Privacy Project Manager

Paragon Legal; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Paragon Legal Group is seeking a Privacy Project Manager to support its Privacy User Response team. The role involves independently investigating and managing privacy-related cases, coordinating with internal stakeholders to gather information, and preparing responses using established playbooks and templates.

You will determine when to escalate to the legal team and document findings throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal operations, paralegal work, compliance or contract management is preferred.
• Ability to investigate and manage multiple cases with attention to detail.
• Experience with privacy requests or DSARs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently investigate and manage privacy-related cases.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to gather information.
• Document findings and prepare responses using playbooks and templates.
• Determine which matters can be resolved independently and escalation to the legal team when needed.
• Take ownership from investigation through resolution.

Skills

Legal operations

Paralegal experience

Compliance

Contract management

Case management

Investigative skills

Jira

Tools

Jira

Job description

The Position

A global marketplace technology company is seeking a Privacy Project Manager to support its growing Privacy User Response team. This is an opportunity to work on complex, real-world privacy matters while helping a collaborative legal and operations team manage a significant volume of user requests. In this role, you'll independently investigate and manage privacy-related cases, coordinate with internal stakeholders to gather information, document findings, and prepare responses using established playbooks and templates. You'll also exercise judgment in determining which matters can be resolved independently and which require escalation to the legal team.

The ideal candidate has experience in legal operations, paralegal work, compliance, contract management, or a similar case-management environment, along with exceptional investigative skills and the ability to navigate complex, detail-oriented work.

Experience with privacy requests, DSARs, Jira, or other ticketing systems is a plus, but deep privacy expertise is not required. The client will provide training on its internal tools and processes.This is a fast-moving opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, managing multiple cases, and taking ownership of work from investigation through resolution.

This project starts ASAP, is 3–6 months with potential for extension, is fully remote anywhere in the U.S., and requires 40 hours/week preferred, with part-time considered for exceptional candidates.
The hourly rate for this assignment is expected to be between $65and $75. This range is an estimate; an employee’s compensation will be based on the employee’s qualifications, skillset, and relevant experience, specific client needs, project requirements, and other considerations permitted by law.

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About Paragon

Paragon is on a mission to make in-house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. At the same time, we offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both their professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include the nation’s top, cutting-edge technology, healthcare, consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have taken our strong reputation in the Bay Area and expanded to clients and candidates across the country.

At Paragon, we put people first, take pride in operating with integrity, and aspire for excellence in everything we do. Our unique attorney-led attorney development team will support you through and beyond your initial project.

Our Commitments

Equal Opportunity Employer:Paragon Legal Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Paragon Legal makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

San Francisco Fair Chance:Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and do not conduct background screens prior to an offer of employment.

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