Privacy Associate

This is a hybrid role, which requires you to work both remotely and from our Fort Lauderdale office. You will be expected to commute to the office two times a week. Please note our company offers relocation packages for eligible candidates relocating for this position.

About Us

Join a team where you make an impact! Myna Partners offers niche services around strategy and privacy technology. Our approach unites operations, compliance, and technology experts, enabling us to provide industry-leading support. Our team of full-time subject matter experts help operationalize compliance programs at every stage – from design, configuration, tech integrations, to optimization. Our goal is to help organizations build sustainable and scalable risk programs.

At Myna, we are building a dynamic, innovative team that thrives on adaptability. Leading with confidence, we are creative problem-solvers that collaborate with energy and enthusiasm. As a boutique consulting firm, we are vigilant in staying ahead of the curve and navigating through diverse environments and change with sharp focus. Just as our namesake, Myna Partners, is agile in flight and on the ground; we are resourceful and prepared for what’s next. Step into a role where agility meets innovation and support. We look forward to hearing from you.

Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing and highly dynamic team, and to become an integral part of delivering a wide range of privacy services and compliance program initiatives, for clients of all sizes and across a broad range of industries. As part of our delivery team, the role will assist in the evaluation, design, and implementation of regulatory and industry compliance frameworks, and privacy initiatives. This is an opportunity to take your privacy, risk management, and compliance skills, and apply them in an entrepreneurial environment, with the goal of providing clients with cost-effective, sustainable, and efficient compliance programs. This is an opportunity to rapidly expand your skillsets and progress your career at an accelerated pace with the support of industry leaders in a collaborative and fun environment.

Responsibilities

As a Data Privacy Associate, you will be supporting multiple projects and tasks concurrently. This may include:

• Benchmarking Current Practices – Apply your privacy and compliance expertise to measure client’s alignment and maturity with industry best practices, current and changing global regulations, and other ongoing trends for their improvement.
• Designing & Building Compliance Programs – Using your understanding of current regulations like CPRA, GDPR, and other domestic and international regulations, you will assist clients in building and operationalizing privacy programs, including information mapping, data subject requests, privacy impact assessments, and technical safeguards.
• Policies and Procedures – Creating and enhancing documentation around privacy and compliance practices to ensure alignment to international, federal, state, and industry standards.
• Client Support – You will be providing on-going support to our clients through interaction, problem resolution, and recommendations.

Desired Traits & Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to clearly articulate thoughts verbally and written.
• Proven ability to quickly learn new business operations, processes, and procedures.
• Adaptable, welcomes change, and is comfortable with ambiguities.
• Effectively balances competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced environment.
• Organized, responsive, and persistent with good follow-through; customer service oriented.
• Demonstrates initiative, passion, and resourcefulness.
• Maintains a strong work ethic and a high degree of accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 1+ years of privacy related experience.
• Knowledge of various regulatory and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, NIST, ISO, GLBA, etc.).
• Experience with operationalizing privacy program functions (e.g., consumer requests, privacy impact assessments, consent management, cookie compliance, etc.).
• Superb writing skills with the ability to clearly articulate a problem and solution.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred

• Prior consulting experiences.
• Knowledge of risk management principles.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CISA).
• Experience utilizing privacy technology platforms.

Employment Type and Duration

• Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Full Time
• Full Benefits Package
• Hybrid Position
• 20% Travel to Client Sites