Chief Privacy Officer (PayPal)

At PayPal, we’re laser focused on creating better ways for consumers and merchants to pay and get paid. Putting customers’ needs first, coupled with a “challenger” mindset, we’re redefining the payments category through product, marketing, and service delivery innovation. PayPal is not for everyone.

* The Chief Privacy Officer is responsible for designing, implementing and operating a best in class global privacy program for the world’s leading Fin-Tech company. * The successful candidate thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment where there is great opportunity to make business impact. * The CPO will manage an existing expert team and recruit additional personnel located around the world. * The CPO will work directly with executive staff and senior leadership to define the company’s vision for privacy, and help the company deliver that vision. * The position is responsible for understanding the company’s risk profile and developing policies, training & awareness, and monitoring, auditing and testing to mitigate that risk within a defined tolerance. * The CPO has an expert level of understanding of applicable law such as the EU Data Protection Regulation, FACTA, FCRA, GLBA, and other federal, state and international privacy laws and regulations as well as industry best practices. * Design, implement and operate a world class privacy and compliance program. * * Manage a global risk assessment, identify mitigation actions and lead the implementation of required remediation. * Oversee the development of and compliance with written privacy standards to ensure compliance with key regulatory requirements. * Demonstrate in-depth, solid and comprehensive knowledge of cutting edge technology issues and their privacy implications with emphasis on mobile technologies. * Demonstrate in-depth, solid and comprehensive experience in managing data incident response and applicable laws globally. * Coordinate and strategize with the privacy, legal, risk, and compliance teams on privacy related regulations such as Luxembourg bank secrecy, EU Data Directive, EU Cookie Law and EU regulatory requirements and recommendations. * Manage the privacy Enterprise Risk Management function. * Operate effectively within the company’s global governance structures, participate as an active member of key business/functional senior management teams and, in conjunction with the Legal team, ensure timely and effective communications with business units and functional leaders * Coordinate with Government Relations group to proactively monitor, review and influence privacy related legislation. * Establish strong working relationships and represent the company with privacy and other relevant regulators, industry associations and bodies to stay current with global privacy and security developments, policy and industry best practices. * Demonstrate expert knowledge of various marketing practices and their privacy implications as well as CAN-SPAM, TCPA, CASL, PIPEDA, CASL, Australian Privacy Principles, Luxembourg bank secrecy, EU Data Privacy Directive, EU Cookie Law and E-Privacy Directive and other consumer contact laws. * Work with relevant functions such as ERM, Legal, Compliance, Incident Response Management, Technology and Internal Audit to ensure remedies for privacy risks identified are completed.

* 10 years of relevant practice in-house, law firm or regulatory as admitted J.D. or equivalent. * Demonstrated ability to define and implement comprehensive cross-organizational industry best practice compliance programs, governance models, and pragmatic business minded privacy. * Demonstrated thought leadership across an organization and strong people management skills. * Results oriented, proactive, responsible and pragmatic with a passion to solve complex problems in creative, efficient and cost effective way and to translate global compliance environments into actionable policies, processes and programs that enable business objectives. * Extensive financial services privacy experience preferred. * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * Builds good rapport and engages stakeholders effectively. * Proven track record of getting things done in complex organizational context, often without formal authority. * Excellent sense of humor.