VP, Data Privacy

Weather Group Television LLC•Atlanta, GA

14h

About The Position

The Vice President of Data Privacy will own the operational and technical execution of the company’s privacy program across all enterprise data, with a primary focus on streaming, subscription, and ad-supported video services. This leader will manage both company-wide data governance and video-specific obligations, turning complex legal and regulatory requirements into scalable processes and technical controls. The VP will work closely with cross functional teams and business leaders in overseeing enterprise-wide privacy and data governance to ensure privacy and data compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; technical degree preferred (e.g. CyberCybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering) or related advanced degree preferred.
10+ years in privacy, data protection, or data governance, with 5+ in a senior leadership role (ideally in digital media, streaming, or subscription businesses).
Active CIPP/US and CIPT certification required; CIPM, or relevant Cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISM, CISSP) are a plus.
Experience in developing and executing enterprise-wide privacy and data strategies, including data and privacy architecture.
Extensive experience in building and leading cross-functional teams, collaborating with senior executives, business stakeholders, and product and technical teams.
Deep, hands-on experience implementing and operating OneTrust at enterprise scale.
Experience working with or within industry bodies or frameworks such as the IAB for digital advertising and privacy standards.
Demonstrated expertise with:
VPPA and its application to online/streaming video and viewing data.
CPPA, CPRA and applicable U.S. state privacy laws as applied to targeting, cross-context behavioral advertising, and data governance.
Data governance frameworks for enterprise data (customer, employee, operational, product, and analytics datasets).
Knowledge of international data governance frameworks, data privacy and Cybersecurity regulations (e.g., GDPR) and AI ethics a plus.
Ability to translate legal requirements and compliance needs into enterprise platforms, data /warehouses, identity systems, and streaming applications in coordination with data and software engineers, product and ad tech.
Exposure to AI risk assessments / AI DPIAs, Training data governance, and Prompt and output data retention rules.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ad tech, digital media platforms, SaaS, or consumer data products.
Familiarity with programmatic advertising, analytics platforms, identity solutions, and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the enterprise-wide data privacy and governance strategy, covering customer, employee, partner, product, and analytics data.
Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of technical elements of a unified data governance framework, including data classification, data lifecycle management, records of processing, data mapping and lineage, and data retention/archiving standards.
Chair a cross-functional Data Governance or Privacy Council to ensure alignment between Legal, Cybersecurity, IT, Data, Ad Sales, Ad Tech, Analytics, Product, Engineering and other Business Units.
Ensure that the privacy and data governance function is adequately resourced, ensuring the right people, processes, and technologies are in place to maintain governance standards across the organization.
Act as the senior privacy authority for data collection, use, sharing, and retention across consumer-facing and internal systems
Advise executive leadership on privacy risks and tradeoffs related to monetization, personalization, analytics, and data partnerships.
Work with the Privacy Legal team members to identify and advise on potential privacy compliance gaps across the company, developing and implementing solutions to address the same.
Own U.S. privacy compliance across federal and state regulations, especially relevant to streaming and digital advertising, including:
Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
CCPA, CCPR and other state privacy laws and regulations that impact the collection, storage, use and sharing of personal information, including targeting, measurement, and data sharing.
Collaborate with the Privacy Legal team to define, maintain and update enterprise privacy and data governance policies, standards, and guidelines ensuring compliance with data privacy laws and enforcement trends.
Design and run enterprise privacy operations, including DSARs, DPIAs/PIAs, DSAs, workflows, vendor/third-party risk, and records of processing activities.
Serve as the enterprise owner of OneTrust, leading configuration for data mapping, consent and preference management, cookie/SDK governance, assessments, and automated workflows.
Develop and maintain privacy and data governance KPIs and dashboards for executive leadership.
Collaborate with legal and business stakeholders to address rights, deletion and opt-out requests.
Partner with Ad Ops, Product, and Data teams to assess privacy implications of new vendors, tools, and integrations.
Oversee data-sharing and data-transfer risk, including cross-border considerations.
Develop training and enablement programs tailored to technical and data-focused roles.
Partner with ad tech, data engineering, and product to embed privacy-by-design into enterprise platforms, data /warehouses, identity systems, and streaming applications.
Oversee requirements for collection and use of data for SVOD, AVOD, and hybrid subscription models, including ad targeting, attribution, personalization, and cross-device identity on CTV/OTT, mobile, and web.
Ensure VPPA-compliant handling of viewing data and subscriber information, and in coordination with the Privacy Legal team, align state law opt-out/consent requirements with advertising and analytics implementations.
Define privacy and governance controls for subscription lifecycle, account hierarchies/households, content recommendations, churn and retention analytics, and revenue operations.
Implement controls for ad-supported streaming (AVOD/FAST), including consent management, profiling limits, universal opt-out mechanisms, and restrictions on sensitive data in advertising workflows.
Coordinate with legal, tax, finance, and product teams where Colorado and other state laws treat streaming subscriptions and digital video differently, ensuring aligned data practices.
Lead privacy incident and breach response in collaboration with Cybersecurity, IT, Legal, and Communications
Assess and mitigate privacy risk related to emerging technologies (AI/ML, advanced analytics, identity resolution, clean rooms)