Lead Program Governance: Design, maintain, and scale Sezzle’s data privacy compliance framework, ensuring strict alignment with US state/federal regulations (such as CCPA/CPRA) and Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25).
Embed Privacy-by-Design: Partner directly with Engineering, Product and Marketing teams during early-stage development to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and ensure North American user data protection is hardcoded into our software and workflows.
Manage Data Mapping & Rights: Oversee data inventory and mapping initiatives to track the lifecycle of consumer information, while managing the automation and fulfillment of consumer data access, deletion, and opt-out requests.
Mitigate & Respond to Risk: Conduct comprehensive privacy risk assessments for third-party vendors and collaborate closely with the Information Security team to manage, investigate, and mitigate any potential data privacy incidents or cross-border data transfer risks.
Requirements
4+ years of dedicated experience managing data privacy programs, ideally within a high-growth fintech, e-commerce, or SaaS environment operating in both the US and Canada.
Strong working knowledge of major North American privacy frameworks (CCPA/CPRA, TCPA, GLBA, PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25) and a sharp knack for translating complex legal mandates into clear, actionable business processes.
High emotional intelligence (EQ) with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders alike, bridging the gap between engineering requirements and compliance guardrails.
A self-starter mindset with the ability to manage multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously in an environment where speed and agility matter.
Relevant industry certifications focused on North American privacy, such as CIPP/US, CIPP/C, or CIPM.
Technical familiarity with modern privacy tech platforms (e.g., OneTrust, Securiti.ai, WireWheel) and data infrastructure analytics.
Experience navigating financial regulations and compliance frameworks (e.g., GLBA, PCI-DSS) alongside traditional consumer privacy laws.
Benefits
Unlimited PTO, volunteer hours and sabbatical
Life, STD/LTD, medical, dental and vision insurance
Highly discounted LifeTime gym membership
401k with match
Collaborative fun co-workers
The opportunity to join the fastest growing FinTech alongside a team of motivated and driven individuals