Privacy-by-Design Program Lead

Aquent (United States); Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a Technical Compliance Specialist to lead privacy-by-design across Product, Design, and Marketing. You will align privacy requirements with engineering and legal teams, and drive regulatory asks across multiple organizations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, research, and the ability to manage several high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment. Strong privacy knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Translate regulatory requirements (e.g., DMA, GDPR, CCPA) into actionable privacy programs.
• Define privacy roadmaps: data mapping, risk assessments, incident preparedness.
• Monitor evolving privacy laws and ensure technical controls meet expectations.
• Support audits and assessments by organizing technical safeguards.
• 5–7+ years in program or project management, privacy, security, or data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy-by-design implementation across Product, Design, and Marketing.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams for global data usage reviews.
• Drive complex regulatory asks requiring cross-organizational input and prioritization.

Skills

Privacy governance

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Technical fluency

Education

B.S./M.S. in engineering / CS / OR / data science / math / stats / economics

Tools

SQL

Spark

AWS / GCP

Job description

Aquent is seeking a Technical Compliance Specialist to lead privacy-by-design across Product, Design, and Marketing. You will align privacy requirements with engineering and legal teams, and drive regulatory asks across multiple organizations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, research, and the ability to manage several high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment. Strong privacy knowledge is essential.