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Covington & Burling LLP · 3 weeks ago

Data Privacy Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$61K/yr - $98K/yr

4+ years exp

Covington & Burling LLP is seeking a Data Privacy Analyst to be a key member of their Data Privacy Department. The role involves understanding and managing data flows, processing activities, and risk identification related to data protection practices across the firm.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Understand and map processing activities across all global offices, to include but not limited to ways of working, platforms, systems, application, data transfers

Review, recommend and document appropriate legal basis for processing, conducting legitimate interest balancing and purpose limitation tests

Provide information from mapping activities to privacy and collection notices, applicable in all jurisdiction the firm operates in

Assist in the identification of data protection risk and suggest mitigations and work with departments in realizing mitigations

Ownership and management of applications and processes for the maintenance of conducted activities

Collate information necessary to respond to rights requests

Develop partnership with professional departments to enable proactive delivery of their business plans with a privacy by design approach

Support departments with their compliance

Analyze and map laws where required

Creation and updating of internal policies and procedures

Collaborate with IT, Records Management, Security and professional departments in support of the program objectives and compliance

Instrumental in the continuation of the firms ISO27701 certification

Deliver training

Involvement in vendor risk management

Assist in other data protection and information governance activities as required

Involved in shaping the direction of the program

Other duties as assigned

Uphold high standards of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity, particularly with respect to all sensitive and/or confidential firm and client information to which this position will have access

Qualification

Data protection analysisGDPR applicationData mappingPIPA knowledgePIPL knowledgePOPIA knowledgeStakeholder collaborationInformation Security experienceAttention to detailPresentation skills

Required

At least 4 years data protection experience

Strong data protection analysis capability

Experienced in compiling records of processing activity and data maps

Robust understanding and practical application of GDPR

Ability to collaborate with, and influence stakeholders

Experience working with IT, engineering and Information Security

Experience at successfully managing multiple work streams at the same time

Has excellent attention to detail

Presentation skills

Preferred

Basic knowledge of PIPA, PIPL, POPIA would be advantageous

Benefits

Healthcare insurance

Company

Covington & Burling LLP

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Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm that provides legal advisory services.

Founded in 1919

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cov.com

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