Compliance and Privacy Specialist

Location: Minneapolis, MN (Local Candidates)

Hybrid: 2 Times a Week

Rate: $135/hr

Contract: 3 Months

Must be Authorized to Work in the US

No Visa Sponsorships

Role Summary:

Responsible for managing the compliance and privacy functions for captive shared IT services company serving operating entity company customers of large international insurance and financial services group located in North America. Activities include administering, coordinating and sometimes managing, developing, communicating and responding to events in scope of the compliance and privacy functions. Position in within small collegial Legal, Compliance & Privacy team.

Essential Job Functions:

· Run and monitor compliance and privacy programs and activities to ensure established policies and procedures are followed to maintain integrity of overall program and that program objectives are being met. Recommend programs and processes to improve quality and to influence desired outcomes. Stay current on operations initiatives, compliance/regulatory concerns and other changes in the industry.

· Actively seeks knowledge in areas not well developed.

Competencies, skills, and knowledge:

Customer Focus – Successfully serves the internal and external customer. Responds reliably to customer requests that support the business. Knows how organization performs against customer expectations. Develops detailed, research-based understanding of the customer’s needs, issues, and priorities. Works to improve customer satisfaction within the framework of the current product/service offered.

Driving Change and Innovation – Delivers and encourages improvements and innovation. Communicates need for change and innovation. Openly challenges status quo. Identifies specific areas to innovate and change.

Effective Communicator – Listens well. Delivers written and verbal information effectively. Actively listens to, summarizes, and considers comments to ensure understanding. Prepares and delivers proposals and presentations. Proactively ensures the timely sharing of relevant information to appropriate people.

Fostering relationships – Builds strong, positive relationships based on trust and respect. Uses input and recommendations from others. Considers concerns, feelings, and expertise of others to improve collaboration. Facilitates development of an open, positive atmosphere within the team.

Results orientation – takes ongoing action to improve business results. Works toward goals, overcoming obstacles, setbacks and uncertainty. Identifies obstacles to goal achievements. Plans for contingencies to ensure delivery.

Problem Solving & Analysis – Systematically gathers relevant information and input; considers a broad range of factors; grasps complexities and sees relationships among data, events, or problems; applies fact-based logic; generates alternatives.

Influence – Persuades others to support and commit to desired actions; communicates the urgency and importance needed to mobilize others; uses expertise, credibility, and personal style to convince others to accept recommendations or adopt new attitudes.

Strategic Orientation – aligns priorities and actions to strategic goals and priorities

Experience:

3-5 years experience required: managing compliance and privacy.

5-7 years experience preferred: managing compliance and privacy for US operations of large international company, preferably in the IT services industry. CIPP designation desired