Privacy Implementation Lead
About The Position
StackAdapt is seeking a Privacy Implementation Lead to operationalize privacy requirements across its products, systems, and data flows. This individual contributor role will be part of the Legal Privacy team and will act as a liaison to Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Security. The role involves translating privacy and legal requirements into technical and operational controls, managing implementation workstreams, and ensuring privacy guidance is integrated into system behavior. The ideal candidate should be organized, technically curious, and adept at cross-functional collaboration. While not requiring an engineering or legal background, the candidate must understand technical concepts, ask pertinent questions, manage projects, and identify discrepancies between privacy needs and current functionalities. The role will leverage AI and automation to enhance efficiency and support the Privacy team's efforts. The position reports directly to the VP Legal, Privacy, and is open to candidates in Canada or the United States as a remote-first company.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in privacy operations, privacy implementation, technical program management, product operations, compliance operations, legal operations, data governance, or a related field.
- Experience working directly with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security, or other technical teams.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to drive multiple workstreams to completion.
- Ability to understand technical concepts such as data flows, APIs, pixels, tags, consent signals, databases, deletion workflows, retention, and system integrations.
- Familiarity with privacy concepts, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, U.S. state privacy laws, consent, opt-outs, data deletion, retention, and privacy by design.
- Experience implementing or managing privacy, compliance, tracking, governance, or technical workflow tools.
- Practical experience using AI tools or automation to improve operational efficiency or quality assurance.
- Strong communication, documentation, attention to detail, and judgment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in advertising technology, marketing technology, data platforms, measurement, tracking, or another technically complex environment.
- Familiarity with StackAdapt’s products, systems, or infrastructure.
- Experience supporting pixels, tags, tracking technologies, or client-facing digital properties.
- Experience implementing a third-party tracking technology testing or governance tool.
Responsibilities
- Translate privacy obligations and legal guidance into clear business and technical requirements, including owners, dependencies, deadlines, and implementation steps.
- Own the operational implementation of key privacy initiatives, partnering with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Security to coordinate deliverables, resolve blockers, and drive workstreams through completion.
- Support the implementation and ongoing monitoring of privacy controls across StackAdapt’s digital properties, advertising technologies, and data collection practices.
- Partner with technical teams to understand and document data flows, system dependencies, and data storage practices to support privacy requirements related to deletion, suppression, retention, and data use.
- Help develop reporting and analytics guidelines and determine data retention requirements based on business and client needs.
- Implement and manage privacy, tracking, compliance, or governance tools, including a third-party tracking technology testing tool.
- Test and document privacy controls, including pixel and tag behavior, consent signals, opt-outs, deletion workflows, and retention controls.
- Establish repeatable privacy intake, backlog-management, testing, and reporting processes.
- Use AI tools and automation to support quality assurance and improve the Privacy team’s efficiency.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave program
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
