Overview
This role is open to remote or hybrid candidates (East Coast preference). Hybrid is central to the organization’s Charlotte, NC area office. Candidates must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.
The Vice President, Privacy & AI Governance leads the enterprise privacy and AI governance strategy across the organization’s portfolio of brands, businesses, and legal entities. This leader oversees the privacy team and sets direction for scalable programs that enable innovation while appropriately managing privacy, regulatory, marketing, and emerging AI risks.
As the senior subject-matter expert, this individual advises leaders across Product, Technology, Marketing, Legal, and the broader business on complex and evolving risk considerations. This role also leads and develops a small team, establishing clear priorities, building team capability, and ensuring effective execution of the privacy and AI governance strategy.
Responsibilities
- Set and lead the enterprise privacy strategy, establishing policies, governance, controls, and priorities necessary to operate a comprehensive privacy program across brands, businesses, and legal entities.
- Own and continue evolving the AI Governance program, including frameworks for risk classification, impact assessments, policies, documentation, oversight, and monitoring to support compliant, auditable, and trustworthy development and deployment of AI.
- Serve as the senior privacy and AI governance advisor for complex or high-risk products, technologies, vendors, partnerships, and data uses, helping business leaders evaluate risk and make informed decisions.
- Maintain deep expertise in the evolving privacy, AI, consumer protection, and related regulatory landscape—including legislation, enforcement, litigation, and emerging interpretations—and translate developments into strategy, policies, and business requirements.
- Oversee core privacy and compliance programs, including privacy risk assessments and ROPA, privacy notices and policies, data-processing and contractual requirements, and marketing compliance across email, cookies/tracking technologies, telephone, and text communications, including TCPA.
- Establish governance and accountability across the organization by partnering with Product, Technology, Engineering, Data, Marketing, Procurement, Security, Legal, and business leaders to embed privacy and AI considerations into product development and decision-making.
- Represent the organization on relevant privacy and AI legislative, regulatory, and industry matters, partnering with Legal, Government Affairs, external advisors, and other stakeholders to assess emerging requirements and inform positions.
- Establish program metrics, reporting, education, and operating rhythms to provide senior leaders visibility into material risks, emerging trends, program effectiveness, and priorities.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team by setting functional priorities, delegating ownership, providing coaching and feedback, and creating opportunities for team members to deepen expertise and expand impact.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience in privacy, data protection, regulatory compliance, technology law, AI governance, or a closely related field, including significant responsibility for leading enterprise privacy programs.
- Demonstrated expertise interpreting and applying U.S. privacy and data protection requirements within a complex, multi-business organization.
- Experience setting strategy and advising senior Product, Technology, Marketing, Legal, or business leaders on complex privacy, data-use, and technology-related risk.
- Experience building and overseeing formal privacy governance programs, including risk assessments, ROPA, policies and notices, contractual/data-processing requirements, and related controls.
- Strong understanding of marketing and consumer communications requirements, including email, cookies/tracking technologies, TCPA, and related compliance considerations.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders on matters involving competing business and risk considerations.
- Previous people leadership experience, including developing talent, setting functional priorities, delegating ownership, and managing performance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing or leading an enterprise AI governance or responsible AI program.
- Experience within a multi-brand, technology, digital media, marketplace, or similarly complex business environment.
- Familiarity with AI regulatory frameworks, algorithmic risk assessments, use-case classification, and emerging state, federal, and international AI requirements.
- Experience supporting external regulatory, legislative, or public-policy engagement related to privacy, AI, technology, or consumer protection.
- Relevant privacy certification(s), such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or comparable credentials.
- JD or other relevant advanced degree is a plus but not required based on depth of relevant experience.
Compensation & Benefits
Total Cash Compensation Range: $250,000 - $300,000 per year
- This role is eligible for a target bonus, included in the Total Cash Compensation Range above.
- This role is also eligible for equity, offered separately from the Total Cash Compensation Range listed above.
- Actual compensation varies based on location, experience, and qualifications.
Benefits (subject to eligibility requirements):
- Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Holiday Pay
- 401(k) with match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.
Location
Remote or hybrid (East Coast preference). Hybrid is central to the organization’s Charlotte, NC area office. Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.