- Company Name
- Patterson Companies, Inc.
- Job Title
- Global Data Privacy Director
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Global Data Privacy Director
**Role Summary:**
Design, implement, and continuously improve an enterprise‑wide data privacy program that aligns with state, federal, and international regulations. Lead cross‑functional collaboration to embed privacy into product development and service delivery, ensuring a compliant, secure, and customer‑trustworthy data environment while supporting innovation and reducing regulatory risk.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver a fully integrated privacy strategy across all business units and global software portfolio.
- Act as the organization’s privacy subject‑matter expert, monitoring regulatory changes and driving timely alignment.
- Maintain robust governance, policies, and procedures that meet NIST, ISO, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA requirements.
- Lead incident response for data breaches and vendor risk management.
- Build and sustain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external regulators.
- Travel 10‑15% as required for meetings and audits.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. Lead design, rollout, and enhancement of the global privacy program.
2. Collaborate with product, engineering, and commercial teams to integrate privacy controls into all software and services.
3. Monitor and interpret regulatory developments (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, HITECH, etc.) and communicate updates to stakeholders.
4. Draft, update, and enforce privacy policies, governance frameworks, and operational procedures for PHI, PII, PCI, and other sensitive data.
5. Coordinate with compliance leaders to engage internal and external partners, ensuring confidence in privacy practices.
6. Vet, onboard, and offboard third‑party vendors, conducting privacy and security assessments and minimizing data misuse risk.
7. Manage data breach response: investigation, containment, notification, remediation, and reporting in line with legal requirements.
8. Drive cross‑functional engagement to establish foundational principles for data security, classification, and retention.
9. Ensure adherence to company and departmental policies and perform additional duties as assigned.
**Required Skills:**
- Extensive knowledge of privacy laws and regulations (HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, CCPA).
- Experience with privacy frameworks and standards (NIST, ISO).
- Strong analytical, decision‑making, and problem‑solving abilities.
- Proven ability to manage confidential data with discretion.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; adept at engaging executives, regulators, and technical teams.
- Skilled in drafting, implementing, and maintaining privacy policies and procedures.
- Ability to work independently, maintain focus, and drive timely decisions.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 10 years in compliance or related privacy role.
**Travel:** 10‑15% required.