Senior Privacy & Cybersecurity Governance Analyst (Hybrid - Seattle)

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

1d•$142,000 - $220,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Nordstrom's Technology team as a Senior Privacy & Cybersecurity Governance Analyst, where you'll play a pivotal role in leading strategic privacy and security governance initiatives across the enterprise. You will be a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to leadership, building comprehensive governance programs that protect customer data, reduce risk, and ensure our organization remains audit-ready across complex regulatory landscapes. In this role, you will lead domain-specific privacy and cybersecurity governance activities, driving compliance efforts, contributing to policy development, and mentoring junior team members. You will have authority to implement process improvements within your specialized domain and make domain-specific recommendations to senior staff for enterprise-wide changes. You will coordinate across multiple stakeholders to ensure comprehensive privacy and security input while developing integrated frameworks that support business objectives. This role involves serving as a primary contact and subject matter expert for domain-specific data privacy activities, identifying emerging privacy threats, evaluating and enhancing privacy-related risk assessment processes, implementing process improvements within specialized privacy domains, educating stakeholders on data privacy requirements, analyzing legal and regulatory developments, and participating in privacy incident investigations and remediation. You will also coordinate operational activities across multiple stakeholders to ensure comprehensive privacy and security input, identify and develop advanced risk management frameworks, lead the build-out and operationalization of the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, evaluate and enhance privacy and security risk assessment processes, develop integrated privacy and security metrics and reporting, and represent the privacy and security governance team in cross-functional forums. Furthermore, you will maintain and mature the personal information (PI) inventory, support data classification efforts, contribute to data minimization and retention reviews, support the evaluation of data governance tooling, and mentor junior analysts by providing guidance and sharing expertise.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience in privacy, information security, legal, or compliance roles
Demonstrated leadership in privacy or security program/project delivery with proven ability to drive initiatives to completion
Practical experience operationalizing privacy regulations and security frameworks in business environments
Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders to achieve comprehensive privacy and security outcomes
Hands-on experience building or maturing a third-party risk management (TPRM) function, including vendor assessment, risk tiering, and ongoing monitoring
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent work experience
IAPP certifications preferred (CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, or similar)
Advanced security certification required (CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent)
Deep understanding of privacy regulations including U.S. privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA and emerging state privacy laws) and their practical application
In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, PCI DSS) and regulatory environments
Strong understanding of security controls, risk assessment methodologies, and compliance frameworks
Expertise in control design, implementation, and effectiveness assessment across multiple security domains
Demonstrated experience with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar) to manage initiative tracking, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration
Strong communication, leadership, and influence skills with ability to build relationships across all organizational levels
Effective communicator who can translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into actionable business guidance
Expert attention to detail, quality, and consistency in program delivery and documentation
Excellent technical writing and stakeholder communication abilities, including presentation skills
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate across enterprise teams to achieve shared objectives
Strong bias for results and can operate with autonomy to address bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and encourage behavior to maximize business benefit

Nice To Haves

Multiple IAPP certifications (CIPP, CIPM, CIPT)
Multiple security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA)
Governance certifications such as CGEIT or CRISC valued
Experience with integrated privacy and security control implementations across multiple domains
Background in developing risk assessment methodologies and frameworks
Experience with GRC, privacy, and vendor management platforms (e.g., OneTrust, ServiceNow GRC, Onspring) to optimize program delivery
Knowledge of privacy automation and data governance technologies
Experience with security architecture governance and design principles
Background in third-party security risk assessment programs

Responsibilities

Serve as primary contact and subject matter expert for domain-specific data privacy activities or those within a specific privacy-related area of expertise (e.g., artificial intelligence, consumer credit, marketing)
Identify emerging privacy threats and trends and advise on strategic initiatives to enhance data protection across the organization
Evaluate and enhance privacy related risk assessment processes including identifying and anticipating changes in relevant industry and/or regulatory frameworks
Implement process improvements within their specialized privacy domain, developing standardized approaches and best practices for recurring data privacy assessment scenarios
Educate stakeholders on data privacy requirements and changes through training sessions, workshops, and consultation to improve organizational privacy awareness and readiness
Analyze legal and regulatory developments in privacy and assess their business impact, ensuring the organization stays ahead of evolving compliance requirements
Participate in investigations and remediation of privacy incidents or breaches, supporting incident response coordination and documentation
Coordinate operational activities across multiple stakeholders including Legal, IT, Security, and Marketing to ensure comprehensive privacy and security input and effective data governance strategies, including owning initiative scoping, workplans, and milestone tracking end-to-end
Identify and develop advanced risk management frameworks that integrate privacy and security considerations for holistic risk assessment and treatment
Lead the build-out and operationalization of the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, including vendor assessment frameworks, risk tiering, intake workflows, and ongoing monitoring
Evaluate and enhance privacy and security risk assessment processes, identifying and anticipating changes in relevant industry and regulatory frameworks
Implement process improvements within specialized domains, developing standardized approaches and best practices for recurring assessment scenarios
Develop integrated privacy and security metrics and reporting, creating dashboards and analytics that provide actionable insights to management and support strategic decision-making
Represent the privacy and security governance team in cross-functional governance forums, building relationships and serving as a trusted advisor across the enterprise
Maintain and mature the personal information (PI) inventory, ensuring data maps and records of processing activities (ROPAs) are accurate and sufficient to support DSR fulfillment and privacy compliance obligations
Support data classification efforts for personal and sensitive data in partnership with IT and data teams, ensuring privacy requirements are reflected in classification taxonomies and handling standards
Contribute to data minimization and retention reviews, advising on privacy obligations and regulatory requirements that should inform lifecycle decisions owned by data and legal teams
Support the evaluation of data governance tooling (e.g., Collibra, BigID, OneTrust Data Mapping) where it intersects with privacy use cases such as data discovery, PI identification, and automated inventory management
Mentor junior analysts by providing guidance on assessment techniques, regulatory interpretation, and organizational privacy and security practices
Share expertise and best practices to build organizational capability in privacy and cybersecurity governance
Support the development of team members through coaching on complex privacy and security scenarios