PRIVACY GOVERNANCE LEADER

Responsible for managing the Privacy Governance team and ensuring the effective execution of the company’s privacy governance program. This includes overseeing the Privacy Governance team as they perform enterprise-wide privacy consulting, maintaining expertise in privacy regulations, conducting privacy impact assessments and privacy by design reviews, identifying privacy risks, and assisting in the development of privacy policies, procedures, and training. The Lead will ensure that privacy governance practices are implemented consistently and in alignment with regulatory requirements and internal standards. This role requires strong leadership, operational rigor, and a deep understanding of privacy compliance frameworks. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Privacy Governance team across enterprise-wide privacy consulting, regulations, impact assessments and by design review.
• Oversee the Privacy Governance team’s provision of privacy subject matter expertise and consulting across the enterprise.
• Ensure the team maintains a working knowledge of all privacy regulations and serves as experts in the area of privacy.
• Lead the execution of privacy impact assessments and privacy by design reviews as required.
• Identify privacy risks across business units and coordinate with the Chief Privacy Officer on how to best mitigate those risks.
• Provide guidance to executives in executing risk assessments and implementing corrective action and mitigation strategies.
• Partner closely with privacy team members on the development and implementation of privacy policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business partners, legal and key stakeholders on privacy initiatives and governance practices.
• Review reports and conduct broad, in depth, analysis of various compliance metrics to identify trends and lead the resolution of potential vulnerabilities
• Ensure privacy governance practices remain up to date with regulatory requirements, internal standards and industry expectations.
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
• Travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• 4+ years of diversified leadership, communication, organization, and people motivation skills or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of professional experience, with at least five years in privacy
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral and written communications and presentations
• Excellent planning, organizing and follow-up skills with attention to detail and thorough documentation practices
• Ability to organize and prioritize work based on changing and challenging deadlines
• Highly collaborative individual, who has proven ability to work cross functionally and build strategic and mutually beneficial relationships at all levels of the organization
• Ability to be self-directed and work independently
• Master's Degree in relevant field
• Any prior privacy compliance management or consulting experience

Job Info

• Job Identification 249424
• Job Category Legal
• Posting Date 11/05/2026, 04:33 PM
• Locations 1014 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, US (On-site)

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.