Lead Privacy Consultant - PIAs

Transamerica•Cedar Rapids, IA

3d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Transamerica’s growing Privacy team and put your privacy expertise to work on meaningful, high-visibility initiatives across the business. As a Lead Privacy Consultant, you will be a key contributor to our privacy by design program—partnering with business and technology teams, facilitating PIAs and DPIAs, and helping turn complex privacy requirements into practical solutions. This role offers the opportunity to broaden your experience across emerging technologies and global operations while helping strengthen a developing global privacy framework. We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented professional who communicates clearly, understands technology, asks thoughtful questions, and takes pride in producing high-quality work. Applicants located near key Transamerica offices are preferred, but remote candidates may also be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business field or equivalent experience
8 years of privacy, data security and/or other relevant experience
Deep practical understanding of global privacy laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, and emerging international requirements, with the ability to apply regulatory obligations in a business and technology context
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to produce thorough, precise, and well-structured work product
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex privacy concepts clearly to technical, legal, and business audiences
Ability to manage assigned work independently, maintain momentum, and drive tasks to completion in ambiguous or evolving environments
Collaborative working style with a willingness to contribute across a range of team priorities

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in business, law, technology, or risk
5 years of direct privacy experience with demonstrated expertise in privacy by design principles and privacy impact assessments
CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or comparable privacy certification; AI governance, compliance, risk, audit, or project management certification also valued
Demonstrated experience facilitating and reviewing PIAs and DPIAs in complex enterprise environments
Strong technical fluency, with the ability to engage meaningfully with technology, data architecture, AI systems, and cybersecurity concepts in the context of privacy risk
Experience contributing to privacy by design programs or PIA frameworks in a large, complex organization
Financial services experience

Responsibilities

Support the development of Transamerica's enterprise privacy by design playbook, contributing subject matter expertise, drafting guidance materials, and helping translate privacy requirements into practical standards for business and technology teams
Facilitate and review PIAs and DPIAs across domestic and international business activities, ensuring assessments are thorough, consistent, and produce clear, actionable findings and recommendations
Manage assigned workstreams within privacy by design initiatives, tracking tasks, dependencies, and deliverables and escalating issues as appropriate
Translate privacy requirements — including global privacy laws, technical standards, and enterprise risk appetite — into practical operational and business outcomes
Identify, assess, and communicate privacy risks, dependencies, and remediation recommendations arising from PIAs, technology reviews, AI use cases, and vendor engagements
Prepare clear, well-structured deliverables, including risk summaries, assessment reports, governance updates, and implementation recommendations
Support broader privacy operations activities including but not limited to notices, records of processing activities (RoPAs), training enhancements, data subject access requests, process maturity initiatives, and the privacy risk control framework
Contribute to team knowledge through work product quality, attention to detail, and willingness to share expertise and support colleagues
Engage cross-functional stakeholders — including Technology, Product, Legal, Security, and business units — to gather information, drive follow-through, and support timely execution

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs