Trulioo

Trulioo

Senior Director, Global Privacy & Data Protection

San Diego · Director · Full-time

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About the role

  • This is a senior leadership role for a privacy executive who can operate in scaling, agile environments and
  • partnering with Product, Engineering, Legal, Security, Enterprise Risk, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success.
  • This will be a full-time, permanent position working on a hybrid model from one of our North American offices or fully remote.

Responsibilities

  • Integrate privacy by design into product development, commercial contracting, customer onboarding, third-party management, enterprise risk management, and agile operating rhythms.
  • Own and evolve key privacy and data governance policies, including data retention, data classification, information classification and protection, data handling, and responsible data use.
  • Lead privacy incident readiness and response, including investigation support, breach assessment, regulatory notification analysis, remediation, and post-incident improvement.
  • Develop practical reporting, metrics, and executive-level insights that create visibility into privacy risks, regulatory readiness, and program maturity.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to embed privacy by design into agile product development, architecture decisions, data flows, and release processes.
  • Serve as a senior privacy advisor to Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Solutions, and Legal in support of enterprise due diligence, RFPs, audits, and strategic customer engagements.
  • Lead or support negotiation of DPAs, SCCs, data transfer terms, privacy schedules, customer commitments, vendor terms, and partner arrangements.
  • Support commercialization by validating privacy positioning, customer-facing claims, contractual commitments, and market- specific privacy requirements.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing privacy team with strong judgment, business orientation, and operational discipline.
  • Create clear decision-making frameworks that allow teams to move quickly while managing privacy and data protection risk effectively.

Requirements

  • With Trulioo, you have the power to revolutionize the intersection of technology, digital trust and online identity to open the global economy to everyone.
  • 15+ years of experience in privacy, data protection, technology law, regulatory advisory, or related legal and risk leadership roles, including significant in-house experience.
  • Practical experience with PIAs, DPIAs, data mapping, transfer mechanisms, DPAs, SCCs, vendor risk, data subject rights, retention, and privacy incident response.
  • Strong understanding of privacy issues tied to emerging identity technology and use cases including biometrics, identity, AI, behavior analysis, automated processing, fraud prevention, and device intelligence.

Nice to have

  • Experience in RegTech, FinTech, identity verification, fraud prevention, payments, financial services, or enterprise SaaS.
  • Working knowledge of privacy and data protection frameworks in Asia-Pacific, India, China, and Latin America.
  • Experience supporting AI governance, responsible AI programs, model governance, or data ethics frameworks.
  • Familiarity with information security, data governance, cybersecurity, enterprise risk, or public-company readiness programs.
  • Privacy certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPP/C, CIPM, CIPT, or equivalent credentials.
  • Experience speaking externally, publishing privacy insights, or representing a company in industry forums.
  • Recruiter Interview: 30 minutes
  • Hiring Manager Interview: 45 minutes

Compensation

  • Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a robust benefits package for full-time, permanent employees, including health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plans with company match, paid time off, parental leave, and an annual education &

Benefits

  • Wellness: We care about your well-being.
  • Team members have access to wellness workshops and events, as well as a complimentary Headspace subscription to help you stay focused, grounded, and energized.

Company info

  • Represent Trulioo in privacy-related engagements with regulators, enterprise customers, industry groups, and other external stakeholders.
  • Build privacy thought leadership that strengthens Trulioo's credibility with customers, regulators, partners, and industry stakeholders.
  • Employee Resource Groups: Belonging is an important part of doing your best work.
  • At Trulioo, we strive to create an interview experience that is transparent, engaging, and respectful of your time.
  • If that resonates with you, apply today to become a part of our team.
  • Get an inside look at life at Trulioo by following us on LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/company/trulioo, or learn more about us at www.trulioo.com http://www.trulioo.com
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