Privacy Compliance Consultant

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A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

The Privacy Compliance Consultant will play a critical role in the development, implementation, and management of the enterprise-wide Privacy Office. They will serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to the enterprise on privacy matters; assisting the Senior Privacy Leadership in overseeing and leading activities related to the compliance with privacy policies and procedures. This role serves as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, partnering across business, compliance, legal, and technology teams to ensure privacy requirements are embedded into day-to-day operations.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing maturity of an enterprise-wide privacy program aligned with regulatory requirements and business objectives.
• Drive consistency in the application of privacy requirements across business units and functional areas
• Provide practical, risk-based guidance to business units on privacy practices, compliance requirements, and emerging privacy and AI risk.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable business practices and operational controls. Provide operational guidance on global and US privacy regulations, including HIPAA, CPRA/CCPA
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to promote proactive engagement on privacy matters. Partner with cross-functional teams to embed privacy into new and existing initiatives.  
• Support development of privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential privacy risks

Skills and Background You’ll Need:

Education: Bachelor’s degree (required) / Graduate coursework (preferred)

Experience: 

• 6-8 years of compliance-related experience, including project management

• CIPP (preferred)
• Strong knowledge and application of HIPPA (required), CPRA (preferred), GDPR (preferred)
• Privacy program development (strongly preferred)
• Prior experience supporting or building privacy programs and governance structures.
• Prior experience reviewing, and reporting on the efficiency and effectiveness of risk management within the Privacy space.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate –

Winning Together: Strong communication & collaboration skills, including ability to effectively work as a member of a larger team of attorneys and legal professionals to serve internal business partners. Builds strong relationships within the legal team and with stakeholders across the organization.

Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and adapts quickly to changing priorities. Utilizes creative problem-solving techniques to address new circumstances and presents solutions. Demonstrated willingness to learn new skills and accept feedback.

Improvement Mindset: Thinks innovatively, brings ideas to life, and seeks continuous improvement.  Approaches business challenges from a broad corporate perspective. Anticipates and removes barriers to accomplish business objectives.  Constantly pursues exceptional results that take us “next level.”

Customer Focus: Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk.

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We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.