Senior Director, Chief Privacy Officer
Choice Hotels International
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Bethesda • Arizona • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $216,287 - $254,456 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as the strategic leader responsible for designing, advancing, and governing Choice Hotels’ global privacy program
- Partner closely with Legal, Technology, and business leaders to establish enterprise privacy strategy
- Oversee risk and compliance, ensuring consistent execution of data protection practices
- Build, evolve, and oversee the enterprise privacy program in partnership with Legal
- Provide consultative guidance to technology and business units on privacy-related implications
- Monitor and evaluate business processes that collect, use, store, or share customer and employee information
- Lead third-party privacy compliance activities, ensuring vendors meet contractual and regulatory obligations
- Conduct privacy risk assessments and communicate enterprise risk posture
- Provide leadership, direction, and development to the privacy team
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in privacy, data protection, compliance, or related regulatory leadership roles
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading privacy or compliance teams
- Demonstrated experience advising senior leadership and influencing cross-functional teams
- Proven success managing large-scale, concurrent initiatives and driving programs with enterprise impact
- Deep knowledge of U.S. and international privacy laws and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, global data transfer requirements)
- Understanding of technologies used to protect sensitive data and monitor compliance
- Proficiency in privacy program governance, risk assessments, and third-party oversight tools
- Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CIPP, CIPM, CISSP) preferred
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
- Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
- Employee recognition programs
- Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
privacy program governancerisk assessmentsdata protectioncompliancethird-party oversight
Soft Skills
leadershipconsultative guidanceinfluencing cross-functional teamsstrategic leadership
Certifications
CIPPCIPMCISSP