Legal and Compliance Project Manager - Data Products

Fiserv • Berkeley Heights, NJ

3d • $120,000 - $198,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As an experienced Project Manager for Data Commerce Solutions, you will lead end-to-end execution of our commercial and non-commercial legal contract processes and associated compliance activities. You will manage contract workflow governance, cross-functional coordination, process controls, and reporting to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes and adherence to policy and regulatory expectations. You will also oversee the Enterprise Data Use (DUC) program, partnering with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Privacy, Security, and business stakeholders to drive consistent intake, review, approvals, and audit readiness.

Requirements

• 10+ years of project or program management experience leading cross-functional operational processes involving Legal, Compliance, Risk, Privacy, Security, Procurement, Finance, or Sales.
• 6+ years of experience managing contract lifecycle workflows (commercial and non-commercial) and driving process governance, metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting compliance/risk programs and audit readiness (evidence management, remediation tracking, and control documentation).
• 4+ years of experience with stakeholder management, creating and delivering executive-ready communications, dashboards, and status reporting.
• Experience using project and work management tools (for example, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or similar) within structured governance cadences.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, law, information systems, risk management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education, related experience and/or military experience.
• You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with contract lifecycle management and intake or workflow tools (for example, Icertis, Sirion, Agiloft, ServiceNow, Coupa) and process automation.
• Familiarity with data governance and data use approval models in regulated environments.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and or Agile certifications.
• Experience in financial services, payments, or other similarly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle (intake, review, negotiation support, approvals, signature, storage, and renewal/termination handoffs) for commercial and non-commercial agreements.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Security, and business owners) to meet execution timelines and maintain contract process governance for status and issue management.
• Standardize and continuously improve contract operations and produce stakeholder communications, dashboards, and leadership readouts to support transparency and decision-making.
• Support tooling and workflow optimization for contract and intake processes (ie, contract lifecycle management systems and work management tools).
• Lead program execution, maintain program documentation and evidence and define and track KPIs and Key Risk indicators for the Enterprise Data Use Committee (DUC)
• Coordinate audit and compliance activities for the business unit, including evidence collection, control testing support, remediation tracking, and closure.
• Track corrective action plans and ensure sustainable implementation and validation of remediation activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level