Senior Data Risk & Privacy Program Manager | Hybrid

Apex Systems; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Systems in Richmond, VA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead data risk, privacy, and governance programs across the enterprise. This role focuses on planning, coordinating cross-functional teams, and advancing large-scale data initiatives.

You will drive planning through implementation, identify risks, resolve blockers, and ensure delivery against objectives, with hybrid work requiring at least three days onsite weekly.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience managing data-related projects, ideally involving data migration, privacy, governance, or risk.
• Working knowledge of concepts such as metadata, data lineage, data validation, and data testing.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects through execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects focused on data risk management, data privacy, governance, and regulatory compliance
• Develop project plans and manage timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and implementation activities
• Coordinate stakeholders across multiple business and technology teams
• Support large-scale initiatives such as data migrations, data storage, and sensitive data protection
• Drive new programs from planning through implementation
• Identify risks, remove roadblocks, and keep projects moving against established objectives

Skills

Project management

Data risk management

Data governance

Data privacy

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Regulatory compliance

Metadata

Data lineage

Data validation

Data testing

Job description

Apex Systems in Richmond, VA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead data risk, privacy, and governance programs across the enterprise. This role focuses on planning, coordinating cross-functional teams, and advancing large-scale data initiatives.

You will drive planning through implementation, identify risks, resolve blockers, and ensure delivery against objectives, with hybrid work requiring at least three days onsite weekly.