Senior Privacy & Data Governance Specialist

Merrick Bank; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonus program

Benefits package

401(k) match

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Merrick Bank is seeking a senior privacy and compliance governance professional to own critical governance components, drive remediation, and oversee enterprise risk assessments in a regulated financial services environment. You will collaborate across Compliance, IT, Legal, and Security to ensure strong data protection and compliance culture.

Qualified candidates will have 7+ years in compliance or risk, deep knowledge of GLBA/data privacy, and proficiency with data governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Compliance, Risk Management, Legal Studies, Information Security, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Seven (7+) years of compliance, banking, audit, or risk experience required.
• Experience with data governance, information security, or privacy-related processes within a regulated financial services environment preferred.
• Experience performing risk assessments or governance oversight required.
• Experience supporting or building compliance programs aligned with regulatory expectations (e.g., GLBA, data privacy, or information security frameworks) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain assigned components of the privacy and compliance governance frameworks, including data inventories, privacy impact assessments, issue management, complaint governance, regulatory change management, and testing standards, as applicable.
• Establish, revise, and maintain standards, procedures, templates, methodologies, inventories, and related documentation for assigned governance areas.
• Provide oversight and challenge of enterprise privacy risk assessments, monitoring activities, and other governance reviews to evaluate program effectiveness, identify control weaknesses, and support risk‑based oversight, identify potential control gaps, assess adherence to governance expectations, and track remediation activities through resolution.
• Review assigned issues, findings, and compliance matters to confirm appropriate ownership, classification, documentation quality, and readiness for escalation or closure.
• Drive remediation, program enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor milestone progression, support adherence to governance timelines, and escalate recurring quality concerns, missed milestones, governance breaches, or systemic issues, as appropriate.
• Partner with Compliance, Information Security, Legal, IT, business units, and other stakeholders to support consistent application of privacy and compliance governance standards.
• Support privacy reviews, governance reporting, key risk indicator tracking, audits, and regulatory examinations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Privacy laws

Data protection

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Communication

Governance

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/compliance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Merrick Bank is seeking a senior privacy and compliance governance professional to own critical governance components, drive remediation, and oversee enterprise risk assessments in a regulated financial services environment. You will collaborate across Compliance, IT, Legal, and Security to ensure strong data protection and compliance culture.

Qualified candidates will have 7+ years in compliance or risk, deep knowledge of GLBA/data privacy, and proficiency with data governance.