Privacy & Data Protection Analyst

King & Spalding; Georgia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm seeking a Privacy & Data Protection Analyst to advance the firm's privacy program across legal, technical, and business teams.

You will support privacy governance, third-party risk, and regulatory requirements, coordinating with Information Security, Legal, Procurement, HR, and the Privacy Committee to protect client and employee data, including PHI and CUI, and to drive remediation and program maturity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years supporting privacy, data protection, or regulated data governance.
• Experience reviewing privacy or security terms in vendor or client contracts.
• Familiarity with HIPAA, GDPR/UK GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, or CMMC.
• Strong writing, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support privacy program governance, including committee coordination and documentation.
• Review and negotiate vendor and client privacy requirements such as DPAs and data transfer terms.
• Assess data collection, storage, and sharing in third-party tools and vendors.
• Complete client privacy and AI assessments with internal stakeholders.
• Manage privacy processes like data subject requests, cookie/consent management, and notices.
• Lead governance for PHI and CUI, coordinating risk assessments and remediation.
• Advise on high-risk data handling and regulatory matters for engagement teams.
• Monitor privacy requirements across jurisdictions and translate into actionable guidance.
• Own core privacy governance activities in OneTrust (ROPAs, PIAs, TIAs, data flow).

Skills

Privacy governance

Vendor risk mgmt

Policy implementation

Data protection concepts

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OneTrust

DPA review tools

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the firm’s privacy program, including Privacy Committee meeting coordination, agenda and materials preparation, follow-up tracking, privacy program updates, and governance documentation.
• Support the review and negotiation of vendor and client privacy requirements, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), data transfer terms, privacy provisions within client agreements and Outside Counsel Guidelines, AI-related requirements, and other contractual data protection obligations.
• Assess how vendors and software tools collect, use, store, share, and protect sensitive privacy-related information as part of the firm’s third-party risk management program
• Complete client privacy and AI assessments and questionnaires, working with internal stakeholders to demonstrate the firm’s controls and help ensure clients remain confident that their sensitive information is appropriately protected.
• Manage and improve operational privacy processes, including data subject access request intake, tracking, and coordination; cookie and consent management; privacy notice updates; and privacy-related policy maintenance.
• Lead governance activities for regulated and controlled information types, such as HIPAA-regulated PHI and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), including advising teams on the handling of especially sensitive matters, by coordinating compliance assessments, supporting initiatives such as HIPAA Security Risk Assessments and CMMC audits, and driving remediation and program maturity efforts.
• Analyze highly sensitive or high-risk matters (e.g., significant PII, PHI, or sensitive government/regulatory matters) and advise engagement teams on appropriate data handling, access, and protection measures.
• Maintain awareness of relevant privacy, data protection, AI, and regulated data requirements in jurisdictions where the firm operates, and translate changes into practical guidance for internal stakeholders.
• Own core privacy governance activities in OneTrust, including ROPAs, PIAs/DPIAs, TIAs, vendor and application privacy assessments, data flow documentation, privacy risk tracking, remediation coordination, and stakeholder guidance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience supporting privacy, data protection, or regulated data governance programs.
• Working knowledge of privacy and data protection concepts, including personal information, protected health information, data processing agreements, data transfers, data subject rights, privacy notices, and records of processing or data flow documentation.
• Experience reviewing privacy or security terms in vendor agreements, client contracts, or similar contractual documents.
• Familiarity with privacy and security frameworks or requirements such as HIPAA, GDPR/UK GDPR, U.S. state privacy laws, NIST, ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, or CMMC.
• Strong writing, organization, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to keep work moving across legal, technical, and business teams.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to apply privacy and security requirements in a practical, business-aware manner.
• Privacy, security, or risk certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, or related credentials preferred.
• Experience in a law firm, professional services, regulated industry, or client-service environment preferred.

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast‑paced and dynamic legal landscape.

We are seeking a Privacy & Data Protection Analyst to support and mature the firm’s privacy program. This role will work closely with Information Security, Legal, Information Governance, Procurement, HR, the Privacy Committee, and other business stakeholders to help the firm govern, protect, and responsibly use personal information, including client information, employee HR data, PHI, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and other regulated or sensitive data types.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit‑based performance. All full‑time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.