Privacy Governance Strategy Lead (Vice President)

Job Description

Join a team that helps strengthen how privacy governance is designed and embedded across a complex, global organization. You will work across business, technology, data, legal, and compliance partners to translate regulatory expectations into practical, scalable controls. This role offers high visibility, meaningful enterprise impact, and the opportunity to shape governance capabilities that support responsible data use. If you enjoy bringing structure to ambiguity and influencing outcomes through partnership, this role provides that platform.

As a Privacy Governance Strategy Lead (Vice President) in the Privacy Office, you will lead the Privacy Governance Uplift Program and help embed privacy governance frameworks across the enterprise. You will design and advance policies, standards, metrics, and controls aligned to applicable privacy regulations and industry frameworks. You will partner with stakeholders across business, technology, data, legal, and compliance to integrate privacy governance into key processes. You will deliver clear executive reporting and actionable recommendations that advance governance maturity and reduce risk.This is a senior individual contributor role with program leadership responsibilities. You will operate in a matrixed environment, influence without authority, and drive progress across multiple workstreams with measurable outcomes. Success in this role requires strong privacy and data governance expertise, disciplined program execution, and the ability to communicate complex topics to senior audiences.

Job responsibilities:

• Lead the firmwide Privacy Governance Uplift Program, including roadmap development, milestone tracking, stakeholder alignment, and executive reporting
• Design and implement scalable privacy governance frameworks, policies, standards, metrics, and controls aligned to applicable privacy regulations
• Partner with business, technology, data, legal, and compliance stakeholders to embed privacy governance into data lifecycle management, product development, and third-party processes
• Develop governance maturity assessments, gap analyses, and remediation plans to strengthen privacy governance capabilities
• Drive initiatives to integrate privacy and data governance, including records of processing activities, data minimization, and consent management
• Prepare and deliver program status, risk indicators, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership and governance forums
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate changes into actionable governance enhancements
• Facilitate cross-functional working groups to align priorities, resolve issues, and accelerate execution
• Mentor and support junior team members on privacy governance deliverables and best practices

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Demonstrated experience in privacy, data governance, compliance, or operational risk within regulated data environments
• Demonstrated experience within financial services, including familiarity with enterprise data management and relevant compliance obligations
• Proven ability to build and execute multi-workstream programs with clear milestones, measurable outcomes, and executive-level reporting
• Strong knowledge of global privacy regulations and governance frameworks (for example, GDPR, California privacy laws, and recognized privacy frameworks)
• Experience designing and implementing policies, standards, controls, and metrics in a complex organization
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across business, legal, technology, data, and risk functions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex requirements in practical terms
• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Advanced degree in Law, Business, Information Management, or a related field
• Privacy certification (CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, or equivalent)
• Experience leading governance uplift, transformation, or regulatory remediation programs at a large financial institution
• Experience with data governance or privacy tooling (for example, OneTrust, Collibra, or Informatica)
• Familiarity with enterprise data management concepts, including data lineage, data cataloging, and metadata management

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our  FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.