Technical Privacy Manager

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The Technical Privacy & Engineering Manager and El Salvador Data Protection Officer will execute the technology and data strategy for the Privacy Office and the Firm’s enterprise global privacy program, aligned with overall business objectives.  This role will report to the Technical Privacy & Engineering Director and will focus on the “data” component of data privacy, including using privacy enhancing technologies and executing the Privacy Office’s strategic technology roadmap to enable privacy program objectives and reporting.  This role will also execute and manage the Firm’s privacy-by-design program, including education and coordination with technology and business resources to develop and standardize processes to include privacy requirements and related controls in technology evaluation, procurement, design, development, and evaluation processes.

Responsibilities:

Technical Privacy & Engineering Strategy and Leadership

• Manage and execute the technology and data strategy for the Privacy Office and the Firm’s enterprise global privacy program, aligned with overall business objectives.  Educates internal stakeholders on the “data” component of data privacy to enable effective adoption of the privacy program.

• Provide strong leadership and guidance to a team of technology professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture.

• Manages the Firm’s privacy-by-design program, including education and coordination with technology and business resources to develop and standardize processes to include privacy requirements and related controls in technology evaluation, procurement, design, development, and innovation processes.

• Collaborate with other Privacy Office team members to understand the privacy impacts of existing and proposed data assets, systems, and data flows.

• Manages the Firm’s privacy engineers, and as part of the Enterprise Privacy Program, including education and coordination with technical resources in the lines of business.

• Drives close strategic and operational alignment with the Firm’s information security, data governance, and artificial intelligence governance programs.

• Serves as secondary enterprise technology subject matter expert on data sovereignty, data localization, data modeling, and multi-geo architectures, enabling business stakeholders to execute global digital strategy and increased integration between US, Canada, USI, and USE operations.

• Educates internal business and technology stakeholders, including platform and business process owners, on impacts to existing and proposed products, platforms, and service offerings form new and emerging global privacy and data laws, and associated workstreams necessary for those stakeholders to operationalize privacy requirements.

• Serves as secondary Privacy Office liaison to data owners, data stewards, and other data stakeholders to define and standardize solutions and processes to maximize data privacy process adoption, mitigate privacy risks in data systems and flows, and enhance efficient compliance with privacy laws, leveraging automation, technology, and/or already existing processes where possible.

• Primary responsibility for executing and driving adoption of privacy enhancing and data governance technologies to reduce manual privacy compliance processes and drive efficiencies through automation.

• Drives ethical and responsible data and technology practices to enable business strategy, digital transformation, and responsible innovation by assisting teams in following firm data privacy initiatives.

• Serves as Data Protection Officer for RSM US-El Salvador.

Technical Privacy Governance and Solutions Strategy

• Implement technology solutions to support privacy and data governance processes.

• Secondary responsibility for strategic development and maintenance of the Privacy Office’s instance of OneTrust and other solutions, including metadata management tools.

• Assess the privacy and data impacts of new and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, metaverse, etc.

• Execute the implementation and maintenance of robust data governance practices, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and availability across Technical Privacy & Engineering solutions.

• Collaborate with Information Security, Privacy Office, and Office of Risk Management to implement security controls for Technical Privacy & Engineering solutions

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's degree – Required

• Data Privacy credentials – Preferred

Technical/ Soft Skills

• Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills

• Strong understanding of data privacy regulations

• Familiarity with privacy engineering methodologies, risk assessments, and security frameworks

• Ability to influence

• Ability to influence change and champion all privacy initiatives within the Firm

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others

• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion

• Able to work under pressure and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

Leadership Skills

• Exceptional business judgment, with the ability to think strategically and give practical advice by balancing business needs with legal risk - Required

• Strong managerial, communications, analytical, organizational, project management, and planning skills – Required

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.  We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.  Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits   https://rsmus.com/careers/el-salvador.html. 

RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; colour; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the Salvadoran Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable provincial employment legislation.  

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please send us an email at careers@rsmus.com.