Skills4Good AI

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Job Title: Consultant, Privacy & AI Governance

We want to hire a Privacy & AI Governance Consultant. The initial engagement will be for 1 month (4 weeks of 20 hours/week) with the option to renew for the long term. This role will be performed in North America (EST) time zone.

We are looking to hire a team member who has an entrepreneurial spirit and the positive drive to get things done. Who wants to achieve purpose and meaning at work and make a positive difference in this AI-driven economy. Who wants to get on this exciting ground-floor, cutting-edge opportunity to grow and scale with our organization as we capitalize on the rapid acceleration of privacy and AI regulations emerging around the world.

To be a great fit for this role, you are someone who:

• Wants to be part of a small but high-growth and fast-paced tech start-up in the emerging privacy, data protection and AI regulatory sector
• Has at least 2+ years of proven experience and working knowledge in Privacy and Data Protection
• Is an independent, self-starter who is passionate about helping organizations build customer trust by defining and implementing pragmatic privacy and data protection programs and practices to manage privacy and security risks to ensure customer success
• Will play an important role in strengthening our company’s capabilities of operationalizing privacy programs, end-to-end, and building new services to support organization’s digital transformation strategies while ensuring responsible and ethical use of data and alignment with regulatory and legislative requirements.

We will expect you to:

• Deliver industry and technical expertise in privacy through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and the creation of high-quality deliverables
• Be responsible for delivery of privacy services to clients such as:
  • Privacy program maturity assessments and roadmaps
  • Privacy program design, implementation and automation
  • Privacy impact assessments (PIA), or Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) or Privacy by Design (PbD)
  • Data protection strategy and implementation
  • Data mapping and inventories
  • Data use governance and ethics
• Develop and deliver privacy training, courses, white papers, articles and blogs
• Provide client services including planning, budgeting, scheduling and coordinating engagements
• Work closely with customer prospects to ensure that the solutions being offered meets the customers’ required needs and delivers continued client success
• Facilitate collaboration with client engagement team prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities, risk areas, materiality and deadlines
• Identify ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value and bring new services
• Build trusted advisor relationships with our clients throughout the entire customer journey
• Maintain high quality control by reviewing work done from other team members for accuracy and completeness; provide feedback to team members
• Monitor project timelines against targets, adjust where necessary; advise clients of project status
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes
• Assist in the coaching, development and training of team members
• Assist with business and practice development, proposals, marketing material, internal and external presentations, demonstrations, pre-sales and sales meetings, blogging and/or white paper development
• Complete other duties as assigned

You have the following credentials:

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Successful completion of Bachelor’s Degree in law, computer science, privacy, business, technology, data analytics or a related field
• IAPP certification (s) such as CIPP, CIPT, CIPM, and/or other related certifications (preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional work experience in defining and implementing privacy services & solutions
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of privacy principles, frameworks, legislation and methodologies within the context of privacy and information management (i.e. GAPP, Fair information principles, PIPEDA, GDPR, CASL, HIPAA, CCPA)
• Experience with Creating and Delivering Privacy Services (i.e. OneTrust Privacy Compliance Platform)(preferred)

You have the following core competencies and personal characteristics:

• Integrity – Professional whose honesty, integrity, confidentiality and high ethical standards contributes to effective leadership and optimal business relationships
• Energy – Displays enthusiasm, optimism and passion while maintaining a high level of productivity and a balanced lifestyle
  Diversity – Understands the importance of different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and is respectful of individual differences
• Communication – Effectively expresses ideas and conveys information in business writing, conversations and interactions with others that make an impact and persuade their intended audience(s)
• Client Service Excellence – Understands the importance of quality client service, proactively identifies client needs and creates strategies to proficiently serve clients
• Business Development – Looks for and seizes profitable business opportunities
• Forward Thinking – Anticipates the implications of situations, takes appropriate action as needed and prepares for possible contingencies
• Agility with Change – Initiates, sponsors and implements change by taking a facilitative catalyst role
• People Management & Leadership – Goal-driven leader who effectively manages self, others and teams to achieve goals
• Coaching – Takes responsibility for one’s own and team members’ performance by setting clear goals and tracking progress against those goals, promptly addresses performance issues, is highly organized and uses personal judgement and decision making
• Work Ethic – Consistently performs to high quality standards, is dependable and has a constant drive to improve
• Strategic Planning – Analyzes the company’s competitive position by considering market and industry trends, existing and potential clients, and strengths and weaknesses of competitors
• Research & Analysis – Questions inconsistencies in information and generates workable solutions by analyzing, gathering and organizing relevant information
• Stress Management – Functions effectively when under pressure and maintains self-control in difficult situations
• Initiative – Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision
  Systematic and well-organized - Possess good prioritization/workload management abilities
• Commitment to self-learning and continuous skill and professional knowledge development

If the above describes you, then submit your application and come join our Skills4Good team as we help organizations achieve AI for Good!