Privacy Engineer

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What youll do:

• Work to align advanced technologies and Privacy by Design principles from the first stages of development and ensure that the data use meets established regulatory compliance needs.
• Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications to new or existing software.
• Performs regular privacy assessments of operational processes identifying and mitigating risks across the company through effective tools training and guidance.
• Acts as key interface to data science and analytics data governance IT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) related stakeholders
• Develop reports in PowerBI and other reporting tools to enable visibility of Privacy-related metrics.
• Manages responsible use of AI to automate Privacy-related tasks and reports.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of data inventory data maps and ROPAs
• Manage projects related to Privacy as needed

What youll need:

• 5 years of privacy or data protection experience OR a graduate degree or concentration in privacy engineering
• BS or MS degree in computer science computer engineering information systems privacy engineering or related field
• Robust data literacy skills (e.g. finding and managing data cleansing data manipulating data)
• Demonstrated working knowledge of software engineering and/or cybersecurity fundamentals.
• Strong curiosity and the ability to solve problems creatively.
• High ethical standards strong critical thinking detective analytical and problem-solving skills
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general banking operations including deposit operations loan administration treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations rules and regulations industry standards and practices
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of MS Office
• Intermediate to advanced ability to foster and build relationships to achieve a common goal
• Intermediate to advanced speaking and writing communication skills
• CIPT certification is highly preferred; other IAPP certification a plus
• Project management exposure and ability to effectively manage various deadlines and moving pieces while communicating these effectively to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skill in effectively communicating with all levels of management with a focus on collaboration and relationship management.
• Previous leadership experience preferred

Benefits youll love:
We offer all the important things youd want like competitive salaries an ownership stake in the company medical and dental insurance time off a great 401k matching program tuition assistance program an employee volunteer program and a wellness addition youll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona Alliance Association Bank Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race sex color religion age nation origin marital status disability protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying please email or call . When contacting us please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation