Grant Thornton is seeking a Cyber Privacy and Data Protection Senior Manager to join our team in Chicago, IL. Additional approved locations include: Atlanta, GA, Arlington, VA, Bellevue, WA, Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA.

Grant Thornton’s Privacy and Data Protection team helps our clients transform and mature their privacy program through assessment, automation, process re-engineering, and managed services. As a Manager within our Privacy & Data Protection practice, you will get the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients' business needs across a variety of domains including privacy strategy, governance, automation, risk, and compliance management – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Risk team and Cyber team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality

• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment

• Apply current knowledge of privacy and data protection trends to issues and other opportunities for improvement

• Lead the execution of assigned client engagements from start to finish, which includes the engagement planning, directing, and completion of assessments, privacy program implementations, privacy technology implementations, and managed services engagements on time and on-budget

• Work with the client to plan an engagement strategy, define objectives, and address privacy-related controls risks, and issues

• Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for improvements

• Work closely with partners to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues

• Collaborate with team members at all levels in the development and marketing of the privacy and data protection solution offering

• Lead and support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development and other pursuit activities at clients

• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Juris Doctorate, or a related field is required, Masters preferred

• Minimum 10 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level

• One or more of the following certifications required: CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CISSP, or other related certifications

• Deep understanding of global privacy and data protection regulations and frameworks, such as the GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, HIPAA, GLBA, NIST, ISO, and more

• Experience working with leading privacy regulations to perform privacy assessments and support privacy program implementations

• Experience implementing and sustaining tools such as OneTrust, Securiti.ai, WireWheel, and BigID across use cases such as data mapping, data discovery, privacy impact assessments, consent/preference management, cookie compliance, data subject rights, and more

• Experience preparing reports and other deliverables that contain strategy, project, or technical analysis and findings in connection with consulting engagements and communicating those results to the team and client

• Experience in project management and the ability to clearly communicate data protection and privacy issues verbally on both a formal and informal basis to all levels of client staff

• Exceptional client service and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships

• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Los Angeles, CA and Bellevue, WA offices is between $202,500 and $337,500.

The base salary range for this position in the firm's San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA offices is between $215,600 and $359,400.

The base salary range for this position in New York only is between $202,500 and $337,500.

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About the Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here’s how:

• Whether it’s your work location, weekly schedule or unlimited flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life.

• Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.

• We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at www.gt.com/careers

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Here’s what you can expect next:

If you apply and are selected to interview, a Grant Thornton team member will reach out to you to schedule a time to connect. We encourage you to also check out other roles that may be a good fit for you or get to know us a little bit better at www.gt.com/careers.

Benefits:

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

• Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.

• Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.

  Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

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