Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2234155

Position Title:

External Description: Description & Requirements

The Data Privacy Consulting Director is a leadership role at FORVIS MAZARS working with the Sensitive Data Cyber Compliance leadership to define, refine and expand the firm's practice areas and services offerings. Additionally, the Data Privacy Consulting Director will lead client consulting engagements working with FORVIS MAZARS accounts to identify data privacy risks and develop solutions for our clients to help managing them and building a plan for ongoing compliance.

The candidate must have a broad range of professional consulting experience, an expert understanding of data privacy regulations (CCPA, GDPR, DORA, etc.), experience working with internal and external legal counsel teams to develop privacy controls, policies, procedures, and direct experience or knowledge of the constantly evolving privacy regulatory landscape.

How you will contribute:

Educate client leadership teams on the privacy regulations that directly impact their business. Conduct assessment and gap analysis of clients' current state of data privacy management practices and privacy risks. Lead discovery process to identify data inventories, websites, existing policies and procedures related to data management, current software platforms, active vendor lists, partnerships, etc. Produce data flows that map data internally and externally Develop and implement data governance and privacy policies and procedures on the client's behalf Define RoPA and DPIA for entire ecosystem of personal Work with internal/external legal teams to support of data governance and privacy framework Evaluate clients' vendors and partners and identify any vendor risk Evaluate clients' various marketing programs and identify any potential risk or questionable practices Work with client team to create data breach response procedures Work with client team to develop control systems to prevent or deal with violations of privacy regulations and/or internal privacy policies and procedures Help client evaluate privacy management software options including managed services offerings We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:
Strong drive for transformational change, advising clients how to adapt and shift to the changing privacy landscape. Leadership experience that helps shape the future of our consulting practice, defining best practices around business processes and technology partners and developing innovative, disruptive strategies that unlock value for our clients Expert level understanding of data privacy laws and their impact on businesses Experience working with C-level executives and leadership teams Experience working in coordination with internal and external legal teams Expert knowledge of reporting procedures, audit controls, and record-keeping Highly methodical and diligent with outstanding planning abilities Exceptional communication skills Minimum of 10 or more years in a consulting or business leadership role BS/BA in data science, law, finance, business administration, or related field with ten years of relevant experience Experience with Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) or Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA) Familiar with domestic and global privacy laws, regulations, and standards especially data privacy law such as Indonesian PDP/European GDPR, Singapore PDPA, etc. IAPP related certifications are a must Familiar with Data Management and Privacy, e.g OneTrust, TrustArc, Collibra, Imprivata.
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City: Charlotte

State: North Carolina

Community / Marketing Title: Consulting Data Privacy Director

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With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing a different perspective and an unmatched client experience that feels right, personal and natural. We respect and reflect the range of perspectives, knowledge and local understanding of our people and clients. We take the time to listen to deliver consistent audit and assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services worldwide.

We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.