budgets time and assists with multiple project requests simultaneously, as well as the ability to monitor project tasks and risks.
• Travel required as necessary.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Organization

Multitasking

Project management

Education

Engineering

Technology

Computer Science

Cybersecurity

Business Management

MBA

JD

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Visio

Job description

BDO USA, LLP in McLean, VA is seeking an Associate to join its Privacy & Data Protection practice. The role offers exposure to privacy governance, data mapping, and AI governance across client engagements.

You will learn on the job, interact with professionals at all levels, and support PIAs, reports, data inventories, and use tools like OneTrust to maintain privacy program operations. Travel may be required as projects demand.