Visa · 1 month ago
Director, Global Privacy & Information Governance
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $210K/yr
10+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, and they are seeking a Director of Global Privacy and Information Governance. This role involves leading the global privacy program, ensuring compliance with data protection laws, and managing information governance initiatives across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Manage and oversee global privacy and data protection policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks
Lead the enterprise records retention and information management program, including retention schedules, classification standards, and secure disposition protocols
Manage and respond to global destruction requests in accordance with legal, regulatory, and operational requirements
Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, IT, Cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to ensure integrated governance across privacy and information management functions
Monitor global regulatory developments and emerging risks to ensure proactive compliance and program adaptability
Responsible for developing and managing governance projects across multiple stakeholder groups including ensuring governance documentation and training is well-coordinated and centralized
Oversee and conduct privacy risk assessments and other privacy and information governance risk management initiatives
Aligning with key GPO stakeholders to drive prioritization of training and awareness initiatives to promote consistent adoption of privacy and information governance practices across the organization
Support internal and external audits, assessments, and reporting related to privacy and records management
Consistently manage stakeholder expectations, ensure delivery of the highest quality service, and solicit and act on feedback
Proactively identify opportunities and deliver improvements
Qualification
Required
10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
Relevant experience includes privacy governance, privacy operations management, records and information management, and/ or privacy legal experience in a global entity
Previous experience drafting and implementing policies, standards, procedures, and/or trainings
Previous experience developing and refining risk management programs for privacy and/or records and information management
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communications skills
Demonstrated ability to work with and support cross-functional project teams
Versatility, ability to prioritize and handle a large number of matters, and ability to work effectively on a small team with significant workload
Prior people manager experience
JD or equivalent strongly preferred
Ability to successfully navigate environments with imperfect information, and to assess and predict second and third order impacts
Ability to understand and document project requirements and dependencies
Strong people skills with proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management and work on cross-functional teams on complex issues
Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical
IAPP certification such as CIPM or similar
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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