Director, Privacy

Location: Cork, Ireland

Hybrid, 3 days in office/ week
Reports To: Chief Legal Officer
 

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Director, Privacy to lead our global privacy function.

This role will oversee our enterprise-wide privacy strategy, governance, and compliance programs, ensuring we meet regulatory obligations while enabling innovation.
 

Key Responsibilities


* Develop, implement, and maintain the company’s global privacy program, policies and standards.


* Act as Tricentis Data Protection Officer.


* Lead and manage the company’s ISO/IEC 27701 compliance program in coordination with GRC Office, including audits, certifications and ongoing improvements.


* Monitor and interpret evolving global privacy and data protection laws and regulations (e.g., GDPR, e-Privacy Directive, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, PDPA and Australian Privacy Act) and ensure timely operationalization.


* Develop data protection provisions, addendums and standards for global contract templates, playbooks, and training and enablement materials.


* Advise and provide transaction support to commercial contracting team on data provisions in commercial contracts.


* Advise and support sales, professional services and marketing teams on design and execution of GTM activities and service delivery to comply with applicable laws and regulations.


* Partner with Procurement team and act as Privacy member of Technology Oversight Board to ensure that all Tricentis purchases have the appropriate data protection contract provisions.


* Partner with the IP & Product Counsel to integrate privacy-by-design into product development, align AI governance with privacy standards, and address cross-border regulatory challenges.


* Partner with Product Security and Security teams in incident response activities and ensure compliance with global breach notification requirements.


* Oversee OneTrust operations including data subject rights processes and data mapping in coordination with Legal Ops team.


* Advise senior leadership and business teams on privacy risks, mitigation strategies, and regulatory obligations.


* Establish and deliver privacy training and awareness programs across the organization.


* Build and lead a high-performing global privacy team.

Skills / Experience:


* Deep understanding of global privacy frameworks, regulations, and standards (e.g., GDPR, e-Privacy Directive, CCPA/CPRA, PDPA, Australian Privacy Act, ISO/IEC 27701).


* Demonstrated success building or managing ISO/IEC 27701 or equivalent privacy compliance programs.


* Demonstrated experience as a Data Protection Officer.


* Demonstrated experience working with security leadership and security teams as a stakeholder during security incidents.


* Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships and lead enterprise-wide governance initiatives.


* Demonstrated experience with OneTrust.


* Excellent writte...