Director of Data Privacy & Compliance Engineer_6 Months of CTH

Role: Director of Data Privacy & Compliance

Location: Remote
Duration: 6 Months of Contract to Hire

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve enterprise data privacy and compliance strategies.
• Lead cross-functional privacy initiatives involving Legal, IT, Security, Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Own and maintain the organization's privacy roadmap and associated work programs.
• Lead or support implementation and ongoing operation of privacy management platforms and related tooling.
• Own the Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) process and ensure requests are fulfilled accurately and within applicable timelines.
• Develop and maintain the organization's Record of Processing Activities (ROPA).
• Support development and maintenance of data governance, data protection, and data-handling policies and procedures.
• Oversee development and maintenance of enterprise data inventories.
• Lead records management and retention processes to ensure information is maintained in accordance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Identify, assess, document, and mitigate privacy and data-protection risks.
• Develop and deliver privacy awareness and training initiatives across the organization.
• Collaborate with technical teams to implement privacy and data-protection capabilities that meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Provide regular privacy program, risk, and project updates to senior leadership.
• Lead and develop staff within the Privacy & Compliance function.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience with records management, retention, and compliance requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of data privacy, data protection, governance, and regulatory compliance practices.
• Experience implementing or operating data classification and data-protection programs.
• Experience working with both relational and unstructured data environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive organizational change.
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience managing staff and/or leading a Privacy & Compliance function.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• IAPP certification, such as CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT.
• Experience implementing or managing modern privacy platforms such as OneTrust or comparable Microsoft privacy/data-management solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud services and data-platform technologies.
• Familiarity with relational database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, and Azure SQL.
• Experience applying cybersecurity best practices to data protection and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of inclusive design principles and digital accessibility standards.