Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist for an enterprise contract opportunity based in Toronto, ON. In this role, you will take on a premier privacy governance, legislative compliance, and risk analysis capacity, specializing in leading and developing comprehensive Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new technologies, information systems, and modernized policies.

Operating fully onsite in Toronto, you will evaluate technical solutions, digital services, and data integrations to ensure strict compliance with applicable public and private sector privacy legislation, including FIPPA, PHIPA, and PIPEDA. You will map data flows, identify privacy and security risks across cloud, web, and legacy platforms, and provide actionable mitigation strategies to senior leadership. This position demands a seasoned privacy authority with deep knowledge of Fair Information Principles, robust stakeholder engagement skills, and exceptional analytical abilities to ensure privacy considerations are embedded into modern enterprise solutions.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Onsite (5 days per week)

Contract Duration: 1-month contract

Advantages
High-Impact Governance: Lead critical privacy risk evaluations and author comprehensive PIA reports for high-visibility public-facing solutions.

Modern Technology Scope: Assess complex privacy and security implications across cloud platforms, web applications, and legacy system integrations.

Executive Advisory: Provide authoritative consultative guidance on privacy legislation and risk mitigation directly to senior leaders.

Collaborative Leadership: Drive multidisciplinary discovery sessions across business, legal, security, and technical architecture teams.

Responsibilities
Lead and execute end-to-end Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) to evaluate whether new technologies, systems, and programs comply with statutory privacy mandates.

Assess technical solutions for adherence to applicable legislation, including the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and PIPEDA.

Map data flows and evaluate information architecture to pinpoint where personal information (PI) and personal health information (PHI) are collected, processed, transmitted, and stored.

Identify privacy vulnerabilities and risks associated with system integrations between legacy environments, web applications, API endpoints, and cloud-hosted platforms.

Author comprehensive, tailored Privacy Impact Assessment reports, risk mitigation plans, and executive briefing notes for senior decision-makers.

Collaborate with policy development teams to review, compare, and align organizational policies with governing privacy legislation.

Evaluate third-party solutions, digital identity trust frameworks, and service integration providers to ensure robust data protection and privacy guardrails.

Lead discovery sessions and stakeholder consultations across business, IT security, architecture, and legal teams to gather critical solution details.

Provide expert consultative advice and practical recommendations regarding Fair Information Principles, privacy-enhancing technologies, and data governance best practices.

Review system architecture artifacts, data transition diagrams, and process workflows to evaluate privacy impacts under diverse user scenarios.

Qualifications
Core Privacy & Legislative Requirements
Legislative Expertise: Demonstrated mastery of privacy statutes including the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA/MFIPPA), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

PIA Leadership: Extensive hands-on experience leading and delivering formal Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on digital solutions, technical platforms, and personal/health data.

Policy & Governance: Proven track record working with policy development teams, evaluating policy frameworks against privacy legislation, and formulating defensible protection recommendations.

Technical Privacy Risk Analysis: Deep understanding of privacy and security risks associated with legacy-to-cloud integrations, APIs, web applications, encryption standards, and digital data synchronization.

Data Flow & Process Mapping: Proven ability to analyze and construct detailed data flow diagrams, business process models, and information lifecycle frameworks.

Preferred Technical Assets & Industry Background
Digital Identity Frameworks: Practical experience developing, evaluating, or applying digital identity trust frameworks and verification standards.

Public Sector Context: Direct prior experience conducting privacy assessments within public sector environments or large, regulated enterprise frameworks is an asset.

Standards & Accessibility: Familiarity with records retention directives, information management lifecycles, and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards.

Certifications: Professional privacy or security designations (such as CIPP/C, CIPM, or relevant IT security/architecture credentials) are considered a plus.

Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Stakeholder Facilitation: Strong interpersonal and engagement capabilities to lead discovery workshops, negotiate across multidisciplinary teams, and build consensus.

Executive Communication: Superior written and verbal communication skills with the demonstrated ability to articulate complex legal and technical privacy risks into clear, actionable business guidance.

Analytical Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical thinking and attention to detail to uncover privacy gaps, evaluate third-party risks, and draft rigorous mitigation strategies.

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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