PRIVACY GOVERNANCE LEADER

The Kroger Co. • Cincinnati, OH

2h

About The Position

The Privacy Governance Leader manages the Privacy Governance team and ensures effective execution of the company’s privacy governance program. The role oversees enterprise-wide privacy consulting, regulatory expertise, privacy impact assessments, privacy by design reviews, identification of privacy risks, and support for developing privacy policies, procedures, and training. The Leader ensures governance practices are consistently implemented in alignment with regulatory requirements, internal standards, and industry expectations. The position requires strong leadership, operational rigor, and a deep understanding of privacy compliance frameworks, along with demonstrating the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• At least 4 years of diversified leadership, communication, organization, and people-motivation skills, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in privacy.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral and written communications and presentations.
• Excellent planning, organizing, and follow-up skills, with attention to detail and thorough documentation practices.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work based on changing and challenging deadlines.
• Highly collaborative, with proven ability to work cross-functionally and build strategic, mutually beneficial relationships at all organizational levels.
• Ability to be self-directed and work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Prior privacy compliance management or consulting experience.
• Current privacy certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Privacy Governance team and its enterprise-wide privacy consulting, regulatory expertise, impact assessments, and privacy by design reviews.
• Oversee the team’s provision of privacy subject matter expertise and consulting across the enterprise.
• Ensure the team maintains working knowledge of privacy regulations and serves as privacy experts.
• Lead privacy impact assessments and privacy by design reviews as required.
• Identify privacy risks across business units and coordinate with the Chief Privacy Officer on risk mitigation.
• Guide executives in executing risk assessments and implementing corrective actions and mitigation strategies.
• Partner with privacy team members to develop and implement privacy policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Collaborate with business partners, legal, and key stakeholders on privacy initiatives and governance practices.
• Review reports and analyze compliance metrics to identify trends and lead the resolution of potential vulnerabilities.
• Keep privacy governance practices current with regulatory requirements, internal standards, and industry expectations.
• Supervise and coach direct reports, complete performance reviews, and provide feedback.
• Travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
• Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

What This Job Offers

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