Privacy & Data Governance Leader

Appfolio; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 167,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio is hiring a Compliance Director to mature our Privacy Compliance Program and data governance across the enterprise. You will lead privacy strategy, manage records retention, and stand up second‑line oversight with KPIs and KRIs.

You will partner with Legal, InfoSec, and product teams to embed privacy into workflows and ensure alignment with AI and emerging tech. In Richardson, this role offers a comprehensive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building and operationalizing privacy frameworks (CCPA/CPRA) and records retention.
• Experience defining compliance metrics and standardized reporting structures.
• Ability to brief executives and board committees with risk context.

Responsibilities

• Lead AppFolio’s Privacy Program and Enterprise Data Privacy Policy.
• Serve as privacy SME for third‑party risk management.
• Assess maturity of privacy program and roadmap improvements.
• Integrate data privacy standards into product, engineering, and operations.
• Coordinate second‑line reporting with ERM and Internal Audit.
• Establish KPIs and KRIs across core compliance domains.
• Drive repeatable privacy reporting to executives and board.

Skills

privacy program leadership

cross-functional collaboration

data governance

metrics reporting

communication with C-suite

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AppFolio is hiring a Compliance Director to mature our Privacy Compliance Program and data governance across the enterprise. You will lead privacy strategy, manage records retention, and stand up second‑line oversight with KPIs and KRIs.

You will partner with Legal, InfoSec, and product teams to embed privacy into workflows and ensure alignment with AI and emerging tech. In Richardson, this role offers a comprehensive compensation package.