Sr. Associate, Privacy and Compliance

Digital Realty, Inc.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k match

Paid time off

Job summary

Digital Realty is seeking a ServiceNow Analyst focused on Privacy & Compliance to manage privacy workflows, SLAs, and defensible outcomes across our global business. You will own the day-to-day operations of privacy tickets, data subject requests, DPIAs, and incident workflows within ServiceNow while collaborating with Legal, Security, IT, and business stakeholders.

You’ll develop dashboards, monitor SLA performance, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven reporting.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in ServiceNow-based case management and privacy operations.
• Ability to obtain CIPM within 18 months.
• Hands-on ServiceNow experience (Privacy, IRM/GRC, Case/CSM).
• Strong analytics and executive dashboards.
• Knowledge of GDPR/UK GDPR and CCPA/CPRA obligations.
• Detail-oriented with documentation discipline.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end privacy tickets in ServiceNow to meet SLAs.
• Triaging, assigning, escalating, and quality-checking cases.
• Build and enhance ServiceNow dashboards and reports.
• Monitor SLA performance, backlog, and aging metrics.
• Produce monthly operational reporting with trends and RCAs.
• Collaborate with ServiceNow admins on workflow enhancements.
• Maintain data taxonomy, picklists, and reporting standards.
• Support GDPR/UK GDPR and CCPA/CPRA timelines.
• Assist with incident intake and evidence collection.
• Provide training and knowledge base content.

Skills

ServiceNow

Privacy Ops

SLA Mgmt

Dashboards

Data Privacy

Analytics

Education

IAPP CIPM (target)

Tools

ServiceNow

Power BI

SQL

Excel

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Job Info

• Job Identification 7636
• Job Category Compliance
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day

Job Description

Position Title: ServiceNow Analyst - Privacy & Compliance

Your role

We’re seeking a detail-oriented ServiceNow Analyst to ensure Digital Realty’s privacy operations run smoothly, meet defined SLAs, and deliver high‑quality, defensible outcomes across our global business. In this role, you’ll own the day‑to‑day operational oversight of privacy workflows managed through ServiceNow and related tools, acting as the backbone of our privacy execution model.

You’ll partner closely with Legal, Security, IT, and business stakeholders to maintain workflow integrity, reporting accuracy, and continuous improvement across privacy intake, data subject requests, DPIAs, incident workflows, and records of processing.

What you’ll do

• Oversee end‑to‑end processing of privacy tickets in ServiceNow (DSRs/DSARs, DPIAs/PIAs, vendor assessments, incidents, ROPA updates) to meet or exceed SLAs.
• Act as queue manager by triaging, assigning, escalating, and quality‑checking cases prior to closure.
• Build, maintain, and enhance ServiceNow dashboards and reports for executive, manager, and analyst visibility.
• Monitor SLA performance, queue health, and aging metrics; lead daily/weekly backlog and corrective action reviews.
• Produce monthly operational reporting, including trend analysis, root‑cause findings, and improvement plans.
• Partner with ServiceNow administrators on workflow enhancements, automations, forms, fields, and notifications.
• Maintain data taxonomy, picklists, and documentation standards to support accurate reporting and audit readiness.
• Support compliance workflows aligned with GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA timelines and documentation requirements.
• Assist with incident intake, evidence collection, and coordination with Legal and Security teams.
• Enable stakeholders through training, knowledge base content, templates, and consistent operational guidance.

What you’ll need

• 3–5 years of ServiceNow-based case management environments, and experience in privacy operations.
• Ability to achieve the IAPP CIPM: Certified Information Privacy Manager designation within 18 months of hire.
• Hands‑on experience with ServiceNow (Privacy, IRM/GRC, Case or CSM modules), including queues, SLAs, and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to define metrics, analyze trends, and create executive‑ready dashboards.
• Working knowledge of GDPR/UK GDPR (especially DSAR requirements) and CCPA/CPRA operational obligations.
• High attention to detail with strong process discipline and documentation rigor.

Proven ability to collaborate cross‑functionally and communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Experience with DPIA/PIA workflows, ROPA maintenance, vendor risk assessments, or breach triage.
• Familiarity with SCCs/TIAs tracking and audit evidence management.
• Basic understanding of ServiceNow workflow administration
• SQL/Excel/Power BI skills for ad-hoc data analysis deep dives.

Certifications preferred though not required: CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPT, ServiceNow Fundamentals/Reporting.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

A bit about our team

Legal

Our Legal team works in a highly complex global business sector with a diverse range of local, regional and international organizations. From ensuring compliance in different jurisdictions to supporting business teams with customer and supplier contracts, we’re involved in a variety of projects. Working in a dynamic commercial environment, we collaborate with colleagues across different departments and always have a new challenge waiting for us.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals — they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

Our published pay ranges

Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full‑time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee’s total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation range: $120,000 – $140,000 annually. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits: For this role, benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.

NOTES: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy. Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.