Senior Associate, Privacy
About The Position
Senior associates are primarily responsible for hands-on project execution and may develop or pursue specialization in one or more service lines. They are assigned to a service delivery principal who supervises career development, while project management teams closely supervise their daily activities. Senior associates may supervise associates or other senior associates as part of a project management team. The Privacy team helps clients navigate privacy compliance across changing legislation, industries, and jurisdictions. The remote, collaborative team draws on varied backgrounds and experience to help clients understand recent legislation and manage privacy compliance. Team members receive hands-on training and are encouraged to attend at least one privacy conference and training event each year to stay current on data protection requirements and trends.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management, technology, or another relevant subject area, or equivalent years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities.
- At least 2 years of related professional services or large corporate experience in information security auditing, assessment, consulting, or compliance.
- Working knowledge of Schellman’s services, methodology, and relevant professional standards.
- Requisite knowledge of applicable technology and security domains.
- High attention to detail and quality of work product.
- Client-service orientation.
- Excellent time-management, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to contribute to a collaborative team on-site or remotely.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Schellman’s service delivery applications.
- Full understanding and application of ethics, independence, and Schellman’s values.
Nice To Haves
- Experience focused on privacy regulation.
- Professional membership in ISACA, ISC2, or AICPA.
- Maintaining or actively pursuing a CIPP certification.
Responsibilities
- Comply with Schellman’s code of ethics and professional conduct, methodologies, policies, and procedures.
- Adhere to professional and regulatory standards relevant to assigned service-line specializations.
- Promote Schellman’s culture and exemplify its values.
- Build high-quality relationships and rapport with client personnel, manage client expectations, and serve as a contact for clients’ basic engagement questions.
- Complete assigned duties in a timely manner with close attention to detail and quality.
- Collaborate with project team members throughout each project, follow project schedules, and keep teammates informed of task progress.
- Escalate issues internally appropriately and promptly; use discretion and decorum in client communications.
- Book travel in a timely manner and in accordance with company travel and expense policies.
- Perform essential functions of other service delivery positions when qualified and called upon.
- Attend project kick-off and closing meetings.
- Execute assigned testing procedures, analyze results, reach conclusions, document work to company standards, and suggest improvements where applicable.
- Draft project deliverables.
- Participate in recruiting and candidate interviews.
- Train project team members and help acclimate newer team members to Schellman.
- Contribute to practice development and thought leadership, including articles, webinars, and public speaking.
- Develop expert knowledge of professional and regulatory standards relevant to assigned specializations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
