Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Support cross-functional, global privacy initiatives across the company.
• Provide day-to-day privacy support that includes assessing data privacy risks and advising on compliance strategies and solutions.
• Assess and advise on privacy matters related to supplier and other strategic partner relationships.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop data maps, conduct data protection impact assessments, and create/maintain accurate and auditable records of processing activities for the Company’s data activities.
• Help define and drive data privacy policy and practices across Western Digital
• Drive awareness across Western Digital to promote and facilitate privacy and data protection compliance and best practices.
• Respond to internal and external privacy and data protection inquiries.
• Monitor privacy trends across markets to determine trends and issues for the company to address.
• Provides support to the overall Ethics & Compliance program.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• JD degree from an accredited law school
• Three or more years of privacy work experience either in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPT, CIPM)
• Strong knowledge of global privacy and data security requirements, particularly CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, PIPL, and PIPEDA
• Experience drafting and negotiating Data Processing Agreements
• Experience developing and conducting general and role-specific privacy training
• Experience with developing and implementing privacy projects across multiple groups
• Experience advising clients on international privacy regulations and requirements

SKILLS

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills including in a global and cross-cultural environment
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and interact comfortably and effectively with people in various roles and levels