Practice Lead - Data Governance & Privacy

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GuidePoint Security

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Application Security • Cloud Security • Data Security & Privacy • DLP • GRC

201 - 500 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

Description

• GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services to help organizations mitigate risk. • The successful candidate will lead a team of consultants in data governance and privacy practices. • Responsibilities include compliance assessments, developing policies, and fostering client relationships. • GuidePoint offers a unique work culture focused on growth and collaboration.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of combined relevant data governance and privacy experience across private/public sector, consulting, and/or relevant education. • Minimum of 5 years of direct experience performing data governance and privacy-related consulting services for clients of various verticals, including financial and insurance, retail, healthcare, service providers (SaaS, PaaS, etc.), manufacturing, critical infrastructure/energy, etc. • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a leadership role for a consulting firm, while responsible for data governance or privacy. • At least one active industry-recognized IAPP certification, including CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPT, or CIPM. • Expert knowledge of US and EU privacy laws. • Strong understanding and working knowledge of privacy frameworks, including NIST Privacy, ISO 27701, GAPP, and other equivalent data privacy standards. • Strong demonstrated experience in developing data governance and privacy policies, standards, plans, procedures, and other documentation to support customer-adopted frameworks and industry standards. • Strong understanding of all the functions within a data privacy program, the ability to assess the maturity of a data privacy program, perform gap assessments against data privacy frameworks, and how to provide strategic recommendations and direction to senior leadership. • Strong written and oral communication skills, which include articulating thoughts and distilling complex problems into digestible information to be consumed by anyone from technical resources to the highest level of management; proven experience communicating clearly to technical levels up through C-Level and Board level. • Ability to simplify complex issues and provide pragmatic advice and practical solutions that can be operationalized. • Remain current on privacy laws, regulations, trends, and developments, and incorporate them into service delivery. • Strong ability to work independently and multi-task on multiple projects simultaneously. • Team mindset, with the ability to build strong relationships, and work collaboratively within a growing team and cross-functionally with members at all levels of the organization. • Learning and growth mindset to keep up with emerging trends. • Experience in project management and the ability to clearly communicate data privacy issues verbally on both a formal and informal basis to all levels of client staff. • Exceptional client service and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships. • Personal drive and passion for growing themselves and the Data Security Governance Practice. • Experience preparing reports and other deliverables that contain strategy, project, or technical analysis and findings in connection with consulting engagements and communicating those results to the Team and client. • Experience in publishing content and speaking at conferences and other events on data governance and privacy topics. • Solid understanding of the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technology as it relates to Personal Information (PI).

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions) • Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options) • Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans • 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program • Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance • Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment • Pet Benefit Option