Sr. Privacy Operations Officer

Sr. Privacy Operations Officer 1437348

• Hourly pay: $100/hr
• Worksite: Leading university (Redwood City, CA 94063 - Onsite or Hybrid, Open to remote candidates in the United States, Must work Pacific Time office hours)
• W2 Employment, Retirement Savings Program
• 15-25 hours/week, 6 Month Assignment

A leading university is seeking a Sr. Privacy Operations Officer. The successful candidate will provide seasoned judgement, leadership, and subject matter expertise across the Office’s many services and programs. The company offers a great work environment!

Sr. Privacy Operations Officer Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all privacy operations activities and ensure quality control compliance.
• Provide expert privacy guidance on complex matters.
• Conduct privacy assessments for projects, systems, and departments.
• Work closely with and respond to requests from Data Protection Champions.
• Monitor developments and trends in privacy and formulate a strategy accordingly.
• Coordinate incident response and investigations.

Sr. Privacy Operations Officer Qualifications:

• 7 years of privacy work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Professional privacy certification (e.g. CIPP, PECB/CDPO, CPD etc).
• Experience with privacy management tools, e.g. OneTrust.
• Legal experience is preferred.
• Experience in higher education, health care organizations, or research institutions is preferred.
• Experience creating and conducting AI assessments.
• Expert knowledge of global data protection and privacy laws (e.g. GDPR, LGPD, PIPL and PIPA).
• Practical experience in responding to data security incidents.
• Experience working with vendors and other third parties.
• Experience drafting and negotiating privacy contracts.
• Broad knowledge of privacy regulations pertinent to the University (FERPA, HIPAA, CA 1798.82, and CMIA), and subject matter expertise in one or more.
• Demonstrated practical privacy operations experience.
• Experience leading successful data protection risk management programs.
• Proven track record of pragmatism, sound judgement, and balanced risk management.
• Sound knowledge of information technology is a plus.
• Broad understanding of modern information technology systems and cybersecurity.
• Demonstrated familiarity with modern collaboration tools such as video conferencing, instant messaging, document management, wikis, calendaring, ticketing, etc.

Shift:

• 15-25 hours a week, Monday to Friday, between 8 AM and 5 PM.