Senior Privacy Project Manager IT

Key Responsibilities
As a seasoned Sr. Privacy Project Manager with experience delivering real-world complex Data & Advanced Analytics projects the person is expected to

• Plan execute and oversee technology and data platform initiatives within the Global Services and Data Platform (GSDPF) Division by coordinating scope schedule resources budget and deliverables.
• Ensure projects are delivered in alignment with approved objectives governance standards and quality expectations while supporting data analytics and digital transformation initiatives.

What Will the Person Be Working On
Project Planning & Execution

• Develop maintain and manage project plans schedules work breakdown structures and milestone timelines in alignment with approved scope and objectives. Coordinate project activities across cross-functional teams to support timely and efficient execution of deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.

Data Privacy Project Leadership

Lead projects focused on data privacy compliance and regulatory alignment.

• Drive privacy assessments security checkpoints and compliance reviews as part of project delivery. Partner with Legal InfoSec and Data Governance teams to ensure appropriate handling of PII sensitive data and regulated datasets. Oversee implementation of privacy controls such as access restrictions masking minimization retention workflows and audit traceability. Ensure that privacy requirements are incorporated into user stories backlog items acceptance criteria and definition of done.

Agile & Scrum Leadership

• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies and ensure that both data and privacy requirements are visible prioritized and worked through in alignment with sprint goals. Partner with Product Owners to maintain dual-focused backlogs that cover feature delivery data quality enhancements compliance tasks and privacy controls.
• Remove blockers-technical process-related or privacy-related-to maintain delivery flow. Coach teams to improve Agile maturity while maintaining compliance and governance expectations.

Stakeholder Coordination & Communication

• Serve as a central point of coordination between business stakeholders product owners technical teams and leadership. Facilitate project meetings status reviews and decision forums ensuring clear consistent communication of progress risks dependencies and impacts.

Scope Schedule & Risk Management

• Monitor project scope schedule and risk by tracking progress against approved plans and identifying variances. Document manage and escalate risks issues assumptions and change requests in accordance with established project governance and escalation protocols.

Financial & Resource Management

• Track and manage project budgets forecasts and resource allocations to ensure alignment with approved funding and staffing plans. Support financial reporting cost monitoring and resource planning activities in coordination with leadership and finance partners.

Delivery Governance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure project deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria quality standards and governance requirements by supporting review validation and approval processes. Maintain accurate and complete project documentation in accordance with organizational audit and compliance standards.

Operational Transition & Continuous Improvement

• Support the transition of completed initiatives into operational teams by coordinating knowledge transfer documentation and handoff activities. Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices tools and processes.

Data & AI/Advanced Analytics Project Management

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of data pipelines modeling efforts analytics solutions dashboards and data modernization initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across data engineering BI data governance QA product and business groups. Ensure strong data governance practices-including metadata accuracy documentation lineage and quality controls-are embedded throughout all projects. Manage dependencies across systems and teams to ensure data solutions integrate cleanly and securely.

WANTS
Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Information Systems Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Minimum Experience

• 7 years of experience managing projects in technology data or digital platform environments that enable large-scale enterprise applications and data platforms.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering projects using structured project management methodologies

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall Agile Hybrid).
• Experience w/project tracking & reporting tools (e.g. MS Project Jira Clarity or similar).
• Strong organizational risk management and issue resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives with competing priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills suitable for executive and technical audiences.

Typical key performance indicators:

• On-time delivery of project milestones and deliverables.
• Adherence to approved scope schedule budget and compliance.
• Accuracy and timeliness of project status reporting.
• Stakeholder satisfaction with project execution and outcomes.
• Effectiveness of risk and issue management.