Privacy Officer

Company: Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo
Location: Anchorage
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Reports to: Manager, Consumer Compliance Functions Supervised: None. Primary Functions: The Privacy Officer will be responsible for maintaining an effective consumer privacy program to ensure the credit union remains in compliance with consumer privacy laws, regulations, and guidance. She/he will identify and lead consumer privacy risk and compliance initiatives, develop and refine appropriate risk and compliance monitoring and testing processes, and work with all levels and departments in the organization to understand and comply with privacy laws and regulations. Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, deliver and maintain the enterprise consumer privacy compliance policy and program to provide a consistent approach to how the credit union will identify, measure, monitor, and control consumer privacy risks;
• Establish and implement controls to minimize privacy risk throughout the credit union;
• Review, test, and monitor privacy risk areas on an ongoing basis and work with stakeholders on necessary improvements;
• Ensure organization-wide privacy training is timely and tailored to the credit union's consumer privacy risks and employees' job functions; Evaluate, assign, and report on consumer privacy training, take corrective action when needed;
• Work with the Vendor Management team to monitor and test vendors and third parties for compliance with consumer privacy policies and procedures;
• Oversee the credit union's CCPA privacy compliance system and workflows, and make updates as necessary;
• Leverage internal and external information to conduct and provide comprehensive reviews of enterprise wide focus topics that present potential privacy risk to the credit union;
• Prepare and present concise management reports related to consumer privacy compliance risk assessments, monitoring, and root cause analysis of consumer privacy compliance related issues;
• Participate in the complaint management program as a resource on consumer privacy risk;
• Create and maintain trust by working as a valued partner with business lines, senior leadership, and other compliance professionals to manage consumer privacy compliance efforts at all levels of the organization;
• Interact with state and federal regulators in a positive and constructive manner regarding the consumer privacy compliance program and applicable requirements; and
• Seek out, develop and maintain knowledge and skills through completion of continuing education and training pertinent to the position. Qualifications Education: Bachelors degree in legal studies, business, finance, information technology, or related field expected. Advance degrees in business, law, and/or other applicable professional compliance related certifications preferred (i.e., IAPP certification; Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager; NAFCU Certified Compliance Officer; Credit Union Compliance Expert). Creditable Experience in Lieu of Education: Not Applicable Experience/Skills: A minimum of eight years of applicable experience in a heavily regulated industry, including direct experience with audit or regulatory compliance. Strongly prefer candidates with experience working in financial services and/or multi-state operations of a size and scale comparable to Alaska USA. Experience to also include the following: Knowledge and understanding of regulatory risk and compliance challenges in the financial/banking sector. Understanding of the role risk and compliance functions can play in supporting business and strategic objectives. Excellent and demonstrable oral and written communication skills. Aptitude to ask questions in ways that enhance the clarity, quality, and reliability of information. Skilled at conveying ideas and facts orally and in writing using language the audience or reader will best understand. Ability to read, analyze and interpret the meaning of written information (i.e. legal documents, government regulations and professional publications) and apply it to existing processes to make timely informed decisions considering the relevant facts, goals, constraints, and risks. Proven track record of working well and influencing peers, as well as members of a senior management team. Experience interacting and working successfully with federal regulators. Flexible approach to new projects, requirements, and workplace demands. Proficiency in MS Word, Power Point and Excel is required. Impeccable ethical reputation and strong emotional intelligence. Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.

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