Data Privacy Associate Director

As an Associate Director, Data Privacy, you are responsible to maintain and enhance Accenture’s global Data Privacy Program, reporting to and in close cooperation with our Senior Director, Data Privacy, Data&AI Compliance. The program will ensure Accenture meets contractual obligations, legal and regulatory requirements as well as voluntary commitments made in the field of data privacy, with a strong focus on bringing Accenture’s values and culture to life. This senior role is at the core of our strategy and operations of the global program and oversees important processes which aim to ensure Accenture’s compliance with laws and regulations around the globe, but equally ensures our program consistently reflects the ethical aspects of data privacy and ensures the protection of individuals and their data even where local legal requirements might not be strong and mature. The Associate Director will work closely with senior data privacy and other compliance roles, our Global Services Legal team, Responsible AI team and others. It is a full-time role that will be filled by an experienced senior professional able to demonstrate strong expertise and interest in the areas of digital, technology, governance and compliance. Ideally, the successful candidate will have led a global privacy program of a smaller organization, or will have had broad regional responsibilities for the program of a large organization.

The Associate Director, Data & AI Compliance is expected to demonstrate leadership behaviors, which include adhering to Accenture’s Core Values. The successful candidate is also expected to promote and practice all aspects of Accenture’s leadership DNA.

Your (and your team’s) key responsibilities will be to manage all typical elements of a global privacy program, including

• Overseeing the scope of the program and ensuring it operates as designed, and is kept up to date and enhanced as needed in light of current and emerging risks;

• Recruit, integrate and lead a global and diverse team of dedicated experts;

• Identify relevant current and future legal, regulatory and policy requirements as well as voluntary commitments and industry best practices, and translate them into Accenture policy, standards and controls;

• Develop tools and concepts for, and to conduct, reviews and assessments, with a focus on high-risk ones, to ensure ongoing compliance;

• Closely work with risk, information security and other teams to build and run the program;

• Partner and interact with key business stakeholders and senior individuals across Accenture, to ensure compliance issues are considered at the outset of new services, offerings, projects, products and initiatives;

• Keep abreast of technology trends and developments and their impact, and develop guidance, training and thought leadership for internal audiences;
• Build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, in particular with legal and business teams, and interaction with clients, as needed;
• Effectively work with a team of legal professionals and business teams in remote locations, providing advice and guidance in an engaged, business focused and pragmatic manner.

Qualifications

Behaviours and Attributes

• Highly motivated and proactive, with the ability to articulate company vision and policy;

• Curiosity for learning about new technology, industry best practices, and areas of risk, analyzing and turning new insights into concrete action;

• Strong commitment to ethics, values and company culture;

• Committed to building and maintaining a consistent global program;

• Building and maintaining a network of good working relationships both internally and externally;

• Fluent in English.

Education:

• JD or equivalent law degree;

• Relevant certifications (such as in data privacy, data governance, audit, Information Security) considered a plus. IAPP CIPP/CIPM/CIPT/FIP or equivalent.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 10-12 years of experience in a (ideally global) compliance and ethics/governance function, preferably in a major law firm and/or multinational corporation;

• Deep knowledge of data privacy, including governance, strategies and frameworks;

• Minimum 5 years team leadership experience;

• Knowledge of and experience in monitoring legal and regulatory trends and developments and translating those into actionable requirements;

• Strong project management and organizational skills would be considered a plus.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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