Privacy Lead

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Summary:

Company's expert on privacy process and data governance influencing the company's privacy design principals in a digital environment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Represent privacy across the enterprise consulting on privacy programs to ensure compliance with privacy laws and regulations and establish readiness for the future so that privacy acts as a differentiator that helps unlock the value of data.

• Responsible for conducting risk assessments and risk oversight to ensure compliance with privacy policies and regulation.

• Relied on as the Privacy Expert and collaborating across the Enterprise, Affiliates and field force on privacy initiatives and issues

• Expert in interpreting data classification questions. This includes understanding NM's many types of products and client data and how it needs to be interpreted.

• Serve as Privacy expert on Corporate Initiatives.

• Designs and delivers training needed for the enterprise, affiliates and field force that ensures strong privacy understanding of state and federal governance agencies and laws, and the highest data protections.

• Create solutions to address changing regulatory environment. This includes advocating for funding through business proposals; developing process changes; and influencing internal stakeholders to address changes.

• Works closely with the Information Risk Management Polices, Controls and Communications Team in Technology to manage and coordinate information protection policies, procedures, and resource material on internal and field-facing dissemination platforms.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in an equivalent position.

• Understanding of the Financial Service Industry (GLBA); Healthcare (HIPAA); Technologies (Functionalities of SaaS) and technology concepts.

• Highly effective interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact, influence, and persuade others.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to set priorities and carry out multiple, diverse assignments.

• Proven ability to lead cross-departmental projects

• Understanding of Lines of Defense.

• Proven ability to negotiate and influence with all areas of the company without direct authority.

• Superior verbal and written communication skills, as well as presentation and platform speaking skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and mentor other staff members.

• Certified Privacy-related experience with certification/s such as Information Protection Professional (CIPP) or Certified Information Privacy Technologist(CIPT) strongly preferred.

• Understanding of privacy frameworks, such as NIST, ISO, and SANS.

• Conceptual understanding of Models, Artificial Intelligence, and Generative AI.

• Understanding of Data Structures and Architecture such as: Domains, Databases, Tables, and BLOBS preferred.

• Experience with Privacy Technology Suites (OneTrust) preferred.

• Experience with Enterprise Data Catalog (Collibra) - Nice to have.

• Service Now GRC Experiences - Nice to have.

Benefits:

Great pay package, 401K, Company sponsored retirement plan, Educational assistance, Performance based incentive pay, Medical, dental and vision insurance, Parental leave, Caregiver time off....and more

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