Strategic Privacy & Compliance Lead

ICW Group; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

ICW Group, headquartered in San Diego, is seeking a seasoned privacy and corporate compliance professional to lead and refine our privacy program and related governance. You will partner across Legal, Information Security, and business units to ensure regulatory readiness and actionable guidance.

The role emphasizes practical risk management, policy interpretation, and clear reporting to leadership, with a focus on responsible data stewardship and privacy program maturity.

Qualifications

• Substantial, direct experience interpreting legal requirements for privacy program management and providing practical management-level guidance on consumer privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manages the company's privacy program (under the direction of the department director), partnering with Information Security, insurance operations, finance, purchasing and vendor management, human resources, and other departments on privacy and cybersecurity compliance.
• Oversees data events and incident response processes to support timely and appropriate resolution.
• Maintains up to date knowledge of applicable privacy, AI, cybersecurity, data classification, data retention, and data protection laws and regulations across the U.S.
• Supports general corporate compliance functions, including corporate policy management, conflict of interest administration, compliance risk assessments, data management, regulatory change management, compliance training, team member awareness, and enterprise-level compliance risk management.
• Develops compliance workflows, key risk indicators, and metrics to support compliance risk management, regulatory readiness, and program maturity.
• Participates in the development and drafting of corporate policies and policy-related materials, without use of AI.
• Prepares departmental and executive-level reports on compliance risk management and assigned program activities.
• Interprets corporate policies, frameworks, and process documents within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Promotes responsible innovation, practical compliance risk management, and accountable data management across the organization.
• Mentors and assists in supervising the work of less experienced members of the department.

Skills

Privacy program mgmt

Legal & regulatory knowledge

Communications excellence

Executive reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

AI governance familiarity

No AI in deliverables

Independent work

Policy drafting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JD preferred

Tools

GRC systems

Job description

ICW Group, headquartered in San Diego, is seeking a seasoned privacy and corporate compliance professional to lead and refine our privacy program and related governance. You will partner across Legal, Information Security, and business units to ensure regulatory readiness and actionable guidance.

The role emphasizes practical risk management, policy interpretation, and clear reporting to leadership, with a focus on responsible data stewardship and privacy program maturity.