Associate Data Protection Officer, Product Advisory

Meta Platforms, Inc. • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Meta is looking for a privacy professional to join its Data Protection Office as an Associate DPO, focused on Product Advisory work. We are looking for someone who thrives in a ever-changing and sometimes ambiguous environment, is skilled at navigating complex cross-functional initiatives and is excited to engage internally and externally to support privacy at Meta. You are an ambitious self-starter who can solve hard problems and recognize different perspectives. The Global Data Protection Office is accountable for advising on and monitoring compliance with the applicable global data protection laws. In this role, you will work directly with cross-functional teams, such as product and legal teams to advise on the most complicated and strategic of Meta's privacy topics. You have experience interacting with both technical and legal teams, and bring solid real-world knowledge of privacy regulations and relevant technologies to the job. This is a highly collaborative role. Success will require solid cross-functional collaboration, proven project/program management skills, and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail. Embracing ambiguity while bringing clarity and standardization to processes and functions is critical to success. You should be a team player who is okay innovating beyond our existing ways of working and bringing a fresh perspective to our approach.

Requirements

• 8+ years of work experience in compliance, program/project management, operations and/or strategy
• Experience working within a product environment and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, including legal, policy and product functions
• Experience advising on compliance with data protection laws and privacy requirements
• Robust communicator with a track record of aligning cross-functional teams around a common goal
• Experience in project management, problem solving, time-management and organizational skills, and the capacity to set strategic priorities combined with a demonstrated aptitude of delivering operational results
• Demonstrated experience thriving in ambiguity in an ever-evolving regulatory environment while building new processes, maturing existing processes and driving standardization across teams and functions

Nice To Haves

• Experience working for a leading global tech company, in a privacy compliance capacity

Responsibilities

• Own product coverage area and work with relevant cross-functional teams to assess and mitigate privacy risks on company-level, high complexity strategic initiatives ahead of launch
• Review and advise on privacy accountability documentation concerning products (e.g., DPIAs)
• Produce high quality detailed advice to product teams based on assessing regulator scrutiny and user impact risks
• Inform and drive escalations to the Global DPO about key product risks, advice and mitigations
• Provide oversight on post-launch reporting and monitoring

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Broadcasting and Content Providers
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees