Director Privacy Engineer, Data Privacy | Technology
Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
About The Role
FTI Consulting’s Technology Segment is seeking a Privacy Engineering Director to support our clients across various data architecture, solution design, risk analysis, analytics, automation, and product development projects where Personally Identifiable Information is involved, and privacy compliance is at issue. In this role, you will advise upon, design, build, and maintain solutions that address unique challenges of personal data use, monetization, anonymization, reporting, monitoring, and data management. You'll be a part of setting an innovative vision for the practice and involved in supporting projects across all of FTI Technology’s service areas where challenging personal data issues arise. You’ll be called upon to collaborate internally and externally and serve as an important voice to the market for FTI’s privacy engineering services. This job may also involve supporting and working in areas such as Investigations, Information Governance and Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery) related to the collection of computer and digital data, digital forensics, cyber investigations, data management, document review consulting, and engagement project management as part of a program that provides consultants exposure to all parts of the business.
What You’ll Do
- Guide client engineering teams on key product development questions to ensure transparent data collection, user privacy, and risk mitigation.
- Design, develop, and implement privacy capabilities, patterns, and policies integrated into products.
- Develop technical solutions to ensure client privacy policies are correctly implemented, advancing compliance, and supporting business data use.
- Interface with client stakeholders, developers, and architects to implement data solutions, ensuring both business needs and privacy protections are in place.
- Support the implementation of privacy program transactional tools such as OneTrust and develop downstream system integrations using relevant RESTful API framework.
- Assimilate team members and leverage resources to deliver quality work product and meet client needs.
- Coach and mentor junior consultants to identify opportunities for formal development.
- Develop and deploy novel data & analytics solutions to support privacy reporting and risk monitoring.
- Document systems diagrams, technical documentation, guidance documents, and data flows.
- Participate in new business pursuits and support key go-to-market activities.
We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.
As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.
What You Will Need To Succeed
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in Computer Sciences or a related technical field
- 5+ years of relevant post-graduate professional experience in software engineering, privacy compliance and risk management
- 2+ years of coding experience in one of the following programming languages: Python, JavaScript, C/C++, Ruby, PHP, SQL
- Ability to travel to clients and FTI Office(s) as needed
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; this position does not provide visa sponsorship
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in full stack development, front-end and back-end application development and infrastructure deployment
- Experience in spearheading changes across diverse business units with varied priorities
- Background or experience in corporate program management (consulting or in-house)
- Background in aiding product rollouts or knowledge of the product lifecycle
- Familiarity with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau
- Familiarity with key data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR, CAN-SPAM, etc.
- Familiarity with client relationship development and maintaining relationships outside of an engagement
- Familiarity with user-facing privacy control development and downstream system integration
- Familiarity with compliance standards in cloud technology, particularly concerning data protection and privacy, along with typical risks and safeguards
- Experience in expanding privacy measures and functionalities in prevalent cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GDP, Snowflake, and more
- Experience with data anonymization, pseudonymization and encryption to develop systems that preserver and improve privacy protections
- Familiarity with client relationship development and maintaining relationships outside of an engagement
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Our Benefits
Our goal is to support the well-being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer comprehensive benefits such as the following:
- Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential
- Full package of benefits plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and disability insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Company matched 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Potential for flexible work arrangements
- Generous paid parental leave and flex return support
- Family care benefits, including back-up child/elder care
- Employee wellness platform
- Employee recognition programs
- Paid time off for volunteering in your community
- Corporate matching for charitable donations most important to you
- Make an impact in our communities through company sponsored pro bono work
- Professional development and certification programs
- Free in-office snacks and drinks
- Free smartphone and cellular plan (if applicable)
- FTI Perks & Discounts at retailers and businesses
- Upscale offices close to public transportation
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
