Senior Privacy Impact Assessment PIA Specialist

We are seeking an experienced Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist to lead and conduct comprehensive privacy impact assessments for complex digital solutions, cloud platforms, and enterprise data integrations. In this role, you will evaluate whether new technologies, software applications, and operational policies comply with mandatory privacy legislation, security standards, and Fair Information Practices. Working closely with cross-functional technical teams, policy leads, and executive stakeholders, you will identify privacy risks, evaluate third-party integrations, map data flows, and formulate actionable risk mitigation strategies.

Location: Toronto, ON (Fully Onsite – 5 days/week required)

Duration: 6-month contract.

Advantages
High-Impact Privacy Scope: Lead complex PIAs across modern digital applications, cloud environments, and third-party integrations.

Legislative & Policy Leadership: Direct privacy compliance across major frameworks including FIPPA, PHIPA, and PIPEDA.

Executive Visibility: Present strategic risk assessments and recommendations directly to senior management and executive decision-makers.

Collaborative Environment: Work closely alongside technical architects, security specialists, and policy leads in a dedicated 5-day onsite setting.

Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new and modernized digital solutions, online platforms, and third-party software integrations.

Evaluate application architectures, backend API integrations, legacy system connections, and cloud environments to identify privacy and security vulnerabilities.

Review technical design artifacts, data flow diagrams, business process maps, and state transition models to assess personal information (PI) and personal health information (PHI) lifecycles.

Analyze project compliance against applicable privacy legislation, including FIPPA, PHIPA, and PIPEDA, as well as relevant jurisprudence and regulatory guidelines.

Lead discovery sessions and stakeholder workshops with technical, legal, security, and business teams to elicit technical details and operational workflows.

Develop detailed PIA reports, risk registries, and actionable mitigation plans, translating complex technical findings into clear executive briefings.

Evaluate digital identity trust frameworks, authentication mechanisms, and access control models for privacy risks.

Partner with policy development teams to review policies and regulations, making informed recommendations to ensure robust privacy safeguards.

Qualifications
Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Experience: Proven track record leading and conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for online, digital, and cloud-based solutions (Strictly Required).

Privacy Legislation Expertise: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience applying privacy legislation, including FIPPA, PHIPA, and PIPEDA (Strictly Required).

Third-Party & Health Data Assessments: Demonstrated experience conducting privacy assessments involving Personal Health Information (PHI) and third-party vendor integrations (Strictly Required).

Technical & Architecture Aptitude: Ability to interpret complex technical architecture documents, data flow diagrams, REST API integrations, and cloud security controls (Strictly Required).

Stakeholder Facilitation & Executive Writing: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to lead discovery sessions and author clear, decision-ready PIA documentation.

Nice-to-Have Assets:
Relevant professional certifications in privacy or IT security (e.g., CIPP/C, CIPM, CIPT, or CISSP).

Prior experience conducting PIAs within public sector or enterprise healthcare environments using standardized public sector PIA tools and approval processes.

Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist" 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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