Senior Director, Privacy Officer

Kaiser Permanente; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Senior Director-level leader to oversee enterprise compliance activities, ensuring alignment with regulatory changes across multiple business functions. The role emphasizes privacy, risk assessment, and strategic governance to safeguard organizational integrity.

The ideal candidate brings deep healthcare regulatory knowledge, proven leadership in complex programs, and the ability to influence executive stakeholders while driving continuous improvement in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) years leadership experience, with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration, Public Health, Law, or related field; twelve (12) years in compliance/healthcare operations or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee organization-wide compliance activities, including reporting, investigations, and regulatory change implementation.
• Direct and mentor diverse teams; align resource plans with business objectives and develop talent for growth.
• Approve compliance requirements and ensure documentation and monitoring of ongoing adherence.
• Provide executive-level analyses and presentations on compliance data, risks, and remediation.
• Lead cross-functional programs, manage stakeholders, and coordinate program schedules and budgets.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate into actionable strategy across multiple business functions.
• Support inspections and regulatory input to minimize future non-compliance risks.
• Oversee investigations and provide corrective action recommendations based on findings.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Regulatory Knowledge

Risk Management

Project Management

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration

Job description

***Preferred geographic work locations include Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, and Southern California. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to one of these approved markets.***

Job Summary:

This Senior Director-level position is primarily responsible for overseeing the organization-s compliance activities and developing strategies to implement regulatory changes. The ideal candidate will bring strong healthcare privacy compliance knowledge and experience. Key responsibilities include directing compliance reporting, investigations, and activities that support continued regulatory compliance across multiple business functions. This leader will also oversee the implementation of compliance initiatives by approving requirements and monitoring ongoing adherence. Additionally, the role directs compliance programs or compliance components of larger cross-functional initiatives, including identifying, engaging, and managing key stakeholders.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating and empowering teams; building organizational capacity and grooming high potentials for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance and leadership when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business needs.
• Oversees the operation of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; engaging strategic, cross-functional business units to champion and drive support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; anticipating and removing obstacles that impact performance; addressing performance gaps and implementing contingency plans accordingly; ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies; serving as a subject-matter expert and trusted source to executive leadership; and providing influence and consultation in the development of the larger organizational or business strategy.
• Oversees company compliance activities by ensuring team members, including external business partners, provide support to internal and external stakeholders; reviewing and approving compliance activities; designing strategies for the implementation of regulations and regulatory changes; ensuring compliance activities are fully documented; and overseeing the resolution of compliance issues.
• Directs compliance reporting efforts across multiple business functions by overseeing the evaluation and summary of compliance data, audit information, and potential risks and remedies; identifying and reporting key compliance drivers, liabilities, and performance indicators (for example, adherence to standards, incorporation of new regulations) to senior management; and developing complex presentations to convey key findings to executive leadership and external business stakeholders.
• Directs compliance investigations across multiple business functions by overseeing the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; conducting interviews on escalated issues as appropriate; reviewing and evaluating research on key business issues; and evaluating and recommending corrective action plans for substantiated allegations.
• Directs programs or compliance components of larger cross-functional programs by identifying and managing stakeholder contacts; assembling teams based on program needs and team member strengths; developing, analyzing, and managing program plans; negotiating and managing program schedules and resource forecasts; and managing program financials and deliverables.
• Directs activities associated with continued regulatory compliance for multiple business functions by monitoring, interpreting, and designing strategy around regulatory changes; determining the impact of changes to the business; providing direction on implementation of changes throughout the business; and providing regulatory input before and during inspections to minimize the risks of future non-compliance.
• Directs and oversees the implementation of compliance efforts by approving compliance requirements; ensuring the assessment of current state compliance to identify gaps and corrective actions; overseeing the analysis and development of complex compliance standards, policies and procedures, and training; and ensuring the monitoring of ongoing compliance adherence.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Constructive Feedback
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Building
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Analytical Skills
• Compliance Management
• Cross Department Coordination
• Getting Work Done Through Others
• Negotiation
• Project Management
• Technical Communication
• Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum six (6) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration, Clinical, Law, Public Health, Business or related field and Minimum twelve (12) years experience in compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance or a directly related field. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.ent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five (5) years health care experience.
• Four (4) years program management experience.