US Privacy Analyst

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, and they are seeking a novice level US Privacy Analyst to join their Insights & Intelligence team. The role involves ensuring policy and regulatory compliance, mitigating business risk, and responsible handling of personal data while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support privacy and data governance controls by maintaining data inventories, conducting data mapping, implementing privacy by design, ensuring data minimization, and ensuring data retention requirements
• Collaborate with business stakeholders across disciplines (e.g., law, IT, AI and data governance, communications, global supply chain, cybersecurity, etc.) on privacy assessments of products, technologies, and vendors and proactively identify and address potential privacy concerns
• Investigate and resolve privacy-related inquiries, questions, and/or complaints
• Support the development, evaluation, and refinement of privacy policies, procedures, documentation, company guidance, and processes in alignment to the evolving regulatory environment and in pursuit of continuous improvement
• Develop and implement initiatives to increase employee awareness and knowledge of key privacy topics including company policies
• Establish and apply privacy best practices and mentor and train early career privacy professionals
• Understand technical terminology to translate between technical and privacy teams on regulatory requirements
• Manage team mailboxes to respond to privacy queries
• Exhibit personal ownership and accountability for continuous improvement
• Identify critical issues with ease. Exhibit confidence and knowledge of privacy best practices with minimal oversight

Skills

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant Privacy, Data Governance, and/or Legal experience; OR a Master's degree with 0 years of relevant Privacy, Data Governance, and/or Legal experience is required
• Must have experience with negotiating data protection agreements with external vendors to ensure all applicable data privacy law requirements are met
• Must have experience in operationalizing privacy-by-design principles in product development cycles by conducting data protection impact assessments and implementing risk mitigation strategies tailored to business needs
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain a US DoD security clearance, as a condition of continued employment
• The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in privacy/data governance, information security, or computer science with 3 years of experience supporting privacy & data governance controls, conducting privacy impact assessments (PIAs), understanding regulatory compliance, mitigation of business risk, and responsible handling of personal data within an aerospace and/or defense environment
• Demonstrated understanding of global privacy the GDPR, EU AI Act, CCPA, CPRA, PIPL, NIST 800-171 and other applicable regulations and standards
• Juris Doctor and/ or advanced education or experience in privacy, data governance, or information technology
• Experience handling data subject rights request and/or regulatory inquiries
• Familiarity with user tracking technologies, e.g., cookies, pixels, web beacons, and implementation tools, e.g., Google Tag Manager, GA4, etc
• Experience working with ServiceNow, OneTrust, Credo AI, and/or similar software platforms to execute data privacy and AI privacy compliance processes
• Experience as a privacy subject matter expert for identifying risks and mitigation strategies for AI use cases and implementing AI Governance policies and procedures
• Familiarity with DFARS, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC 2.0
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to build relationships and positively influence business decisions related to privacy
• Strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to work independently and within a global virtual team environment, stay organized, and execute work in accordance to tight deadlines
• Active Top Secret security clearance is preferred

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• 401k matching program

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