Executive Director, Data Protection & Privacy
Core
Own and mature the enterprise data protection program, including strategy, DLP, data discovery, classification, and privacy engineering for sensitive healthcare data.
Role type
Executive Director, Data Protection & Privacy
Builds
Enterprise data protection controls, privacy-by-design pipelines, and scalable risk reduction programs
Domain
Healthcare + Data Security & Privacy
Required skills
Enterprise DLP strategy, data discovery & classification, privacy engineering (encryption/tokenization/masking), regulatory compliance (HIPAA/GDPR/CCPA), executive stakeholder management, team leadership, insider risk management
Preferred skills
Healthcare/insurance/finance sector experience, cloud-native (AWS/Azure/GCP) data security, DSPM platforms, insider risk program maturity
Technologies
DLP tools, data discovery platforms, encryption/tokenization/masking/anonymization tools, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), DSPM platforms
Responsibilities
Define enterprise data protection strategy and roadmap; design and tune DLP controls across endpoint, network, email, cloud, and SaaS; lead enterprise-wide data discovery and classification; embed privacy-by-design in data pipelines and AI/ML workflows; ensure regulatory alignment (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA); lead data-related incident response and forensics; build and mentor a team of data protection engineers; advise executive leadership on data risks including generative AI
Seniority
Executive, strategic leadership & team scaling