Senior Privacy Consultant

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Privacy Consultant for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on an executive-level privacy advisory, strategic compliance, and risk governance capacity, specializing in leading complex privacy initiatives across emerging digital platforms and multi-tier public sector environments.

As a Senior Privacy Consultant, you will serve as the primary executive lead and subject matter authority on privacy-by-design principles, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Operating in Toronto, you will lead complex privacy engagements involving emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), biometric platforms, cloud migrations, and cross-organizational data-sharing initiatives. This position demands a seasoned privacy authority with deep expertise in provincial privacy legislation, Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and regulatory oversight who can partner with legal, cybersecurity, and executive stakeholders to safeguard data governance standards.

Location: Toronto, ON

Contract Duration: 5-year contract

Advantages
Long-Term Enterprise Mandate: Enjoy a stable, multi-year engagement leading high-visibility privacy initiatives.

Cutting-Edge Technology Scope: Direct privacy governance for emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud solutions, and biometric systems.

Executive Advisory Role: Serve as strategic counsel to executive leadership, legal teams, and regulatory bodies.

Impactful Public-Sector Compliance: Drive Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Privacy-by-Design frameworks across large-scale public initiatives.

Responsibilities
Provide strategic privacy advisory services, privacy risk management, and governance oversight across complex digital and operational initiatives.

Lead complex privacy engagements involving emerging technologies, AI governance, cloud services, surveillance platforms, biometrics, and data-sharing frameworks.

Review, author, and approve major privacy deliverables, including Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), privacy governance frameworks, audit reports, and executive briefing notes.

Champion privacy-by-design principles across all stages of project lifecycles, ensuring alignment with applicable privacy legislation and statutory requirements.

Provide strategic advice to executive leadership and senior management regarding emerging privacy risks, compliance obligations, and risk acceptance frameworks.

Support regulatory engagement activities, including liaison and matter resolution with information and privacy commissioners.

Collaborate closely with legal counsel, cybersecurity leads, information management, AI governance teams, and business units to establish risk mitigation strategies.

Oversee quality assurance for privacy deliverables to ensure strict adherence to regulatory, contractual, and industry compliance standards.

Author technical and functional privacy specifications, operational runbooks, and privacy policy guidelines.

Qualifications
Core Requirements & Mandatory Criteria
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution in Law, Public Policy, Information Management, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

Mandatory Certification: Active Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) designation is required.

Overall Privacy Experience: Minimum 10+ years of overall experience providing privacy consulting, privacy compliance, information governance, or privacy risk management services.

Public Sector Leadership: Minimum 5+ years of experience in a leadership capacity on privacy-related engagements for Ontario public-sector organizations.

PIA Leadership: Proven track record having led or overseen at least one (1) comprehensive Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) within the last seven (7) years.

Preferred Assets & Specialized Knowledge
Additional Designations: Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), CIPP/E, or Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) certifications are considered strong assets.

Emerging Technology Scope: Experience supporting privacy evaluations for Artificial Intelligence (AI), automated decision-making systems, cloud platforms, surveillance, or biometric applications.

Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Executive Communication: Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills to articulate complex legislative risks to executive stakeholders.

Strategic Problem Solving: Superior analytical and critical-thinking skills to evaluate organizational privacy exposure and establish pragmatic risk mitigation controls.

Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Privacy Consultant" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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