Data Privacy Compliance Officer - 12 Month contract

What's The Role?

This is a great opportunity to support our clients Data Compliance Program including the ongoing support of security requirements. The team has global coverage across the wide variety of products and services that our client offers, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Our client has a presence in a large number of jurisdictions across the world, and as such the data compliance landscape is complex and ever evolving, encompassing global data governance including prevention of access to sensitive personal data and other sensitive data.

We'll Trust You To:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the Data Compliance Program across our client's business lines, ensuring our client meets its legal, regulatory, and reputational responsibilities;
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Engineering, Chief Information Security Office to document, monitor and track controls, remediation activities and ownership within a SaaS solution for integrated risk management;
• Assist in conducting systems due diligence, scoping and monitoring, including control design reviews, systems inventory update and evidence collection;
• Support Compliance in maintaining documentation for annual certifications regarding data compliance and reporting to relevant governance bodies;
• Support the vendor risk management program, including identification of vendors handling sensitive data, assessing data flow risks and tracking completion of required mitigations;
• Assist with preparation of compliance status reports, potential gaps and issues and maintain organized records of compliance documentation;
• Contribute to testing and audit preparation, and external assessments to maintain readiness for regulatory reviews;
• Support the development and delivery of training and awareness initiatives for the Data Compliance Program; and
• Facilitate communications (including drafting presentations) with relevant business stakeholders.

You'll need to have:

• Minimum of five years of experience in compliance, risk management or data protection;
• Knowledge of U.S. data protection and national security frameworks such as CISA;
• Understanding of vendor risk management, third-party oversight, and supplier due diligence;
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously;
• Experience in identifying, assessing and calling out risk (across different functions and levels of the business);
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment in cross-functional teams, prioritize and meet deadlines;
• Strong stakeholder management experience and skills to collaborate effectively with security and risk professionals, engineers, software developers, product development, Human Resources, and other teams;
• Strong communication skills and belief in the effective management of data compliance and governance as a key business differentiator and core value;
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills and the ability to thrive in an open office environment and as part of a fast-paced team; and
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

We'd love to see:

• Experience working with and/or within regulated financial institutions, software and other technology companies, media corporations, or large global organizations;
• A real passion for being part of a global in-house team and contributing to team knowledge and development; and
• A track record of operating successfully and contributing to the development of others