Data Privacy Senior Consultant - Virtual

Reports into: Data Privacy Senior Manager

Location: Remote (US)

Travel: 25%

Zaviant, headquartered in Philadelphia, is a boutique consulting firm specializing in Data Security, Privacy, and Third-Party Risk Management. Zaviant helps organizations build effective and sustainable solutions to protect data and comply with complex and evolving regulatory requirements.

Job Description:

The successful candidate is a hard-working, self-motivated, Data Privacy professional who can help companies evaluate and enhance their data protection processes according to applicable regulations and best practices. You will manage and support client initiatives to operationalize Data Privacy by effectively collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and implementing new processes, procedures, and technology solutions. You will mentor and share learnings with colleagues to foster a learning culture.

Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborate with clients and team members to create and mature privacy programs and remediation strategies
• Understand how privacy technologies can serve as an enabler for privacy program operations and assist with deployment of privacy-enhancing technologies
• Understanding of global privacy and data protection regulations, such as EU's GDPR and US laws such as VDCPA, CPRA, CTCPA, CPA, HIPAA, GLBA
• Design and configure tools to implement data inventories, cookie consent, privacy notices, data subject rights, and Data Privacy impact assessments
• Help clients address privacy-related controls risks and issues
• Proactively interact with clients to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for improvements
• Collaborate with team members at all levels in the development and marketing of the privacy and data protection solution offering
• Execute privacy assessments and audits against various frameworks and best practices
• Work with various partners and technology vendors to develop joint solutions
• Support multiple engagements in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based small team environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross industry clients at a national or international level
• Working knowledge of US and EU privacy laws
• lAPP Certifications including CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPT, or CIPM a plus
• Experience implementing and/or developing programs leveraging OneTrust
• OneTrust Expert Certifications a plus
• Ability to simplify complex issues and provide pragmatic advice and practical solutions that can be operationalized
• Team mindset, with 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 working with leading privacy regulations to perform privacy assessments and support privacy program implementations
• 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 project management and the ability to clearly communicate data protection and 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
• Can travel as needed