Privacy Program Manager

Accountabilities:

• • Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and other technical teams to understand data flows, processing activities, business processes, and technical safeguards.
  • Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and machine learning privacy reviews, collaborating with privacy subject matter experts to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks.
  • Support privacy-by-design initiatives throughout the product development and launch lifecycle.
  • Translate complex technical and data-processing concepts into clear, accurate, and defensible privacy documentation.
  • Develop and refine documentation such as end-to-end data flow diagrams, operational controls, assessment materials, and approval documentation.
  • Manage multiple privacy assessments and documents simultaneously, tracking status, dependencies, risks, and required actions through completion.
  • Coordinate with business stakeholders and privacy teams to finalize and deliver required documentation within established timelines.
  • Monitor assessments for compliance and operational risks and proactively surface issues requiring attention or escalation.
  • Recommend practical and scalable mitigation strategies that balance privacy requirements with business and technical needs.
  • Coordinate with privacy incident-response teams to triage and escalate privacy-related requests when necessary.
  • Provide stakeholder updates and drive alignment across cross-functional teams to ensure privacy requirements are addressed effectively.

  Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in privacy operations, privacy compliance, data governance, or a related discipline within a technology or enterprise environment.
  • At least 5 years of program management experience, including leading initiatives from planning through execution, tracking risks, coordinating stakeholders, and reporting progress.
  • Proven experience conducting Privacy Impact Assessments and supporting privacy-by-design programs.
  • Strong understanding of global privacy and data protection laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, LGPD, and PIPEDA.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand technical and business processes, identify privacy risks, and develop practical mitigation strategies.
  • Experience partnering with Legal, Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security, and other cross-functional teams to operationalize privacy requirements.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex privacy and technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple assessments, documentation efforts, and workstreams concurrently.
  • Ability to influence without direct authority, build consensus, and maintain strong relationships across global, fast-paced teams.
  • Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying risks, resolving issues, and driving work to completion.
  • Familiarity with privacy management platforms such as OneTrust, TrustArc, or BigID is preferred.
  • Experience with collaboration and project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Asana is a plus.
  • Professional certifications such as AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, or CIPT are preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.

  Benefits:

  • Contract position with an estimated duration of approximately 4 months, from September 22, 2026 through January 22, 2027.
  • Fully remote work within the United States.
  • Full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday.
  • Competitive pay rate of $65–$78 per hour, depending on experience.
  • Opportunity to work on privacy-by-design and emerging machine learning privacy initiatives within a sophisticated technology environment.
  • Exposure to cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Legal, Security, and Privacy teams.
  • Opportunity to contribute to high-impact privacy governance and responsible technology initiatives.