[Hiring] University Privacy Officer @Southern New Hampshire University

Role Description

Under the supervision of the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, you will play a critical role in the development, maturation, and continuous improvement of Southern New Hampshire University's privacy program. You will be responsible for helping to build, operationalize, and oversee a comprehensive, risk-based privacy program covering the full privacy lifecycle, including:

• The collection, use, sharing, retention, disposal, and protection of personal data.
• Aligning with the University's mission, structure, regulatory and policy requirements, and evolving data environment.

You will partner across academic, administrative, and technology functions to:

• Embed privacy compliance into institutional processes.
• Strengthen governance.
• Enable responsible data use in support of student success and innovation.

You will translate regulatory requirements into practical, scalable processes and help establish repeatable, sustainable privacy practices across the institution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 Years of experience in privacy, compliance, risk management or related field.
• Relevant privacy-related professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly contributing to privacy or compliance programs.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. privacy laws and regulations (e.g., FERPA, GLBA, HIPAA).
• Familiarity with global privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, "UK GDPR," DPDPA, PIPL, PIPEDA).
• Experience working in complex, decentralized organizations of significant scale.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills to assess compliance risks and develop appropriate responses.
• Demonstrated sound ethical judgment, discretion with sensitive information, collaboration, adaptability, initiative, diplomacy, and practical learning agility.

Requirements

• Lead the development, governance, and continuous maturation of a scalable, risk-based university privacy program.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee implementation of privacy policies, standards, procedures, and communication strategies.
• Integrate privacy oversight into existing compliance, audit, and risk management processes.
• Lead and continuously improve privacy risk assessment processes.
• Assess the effectiveness and maturity of the University's privacy program.
• Oversee third-party privacy assessments, audits, and related remediation activities.
• Monitor privacy-related regulatory developments and translate legal, regulatory, contractual, and programmatic requirements into actionable institutional practices.
• Support the University's privacy incident response program.
• Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive privacy training and awareness program.
• Serve as the University's privacy subject matter expert.

Benefits

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance.
• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans.
• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays).
• Employer-funded retirement.
• Free tuition program.
• Parental leave.
• Mental health and wellbeing resources.