Privacy Compliance Director
Tenneco
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Illinois • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Provide leadership support on the implementation of strategies to ensure strong personal data governance, privacy by design and default implementation, and data protection.
- Monitor global privacy landscape, track changes and map changes to existing privacy controls.
- Monitor and measure program effectiveness and develop metrics for decision making.
- Proactively build strong working relationships with Legal, HR, IT, Security, Procurement, and business leadership to embed privacy requirements into real-world operations and drive adoption of the privacy program.
- Individually define, build, document, and implement data governance processes and privacy controls, including drafting artifacts, advising stakeholders directly, and operationalizing requirements across regions.
- Direct and conduct compliance monitoring activities across different regions following Tenneco’s Privacy Compliance Framework and Controls and provide leadership direction and solutions for improvements.
- Develop, negotiate, and maintain DPAs, TIAs, PIA, LIAs, and other cross-border data transfer mechanisms.
- Independently manage and execute multiple privacy initiatives in parallel under tight timelines, with frequently changing priorities, and limited supporting resources.
- Oversee data privacy impact assessments (DPIAs), records of processing activities, and other regulatory activities.
- Lead privacy by design and default initiatives into processing activities.
- Personally lead privacy compliance projects across multiple regions and be accountable for outcomes.
- Manage the lifecycle of the third-party risk management program for privacy ensuring accountability.
- Perform privacy training across various regions and at the enterprise.
- Manage the lifecycle of all privacy notices, policies, and procedures by drafting, amending, and publishing changes to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
- Manage and develop a team of privacy professionals while remaining personally accountable for the execution of core privacy compliance activities.
- Perform all other tasks and activities assigned from time to time such as the management of privacy incidents, third-party risk management privacy reviews, to advance privacy compliance, data protection and privacy by design and default objectives.
Requirements
- 12–15+ years of progressive experience in privacy, data governance, or compliance roles
- Strong working knowledge of global privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, PIPL, LGPD)
- Proven hands-on experience managing privacy programs and compliance initiatives.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required.
- Demonstrated experience personally executing privacy compliance activities in complex, fast-paced enterprise environments.
- Experience operating with limited direction or structure and taking ownership from problem identification through implementation.
- Strong project-management experience and skills required.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced multi-national environment.
- One or more recognized privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP, CIPM, CIPT) required.
- Certifications in data protection, security, compliance a plus.
- J.D. or law license is required.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data governanceprivacy complianceprivacy impact assessmentsdata protectionthird-party risk managementprivacy by designprivacy program managementmetrics developmentcompliance monitoringcross-border data transfer mechanisms
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationproject managementrelationship buildingindependenceproblem-solvingadaptabilityteam managementnegotiationorganizational skills
Certifications
CIPPCIPMCIPTJ.D.law license