Data Privacy Specialist – Platform.sh

32% 1-Year Employee Growth Rate | 75% 2-Year Employee Growth Rate | LinkedIn | $47.3M Venture Funding

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About Platform.sh

Platform.sh is a remote-first global workforce with roots in France. From the onset, our founders are committed to a better way, and that common thread continues today in each of our staff. We’re inspired by a future where digital infrastructure is everywhere and invisible. Where innovation and collaboration can easily flow, without technical barriers.

A collective with diverse backgrounds, we work together to test, innovate, and challenge one another, finding new ways to reimagine digital experiences. We’re here to help our customers thrive.

Bring your experience to our team, and help us build a better way.

Position Summary

The Privacy team is looking for a Data Privacy Specialist to reinforce our commitment to customers’ privacy by ensuring Platform.sh maintains compliance with existing privacy and data protection standards and regulations. The role is focused on maintaining and improving the company’s privacy and data protection processes. This role will report to the Manager of Data Privacy.

*To maximize team collaboration this role is preferred in Europe time zones overlapping with employees in UTC+2 to UTC-6.

What you can expect to do on a daily basis

• Implement applicable privacy and data protection law requirements and support Data Privacy Counsels on GDPR, PIPEDA, CCPA, HIPAA, APA, and other global data privacy initiatives
• Create and maintain internal and customer-facing documentation and provide support to other teams on privacy and data protection issues including customer inquiries, regulation reviews, customer RFPs or audits
• Conduct various assessments and GDPR activities such as data processing agreement (DPA) reviews, privacy impact assessments, supplementary measure assessments, tool and supplier due diligence, GDPR data deletions, and data mapping
• Develop privacy and data protection training for Platform.sh employees and track completion of privacy compliance activities required by industry certifications and standards

What you bring

• Minimum 3 years experience in privacy, compliance, or legal department
• Strong analytical, multi-tasking, and documentation skills
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands while taking ownership and initiative on individual projects
• Significant level of knowledge of privacy and data protection laws such as the GDPR, PIPEDA, APA, CCPA, and HIPAA
• Completion of one or more privacy and/or data protection-related certification programs (e.g., CIPP/E/US/A, CIPM, etc.)

Nice to have

• Previous work experience at an international organization or law firm
• Comfortable with technology and technical terminology; experience working with other teams and subject matter experts
• Experience and confidence in analyzing complex privacy and data protection regulations and/or contracts

What we bring as a team

• We are a small team that works well together; each member takes ownership of their work, but can always engage others for assistance when necessary
• We work in different timezones, so communication and documentation are key, and we pride ourselves on our organization and structure
• There is always room for growth and learning; no single day is the same and we often get the opportunity to work on new and interesting projects

This is a remote job. Work from anywhere!

We’re a worldwide, distributed team looking for the best talent. Our remote model has been in practice and thriving since 2014. To us, remote work means flexibility and having truly diverse, global teams.

As a side effect of teams being spread across time zones, you may have to adjust to occasional early morning meetings if you live in the Americas, or late-night meetings if you live in an APAC country.* We do our best to accommodate time zones but there are preferred hours for certain roles and teams. The team you interview with will be able to give you a clear idea of their collaborative hours.

* Some teams are extremely flexible, with no odd-hour meetings while others have planned on-call or necessary hours. Actual flexibility depends on the role, team, and location.

Company perks and benefits

• Leadership that cares.
• A global team, rich with culture and diversity.
• An open work environment where your voice is encouraged. We can always find ways to do better and look forward to hearing your ideas.
• A product you can believe in. We’re changing the way companies develop and manage their web applications.
• Wellness stipend of US $300 a year
• Professional development budget of US $800.
• Tandem – a pool of linguists from around the world willing to help each other work on learning new languages.
• Office budget of US $3,000 at hire, (A computer is mandatory but spend the rest on things that help you work, from headphones to a wifi extender.) and a welcome kit of branded swag
• A yearly global gift exchange – get paired up with someone 3,000 miles or kilometers away, and share a part of your home
• We’re voted as A Best Place to Work by 96% of our employees.
• Company-wide DE&I initiative that you can be a part of
• Yearly, international, company and team meetups (when we’re not experiencing a pandemic).
• Fair PTO based on your country’s standards.
• Inclusive parental leave (timeline is country-dependent).
• Remote working/flexibility.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision (US, CA, UK and FR staff only).
• Matched contributions to 401K/RRSP (US and Canada staff only).
• Extra compensation for on-call ops and support staff.
• Company shares (discretionary).
• Unlimited Platform.sh accounts.
• 6 months of individual coaching for all new managers.

About our recruitment process

We don’t expect a great hire to meet every requirement we have listed. If you can see yourself elevating the team we want to hear your story. Few of us would be here had we not taken a chance.

You can expect 1-4 interviews on Google Meet. We leave the process fairly customizable to teams and roles, so in some scenarios we’re able to streamline the process to have minimal rounds. Expect a higher number of rounds for director-level roles and above.

 

You’ll also have the opportunity to schedule virtual coffee chats with potential future peers during the recruitment process to see if you can envision working together. Use interview and coffee time to make sure the company aligns with what you’re looking for in the working environment.

All roles require background checks.

About our software

A unified, secure, enterprise-grade platform with which to build, run, and scale fleets of websites and applications. Platform.sh is trusted by 5,000+ organizations globally to create the best digital experiences.

Tagged as: >50% 2 Yr Employee Growth, 201-500 Employees, Hide US-Only Jobs, Venture Funded