[Hiring] Privacy Analyst, PIA Review @Ford

Role Description

As a global leader in advanced mobility solutions, our outstanding team of legal professionals helps us navigate the continually changing legal and regulatory landscape. In this position, you will:

• Become a frontline guardian of our privacy promises, ensuring that we build privacy into everything we do from the very beginning.
• Develop deep expertise through a close partnership with legal, working side-by-side with our privacy lawyers.
• Tackle the most complex and interesting privacy challenges, conducting in-depth Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for our highest-risk initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Be the primary reviewer for Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) submitted by business and technology teams, analyzing new projects to identify potential privacy risks.
• Partner directly with our privacy lawyers and privacy assurance team to escalate complex issues, validate mitigation plans, and finalize assessments for approval.
• Lead comprehensive Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing activities, documenting risks and required controls in detail.
• Provide direct, practical guidance to project teams on privacy requirements and implementing privacy-by-design principles effectively.
• Meticulously document your analysis, findings, and required mitigation actions within our privacy management platform.

Qualifications

• Five years or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• A foundational understanding of privacy principles and major data protection laws.
• Strong analytical skills with a high degree of attention to detail.

Requirements

• Direct, hands-on experience conducting or reviewing Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) or Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• Professional privacy certifications, such as CIPP (Certified Information Privacy Professional) or CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager).
• Experience using privacy management software (e.g., OneTrust) for conducting assessments.
• Experience working in a large, global organization and collaborating with legal and technical teams.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.