Manager, Policy Compliance

The Department of Enterprise Risk Management partners with the DU community to cultivate responsible collaborative and effective practices. The Department is also responsible for risk and insurance management compliance program data privacy public health strategies and international travel health and safety.

Position Summary

The Manager reports to the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and is directly responsible for oversight and management of University policy development compliance training strategy CPA and GDPR privacy compliance and risk management contract review.

The Managers responsibility is to initiate research review revise and format policies by communicating with staff at various levels of the University and maintain an accurate centralized policy website. The Manager also coordinates the Policy Advisory Committee for the University.

The Managers second responsibility is to develop and execute a comprehensive compliance training strategy curriculum and implementation plan for the University in collaboration with Human Resources and Inclusive Community.

The Manager is responsible for reviewing modifying and providing expertise on contract language relating to key policies and issues around travel risk privacy and insurance.

The Manager collaborates with other divisions and units to establish a strategic vision for both University policy and compliance training data privacy and to support contract review. The position works closely with colleagues in general counsel information technology registrars office human resources and business and financial affairs to create an effective organizational culture.

This is a part-time position.

Essential Functions

• Policy Coordination and Management. The Manager collaborates across campus to implement manage and coordinate all University policy-related activities. Centralize the coordination and communication with the Policy Advisory Committee.
• Training: Initiates facilitates and promotes activities to foster training on University policies important legal and compliance updates as well as information privacy and policy awareness. Oversee develop and deliver initial and ongoing legal and compliance updates policy and privacy training to faculty and staff.
• Contract and Technology review: Serve on the Technology Review Committee and review new technology requests with a focus on privacy compliance and implications. Review University contracts including privacy and security agreements data processing agreements business associate agreements and other contractual terms relating to the protection and processing of protected information insurance and risk related contractual issues. With legal assistance may negotiate privacy terms and conditions with third parties. Partners with Procurement and Chief Information Security Officer to evaluate new software programs or applications that involve the processing of protected information or affect the Universitys restricted data networks.
• Privacy requests and Privacy incident management: (External) Coordinate the portability correction deletion and the related interaction with customers and students in response to data privacy requests. The PCM assists in breach determination and notification processes under federal and state laws and cooperates with federal and state regulators in compliance reviews and investigations. (Internal) Also the role investigates manages and mitigates privacy incidents complaints or breaches.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and provide effective customer service.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience researching and interpreting laws regulations and case law.
• Experience applying laws to circumstances or situations; experience developing and implementing compliance controls.
• Strong understanding of compliance processes
• Competent in project management.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in legal research and documentation providing analysis and generating recommendations and/or other written analysis based on legal research.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Legal Studies Political Science Information
• Technology Data Management or other similar background

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education government regulator or compliance agency or public service
• Juris Doctor (law degree)
• Experience in higher ed or public service; GRC Professional (GRCP) IAPP Certification or other privacy or compliance certifications

Physical Activities

• Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.

Work Schedule
Part-time between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm.

Statement of Other Duties Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Application Deadline
For consideration please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) July 17 2026.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is 12.

Salary Rate:
The salary rate for this position is $60000

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate departmental budget availability internal salary equity considerations and available market information but not based on a candidates sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits including medical dental retirement paid time off tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including sex stereotypes sex characteristics sexual orientation gender identity and gender expression) marital family or parental status pregnancy or related conditions national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national origin ancestry age religion creed disability sex (including sex stereotypes sex characteristics sexual orientation gender identity and gender expression) marital family and parental status pregnancy genetic information military enlistment or veteran status and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal state or local law regulation or ordinance in any of the Universitys educational programs and activities and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers Rights (POWR) Act; and any other federal state and local laws regulations or ordinances that prohibit discrimination harassment and/or retaliation. For more information please see the University of Denvers NonDiscriminationStatement.

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