Privacy Specialist

Only resumes in English will be considered. 

Location: Bogotá, Colombia (Remote)

Telesign connects, protects and proactively defends companies, customers and the digital interactions between them. With powerful AI that delivers identity with speed, accuracy and global reach, we enable Continuous Trust. Empowering companies to transact, communicate and engage with their customers free of fear, Continuous Trust makes the promise of the digital economy possible.

The Privacy Specialist will be an integral member of the Legal Team and Privacy Office. The responsibilities will include helping to manage data privacy initiatives across the company, contributing to the ongoing improvement of Telesign’s global privacy program, and assisting with the review and negotiation of data processing terms. The Privacy Specialist will play a crucial role in the assessment of products and systems for compliance with global regulations and the company’s own policies, relating to privacy, data protection and AI governance.  

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement frameworks, policies, and procedures relating to privacy, data protection and AI governance.
• Implement, and operate information privacy best practices and procedures, including impact assessments.
• Assist in the development, review and negotiation of data processing agreements, international data transfer agreements, and other contracts relating to data protection.
• Develop and manage privacy and process documentation.
• Provide guidance and training to internal stakeholders on compliance requirements.
• Assist in responding to inquiries from clients and other external stakeholders regarding privacy and AI governance practices.
• Research, monitor, and analyze changes in current and pending industry privacy standards and changes to applicable privacy laws and regulations.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in governance, legal, privacy or related professional experience.
• Familiarity with relevant existing regulations and standards such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PIPL, as well as emerging regulations such as the EU AI Act.
• Experience in online privacy or related field - Privacy certifications preferred (e.g. CIPP, CIPT, or CIPM).
• Experience working for technology companies, in-house privacy teams, or consulting firms.
• Experience managing large-scale cross-functional programs.
• Experience with organizing projects, coordinating, multi-tasking, and process-improvements.
• Clear succinct, persuasive, written and verbal communication.
• Critical thinking skills, able to break down complex business and technical challenges into logical and actionable component.
• Potentially to become hybrid next year, availability to go to the office once a week if necessary.

About Telesign

 Telesign connects and protects online experiences with sophisticated customer identity and engagement solutions. Through APIs that deliver user verification, data insights, and communications we solve today’s unique customer challenges by bridging businesses to the complex world of global telecommunications.

Telesign is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe our differences help us create a better workplace, a better product, and a better community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

Telesign is an Affirmative Action Employer and as part of the commitment to AAP, it will seek to ensure affirmative action to provide equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment, and that all personnel activities, such as the recruitment selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, transfer, layoff and termination processes remain free of illegal discrimination and harassment based on protected characteristic.

NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL JOB CANDIDATES 

We recently have become aware of individuals, unaffiliated with Telesign Corporation, who have been sending out fake employment offers using a name similar to ours, in an apparent attempt to defraud would-be job candidates. In a recent example, a scam email was sent from the @outlook.com domain. All emails sent on behalf of Telesign will come from email addresses ending in @telesign.com. 

Please be advised that Telesign Corporation does not solicit candidates for employment via email - nor do we require or ask for fees or payments during any phase of the recruitment or hiring process. If any person solicits financial information, fees, or payments from you as part of the "recruitment process" or as part of a purported employment offer, you should assume that the communication is not from Telesign Corporation and is not sanctioned or approved by our Company. 

If you have received one these offers or believe you have been the victim of fraudulent activity via the internet, we would appreciate you filing a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center at the link below: 

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx