Privacy Program Manager, Controls and Certifications-PDPO

We are seeking a Privacy Program Manager to join our PDPO team, to be based in Dublin, Ireland, with a focus on Privacy Controls and Privacy Certifications. You will play a critical role in upholding the privacy rights of our users, ensuring the protection of their personal information, ensuring compliance with global privacy laws, and promoting the adoption of best practices. If you are passionate about privacy, data protection, and possess the expertise to assess and enhance our privacy practices, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission of maintaining the highest standard of data privacy and security. Key Responsibilities : - Audit Facilitation : Coordinate and facilitate external audits to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and requirements. - Privacy control framework : Support maintaining and strengthening the privacy control framework based on applicable regulations and industry standards. - Testing : Develop and improve testing procedures, including automation, to measure control effectiveness. - Support privacy certifications : Assist in managing TikTok's efforts in achieving industry standard privacy certifications, such as ISO 27701. - Project Management : Manage privacy projects, collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders, while developing and driving project plans to execution. - Documentation : Develop necessary documentation to support the program, such as processes, policies, frameworks, and management reports. - Education & Training : Develop internal training materials related to privacy controls and privacy certifications and deliver training - Continuous Improvement : Stay updated with the latest privacy trends and best practices, contributing to Bytedance's continual improvement in privacy approach. - Partnering with cross-functional teams to further enhance privacy controls across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Law, Business, or a related field - Proven experience in conducting audits or facilitating external audits. - Familiarity with privacy laws and regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, DSA, DMA - 3+ years of governance risk and compliance (GRC) or related privacy, compliance, and security experience - Experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining privacy controls and procedures and knowledge of controls frameworks and industry standard frameworks (ISO, NIST, - Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with the ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into actionable privacy controls - Familiarity with core privacy concepts such as data minimization, purpose limitation, data sovereignty, transparency, and data retention. Experience with privacy by design principles and engineering in a privacy program. Preferred Qualifications : - Relevant certifications in privacy and data protection, or project management (., CIPP / E, CIPM, CIPT, OSCP, PMP) are a plus. - A highly motivated individual, with strong communication and relationship-building skills, and demonstrate a record of ongoing accomplishment and commitment to excellence - Accustomed to working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment. Adaptable to changing or emerging priorities - Experience working hands-on with cross-functional teams including legal, procurement, information security, business continuity, privacy, and IT engineering - Proven experience in program / project management and driving strategic initiatives