Privacy Knowledge Researcher

​​About Us

As the leader in data privacy, TrustArc automates and simplifies the creation of end-to-end privacy management programs for global organizations. TrustArc is the only company to deliver the depth of privacy intelligence, coupled with the complete platform automation, that is essential for the growing number of privacy regulations in an ever-changing digital world. We have a global team across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, TrustArc helps customers worldwide demonstrate compliance, minimize risk, and build trust. For additional information visit www.trustarc.com.

We invest in our teammember’s work-life balance, with unlimited paid time off, flexible working hours, and a work from home environment. We support employees with their own industry specific learning. We have weekly virtual team events such as trivia games, celebrating “international pet day”, lunch’n’learns, exercise classes, Women at TrustArc ERG, and many more.

All of our above initiatives and employee support is in line with our seven core values: Customer Obsessed, Fearless, Accountable, Collaborative, Agile, Transparent and Effective. We like to encourage our employees to end each day with the question: “Which value(s) did I demonstrate today?” And we acknowledge exceptional work through our semi-annual awards, which includes a paid vacation!

The Opportunity

This role requires a talented, and proactive individual with a passion for creating content, and for technology and business processes to join our Privacy Knowledge Team at TrustArc, the leading provider of integrated privacy solutions. You will be part of a creative, energetic, fast-paced team that focuses on helping our customers address challenges around understanding global privacy and cybersecurity laws, regulations, and frameworks, and how these apply to their organization and the actions they need to take in a meaningful and scalable way.

You will be responsible for designing and implementing content across the TrustArc Platform that helps our customers assess their readiness to comply with privacy laws and external standards that are likely applicable to their organization and to identify relevant risks. You will report to Sr. Manager, Privacy Knowledge Research and will help deliver our content-based solutions, working collaboratively with other members of the Privacy Knowledge and Legal teams, and other TrustArc departments.

The ideal candidate has exceptional analytical skills with the ability to read, interpret and analyze complex subject matter spanning many disciplines, industries and jurisdictions. With sound critical reasoning skills and the ability to concisely articulate knowledge, the ideal candidate has a passion to continuously learn and remain proactive, often with ambiguity, in an ever evolving and changing environment. 

• Interpreting privacy laws, regulations, regulatory frameworks and other external standards and integrating them into the company’s privacy platform solutions;
• Researching, analyzing and producing summaries of daily regulator activity following an established methodology; 
• Analyzing privacy and data protection laws for their application and relevance to business processes;
• Supporting the Sr. Manager, Privacy Knowledge Research and Privacy Knowledge Principal on suggesting content development process improvements and new features, maintaining content development documentation, and conducting user acceptance testing on soon-to-be released developments;
• Supporting the Legal team and other stakeholders with understanding how privacy law requirements impact TrustArc’s platform solutions and privacy program;
• Working with Marketing on communications and webinars regarding privacy developments and how TrustArc platform content supports our customers in building out their privacy programs; and
• Working with customer-facing teams to support customer implementation and retention efforts, building out new assurance programs and other solutions, and supporting cross functional initiatives.

• 1-2 years privacy or business related experience, such as a compliance or privacy analyst or specialist, or similar role,  CIPP, CIPT or CIPM preferred or expected to achieve within first year in role
• Excellent analytical skills, with an ability to see both detail and big picture issuesInterest in privacy and cybersecurity, and recent privacy and cybersecurity related developmentsUnderstanding of business or data management processes
• Strategic problem solving abilities
• Excellent English language communication and organizational skills
• Excellent writing skills and an ability to write with impact
• Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong qualitative analytical skills with a preference for quantitative analytical skills as well, and
• Excellent business judgment and sense of humor.

• Health, Vision, and Dental Care (also available for partner)
• Endless PTO Program
• 100% Work from Home
• Opportunities to participate in health-focused activities - mindfulness, wellness, active lifestyle
• $2,500 active employee referral program