JOB DETAIL

Job Summary

BDO helps organizations to manage and transform its global privacy and data protection operations. The Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Practice focuses on building long term client relationships to assist them with leveraging people, process, technology, and data to avoid crisis and to manage risk. As a Director in the GRC Practice you will build a world class team that is highly engaged with its teams and clients to ensure exceptional delivery, professional development, and career growth. The ideal candidate will have a diverse background in privacy, data protection, security, investigations, and data governance and management.

Job Duties

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with BDO RISE recruiting and BDO USA to hire tier-one interns, entry level professionals, and experienced professionals.
• Collaborate, and communicate clearly and succinctly with BDO USA leadership, BDO RISE leadership, and team members.
• Provide monthly reporting to GRC and Forensics leadership to monitor and manage growth, clients, and team members.
• Guide entry level professionals to ensure they are onboarded appropriately and that career plans are monitored and executed.
• Train professionals on the BDO Way of conducting privacy and data protection assessments, fulfilling data protection managed service roles, developing reports, and managing clients.
• Review work product for quality and provide regular feedback to team members.
• Conduct training for Asia-Pacific and India clients to inform them on upcoming and impending legislative changes or act as an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) trainer.
• Understand and manage employees that monitor and manage Data Protection Officer (DPO) mailboxes, regulatory requests, and data subject requests.
• Assist in responding to client data breach response requirements and obligations and assemble a team to support efforts.
• Collaborate with BDO USA Privacy & Data Protection, Privacy Technology, Industry Data Protection, Data Protection Managed Services, and Data Governance practice area leaders.
• Manage the BDO RISE Privacy Technology, Industry Data Protection, Data Protection Managed Services, and Data Governance teams by coordinating with leaders, assisting them with developing careers, and monitoring productivity and profitability.
• Review and provide feedback on quality of assessment reports, onboarding and kick-off presentations, project management tracking spreadsheets and documents, and data subject responses.
• Review and provide feedback on completeness of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), and Data Protection by Design and by Default documents.
• Review and provide feedback to the team on training and awareness documentation.
• Effectively communicate with key stakeholders and leadership regarding status, issues, and priorities to achieve expected outcomes
• Review BDO’s PrivacyWatch for quality, accuracy, and completeness.
• Develop and implement a standardized BDO RISE GRC onboarding process.
• Respond to team members in a timely manner.
• Assist BDO USA with proposals and statements of work, as needed.
• Establish a demand capacity staffing model for GRC to forecast, hire, and staff project resources.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education:

• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university, required
• Master of Business Administration, a plus
• IAPP or equivalent training, required
• IAPP or other relevant privacy certifications, a plus

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 12 or more years of experience in a privacy or privacy-adjacent field (e.g., e-discovery, investigations, legal, cybersecurity consulting services), required
• Demonstrated management of a team of 50 or more for at least two years, required
• Critical thinking and analytical skills, required
• Demonstrated consulting, interpersonal and client relationship skills
• Ability to communicate quickly and accurately to leadership, and ability to make rapid decisions
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, with focus on Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment to meet client and regulatory deadlines
• Organized and proficient at managing a large team that interacts directly with clients and US team members
• Experience working and managing teams in the United States, a plus
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Experience with global corporate clients
• Experience with healthcare, financial services, hospitality, or property management companies, a plus