Privacy Program Specialist

Tools for Humanity

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About The Position

This role will support the Privacy Program Lead and the broader privacy legal team. This role contributes to the implementation and execution of privacy program operations, supports risk assessments, coordinates privacy compliance tasks, helps maintain key privacy documentation, and ensures consistent privacy practices across the organization in all jurisdictions we operate in. You’ll help operationalize privacy strategy into repeatable processes, manage day-to-day privacy tasks, and support cross-functional privacy work that drives compliance and safeguards user trust.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Privacy, Data Protection, Information Security, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of professional experience in privacy, compliance, data protection, or related operational functions (in-house counsel, privacy program support, risk/compliance teams, etc.).
• Knowledge of major privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, LGPD, CCPA/CPRA) and familiarity with global privacy issues.
• Capable of defining an agenda and ensuring it gets done on time and efficiently, along the way demonstrating judgment, practicality, resourcefulness, proactivity, and attention to detail.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven project management skills with experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• A proactive and collaborative team player with a positive attitude and sense of humor.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting privacy program execution in a dynamic environment is a plus.
• Experience assisting with privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs), vendor risk assessments and data subject request responses is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the company’s privacy compliance program, aligning operations with global and regional privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, LGPD, CCPA).
• Assist in creating, updating, and maintaining privacy documentation, including policies, standards, procedures, and internal guidelines.
• Help maintain privacy inventories, Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), and other compliance artifacts.
• Assist with privacy risk assessments, privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs), and data protection threshold assessments.
• Help track regulatory developments and prepare summaries for the Privacy Program Lead and Legal team.
• Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Security) to ensure privacy requirements are incorporated into business processes and projects.
• Support operational processes for responding to data subject access requests (DSARs), deletion requests, and other privacy-related requests.
• Help coordinate privacy assessments of vendors and third parties, including information gathering and documentation.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of privacy training and awareness materials for internal teams to support a privacy-aware culture.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Product, Security, Compliance, and Business Operations to drive consistent, practical privacy compliance outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees