Privacy Risk Intake Analyst - USDS

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

The Privacy Risk Intake Analyst role will contribute to key operational functions ensuring the privacy of US user data on the TikTok platform. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled and motivated individual who possesses a deep understanding of security and privacy risk concepts, experience deploying and maintaining risk management frameworks, and performing privacy risk identification and control alignments.

As a direct report to the Privacy Risk Management Lead, you will be responsible for analyzing risk intakes, developing impact and likelihood criteria and metrics, and partnering with cross-functional teams across USDS and the wider global organization to develop unified risk identification and treatment processes. This position requires a candidate who can take the initiative to champion meaningful process improvements, perform detailed analysis of technical and operational risks, and effectively communicate mitigation strategies to a diverse array of partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
- Review risk intakes from internal and external data sources and identify trends, patterns, and vectors of data privacy risk affecting US user data to drive treatment prioritization and assessment activities
- Support the development, implementation, and documentation of the privacy risk intake and analysis program and corresponding processes in adherence with security principles and industry frameworks. Draft operating procedures and document the engagement model with internal partners to drive effective collaboration
- Develop quantitative metrics, dashboards, and reporting to support risk rating justifications
- Support the management and communication of the privacy risk taxonomy and leveling criteria with partner teams and leadership and align with security risk findings and analysis
- Drive automation and efficiency in data collection and review functions to facilitate accurate and timely risk factors reviews
- Engage in special projects and additional responsibilities may be needed as the team expands and capabilities are enhanced

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Data Science, Law, or a related field. Candidates with significant relevant experience in security, privacy and data protection fields will also be considered in lieu of a formal degree.
- Hands-on experience conducting control validation, risk assessments and tracking remediation plans. 5+ years relevant technical experience, such as in risk management, product compliance management, privacy compliance.
- Knowledge of global and US privacy regulations, GDPR, COPPA, CCPA, etc.
- Excellent fundamental knowledge of industry standards frameworks (NIST Privacy Framework, ISO/IEC 27701, NIST RMF, ISO 31000, COBIT, IAPP guidelines, etc.)
- Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, teamwork and collaboration skills in leading or contributing to multi-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:
- CISSP, CIPP, CIPT, CIPM, or CRISC is a plus.
- Cyber security, information security, or privacy engineering experience in R&D setting.
- If you do not have privacy risk management experience but have strong cyber security and risk management experience, we encourage you to apply.
- Security or privacy engineering experience is highly desired. Take your technical knowledge to the enterprise level and have a bigger impact.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $98800 - $176000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.