Director Global Privacy

This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ office near Portland Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be inoffice 3 days or more per week depending on business need. This inoffice expectation is subject to change at business discretion.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As the Global Privacy Director you will lead the Companys global data privacy function including overseeing a team of data privacy liaisons and analysts. You must have considerable experience and expertise in privacy law and policy privacy program management and industry best practices and global data privacy requirements including but not limited to EU requirements. The Global Privacy Director will collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organization including Legal IT HR Finance Internal Audit Procurement Marketing ECommerce and Sales organizations to develop implement monitor and continuously improve privacy practices on a global basis and in compliance with applicable law.

HOWYOULLMAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Develop and execute overall global data privacy strategy and serve as the key privacy resource for the Company in collaboration with our Legal team Director of Information Security and other stakeholders.

• Design and continuously improve the global data privacy function including processes for the completion of personal information inventories privacy impact assessments creating and maintaining records of processing activities and updating privacy policies and procedures. Ensure ongoing monitoring auditing reporting and evaluation of the privacy function.

• Develop and continuously improve vendor management procedures addressing data privacy requirements to ensure appropriate assessment of vendors for compliance with Company privacy requirements.

• Support Legal and Procurement in drafting reviewing and negotiating third party contracts to address privacy obligations.

• Review and map key international flows of employee and consumer data and implement appropriate transfer mechanisms.

• Manage members of the Global Privacy Function; establish and oversee Regional Data Privacy Liaison team.

• Coordinate with internal and external privacy counsel and other business stakeholders to ensure existing and new products services and processes comply with applicable privacy requirements.

• Coordinate with internal and external privacy counsel to advise internal clients on a range of global privacy laws.

• Develop global privacy training materials and other communications to increase employee understanding and awareness of privacy issues and conduct initial and ongoing global privacy training.

• Maintain knowledge of and monitor developments in global privacy requirements and best practices.

• Manage privacy complaints breaches and investigations by privacy regulatory authorities in collaboration with the Legal and HR teams.

• Oversee response to consumer and employee information access and deletion requests in collaboration with the Information Security team.

• Work with Legal and Government Affairs teams to develop relationships with regulators and government officials responsible for privacy and data security matters as well as relevant consumer organizations.

• Work with Information Security teams to review all systemrelated information security plans to ensure alignment between security and privacy practices.

• Develop and manage the Global Privacy Function budget.

YOU ARE

• A data privacy subject matter expert.

• Comfortable representing the organization for all privacy related matters.

• Team oriented and able to build strong crossfunctional relationships and influence others without direct line reporting authority.

• Not satisfied with maintaining the status quo always looking for opportunities to improve the global privacy function.

YOUHAVE

• Bachelor degree required. J.D. or lAPP Certifications such as CIPP/US CIPP/E CIPT and/or CIPM a strong asset.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a role focused on data privacy compliance or other comparable leadership roles in a global organization; prior management experience strongly preferred.

• Indepth knowledge and experience building leading and maintaining privacy programs.

• Proven track record of policy and process development implementation and management.

• Strong knowledge and interest in emerging technologies and a strong understanding of information systems and related security requirements.

• Demonstrated understanding of U.S. and International privacy laws regulations and best practices doing so in the context of consumer data is preferred.

• Experience within multinational public company a plus.

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This job description is not meant to be an allinclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: The pay transparency policy is available here: Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company were proud to offer regular fulltime employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee wellbeing by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of wellbeing: physical social/emotional financial career and community. Benefits that can protect your familys financial future and help you through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical dental vision life Insurance disability flexible spending accounts health savings account and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident critical illness hospital indemnity and legal services). In addition Columbia offers EAP which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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