Wabtec Corporation · 1 hour ago
Data Privacy Specialist
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$91K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expWabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment and digital solutions for the freight and transit rail sectors. The Data Privacy Specialist will support enterprise-wide privacy compliance by collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement data protection requirements and manage privacy operations, ensuring alignment with global privacy laws.
Railroad Manufacture
Responsibilities
Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders across business, product, engineering, legal, HR and compliance teams on privacy-related matters
Collaborate with stakeholders to facilitate the inclusion of appropriate Data Privacy Acts and contractual clauses
Work with various product teams across the company on the technical implementation of privacy compliance including data mapping, and Data Protection Impact Assessments
Maintain privacy compliance system to ensure privacy compliance requirements are met
Respond to data subject requests
Strong project management experience and agility across businesses, incl. relationship with external counsels if need be
Support continuous process improvement and simplification efforts, including developing and publishing privacy guidelines, compliance standards, best practices, checklists, and guidance
Help develop and deliver privacy training for enterprise
Support the Privacy team, the Legal team and Products with any other privacy activities as may be required from time to time
Follow the developments of global privacy laws, customer expectations, and regulatory guidance to identify and communicate key trends and to protect customer trust
Qualification
Required
5+ years of privacy/data protection experience
Strong understanding of global privacy laws, including DPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, LGPD, Privacy Act of 1988 and PIPEDA, POPI South Africa
Working knowledge of the EU Data Act, EU AI Act, and NIS2
Track record of project management and privacy compliance program ownership and driving risk management activities across cross-functional teams and business functions at a large, complex organization
Strong understanding of global privacy landscape & laws and how this applies in technology, and online businesses
Experience operationalizing and/or managing privacy requirements
Knowledge of compliance management standards, tools, methodologies, and best practices
Technical understanding of how to implement data protection & privacy obligations within a business including data governance
Strong written and verbal communication skills and great attention to detail
Excellent organizational skills, client-service oriented, and able to handle multiple requests with differing priorities and stakeholders
Experience with TrustArc, OneTrust, or similar systems
Demonstrable drive to build a successful career in data privacy and grow with the company as it continues to expand globally
Team player with ability to operate independently, react with appropriate urgency to situations and events that require a quick response or turnaround, have great judgment in ambiguous situations, and take effective action without having to know the total picture
Preferred
CIPM, CIPP, or similar certification is preferred but not required
Ability to speak French or an EEA language is not required but is an asset
Benefits
Health, welfare, and retirement
Annual bonus, if eligible
Company
Wabtec Corporation
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Raj Gupta
President and CEO, Maintenance of Way
Cherie Reardon, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources - Engineering/Technology & Chief Technology Officer
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