Senior Privacy & Data Protection Program Manager

Workday; East Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday's Privacy Data Protection Team is seeking a highly motivated senior program manager to lead cross-functional privacy programs across the organization. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of global privacy laws and a problem-solving, relationship-building approach to drive practical solutions.

You will advise on data protection issues, manage data subject requests, and help mature privacy governance, controls, and training across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 8+ years in Privacy, Data Protection, Information Security, Compliance, Audit or Risk Management.
• IAPP CIPP Certification (CIPP/E) and knowledge of US/global privacy laws (CCPA, GDPR, CASL, ePrivacy).
• Experience with cookies, tracking technologies, and privacy by design; familiarity with cloud/SaaS environments.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with internal stakeholders to understand business needs.
• Develop and mature privacy programs (data subject requests, DPIAs, risk management).
• Identify privacy risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Advise on requirements for use of new technologies.
• Draft privacy statements and notices.
• Support internal privacy processes and policies.
• Create training materials to raise privacy awareness across the organization.

Skills

Privacy & data protection

Risk management

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

OneTrust privacy modules

TRUSTe privacy assessments

ISO 27701 PIMS

Data Privacy Framework (DPF) self-certification

Job description

Workday's Privacy Data Protection Team is seeking a highly motivated senior program manager to lead cross-functional privacy programs across the organization. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of global privacy laws and a problem-solving, relationship-building approach to drive practical solutions.

You will advise on data protection issues, manage data subject requests, and help mature privacy governance, controls, and training across teams.