Privacy Program Manager

Elevate Legal Talent; United States; On-site; USD 103,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Legal Talent is seeking an experienced Privacy Program Manager for a remote, contract role. The position supports the Privacy Legal and Compliance function, partnering with privacy counsel and cross-functional teams to drive governance, coordination, and execution across multiple privacy workstreams.

This 6–12 month engagement (40 hrs/week, W-2) offers a pay range of $75–$105 per hour, commensurate with experience, and opportunities to implement privacy-by-design reviews, risk

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Privacy, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Legal Operations, or Program Management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience supporting privacy programs in highly regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Highly organized with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; able to operate independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple privacy initiatives, ensuring milestones are met and work is delivered on schedule.
• Build and maintain program governance: project plans, timelines, status reporting, and risk tracking.
• Implement and manage intake, triage, prioritization, and workflow processes for privacy-related requests.
• Track ownership, deliverables, dependencies, and escalation paths across the privacy team.

Skills

Program management

Privacy program experience

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Job description

Job Description — Privacy Program Manager (Contract)

Location: Remote (U.S.-based preferred)

Duration: 6–12 months (potential extension)

Schedule: Full-time (40 hrs/week)

Pay Range: $75–$105/hr (W-2) commensurate with experience

Position Overview

A fast-paced, highly regulated technology organization is seeking an experienced Privacy Program Manager to support a growing Privacy Legal and Compliance function. This role serves as an operational partner to privacy counsel and cross-functional stakeholders, driving governance, coordination, and execution across multiple privacy workstreams. The ideal candidate brings strong program management skills plus practical experience supporting privacy and data protection initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Privacy Program Management & Operations

• Lead and coordinate multiple privacy initiatives, ensuring milestones are met and work is delivered on schedule.
• Build and maintain program governance: project plans, timelines, status reporting, and risk tracking.
• Implement and manage intake, triage, prioritization, and workflow processes for privacy-related requests.
• Track ownership, deliverables, dependencies, and escalation paths across the privacy team.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Privacy Legal, Compliance, Security, Product, Engineering, Procurement, and other business teams to align on privacy initiatives.
• Serve as a central coordinator for privacy-related projects and escalations.
• Facilitate stakeholder communications and operating cadence (e.g., updates, steering discussions, working sessions).

Privacy & Compliance Initiatives

• Support privacy-by-design reviews and integration into product/business processes.
• Coordinate privacy risk assessments, remediation efforts, and risk-response activities.
• Help drive privacy tooling and governance technology initiatives.
• Manage and monitor data subject rights request workflows.
• Coordinate vendor privacy reviews and Data Processing Agreement (DPA) processes.
• Support regulatory inquiries, compliance documentation, and audit-readiness activities as needed.

Process Improvement & Reporting

• Introduce operational structure where processes are informal or inconsistent.
• Develop frameworks for prioritization, capacity/resource planning, and sequencing of work.
• Create dashboards/metrics to provide visibility into workload, throughput, and program effectiveness.
• Reduce administrative burden on senior privacy/legal stakeholders through scalable operations.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in one or more of: Privacy, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Legal Operations, or Program Management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and deliver results in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience supporting privacy programs in highly regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Highly organized with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; able to operate independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with privacy laws/frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, and/or other global privacy requirements.
• Privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT).
• Experience implementing privacy/compliance governance tools or workflow solutions.
• Background in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, health tech, medical devices, or similar).

What Success Looks Like

• Clear visibility and accountability across privacy workstreams.
• Streamlined intake/triage/prioritization and improved delivery predictability.
• Better resource allocation and reduced operational friction for privacy counsel.
• Measurable improvements via dashboards, metrics, and repeatable processes.