Data Privacy Consultant

Data Privacy Consultant

Location: Detroit, US - Remote

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Privacy Consultant to support data governance, privacy compliance, compliance readiness, and evidence validation activities. The role will work closely with data governance, cybersecurity, testing, application, migration, and program teams to ensure data privacy and compliance requirements are properly documented, reviewed, and incorporated into project activities.

This is an advisory and coordination-focused role , supporting compliance assurance and readiness activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate reviews of data classification, data residency, retention, and data minimization requirements.
• Ensure data privacy and compliance requirements are documented and incorporated into workstream plans and control checkpoints.
• Support alignment of data privacy requirements with cybersecurity, application, testing, and data migration activities.
• Identify and document regulatory and compliance constraints that may impact data controls.
• Coordinate with data privacy, compliance, cybersecurity, data governance, and application stakeholders to capture control requirements.
• Support validation and documentation of compliance evidence related to data handling and migration activities.
• Maintain visibility of compliance checkpoints and outstanding requirements that may impact project readiness.
• Support documentation of data segregation, masking, retention, and audit trail requirements.
• Track compliance-related actions, dependencies, risks, and open issues through resolution.
• Assist with audit readiness by maintaining appropriate documentation and evidence.
• Communicate compliance requirements and status updates to relevant project stakeholders.
• Support post-separation data governance and compliance activities as required.

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of data privacy, data governance, and regulatory compliance principles.
• Experience with data classification, residency, retention, minimization, and data segregation .
• Knowledge of data masking, migration controls, and audit trail requirements.
• Experience coordinating with cybersecurity, compliance, application, testing, and data teams .
• Strong understanding of compliance controls and evidence validation.
• Experience documenting regulatory requirements and translating them into actionable project controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Excellent documentation, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Ability to track compliance risks, dependencies, checkpoints, and action items.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, separation, migration, or compliance programs is preferred.