Paralegal, Privacy

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How will you make a difference to PMI?

PMI is looking for a mid-level professional who is responsible for supporting the execution of legal activities for PMI, PMI Educational Foundation, and PMI subsidiaries, such as compliance with global privacy regulations; corporate governance for PMI, the PMI Educational Foundation, and PMI subsidiaries; legal records and file maintenance; factual and legal investigations; and research and document filing.



What you’ll bring to the role:

• Support and implement all aspects of the global data protection compliance strategy; advise on legal matters surrounding data protection/privacy including but not limited to new and emerging regulations and best practices.


• Develop and maintain relevant global internal data privacy policies and training to ensure compliance with applicable privacy regulations.


• Inform and advise staff on relevant privacy regulations, including but not limited to GDPR, PIPL and LGPD.


• Partner with key business areas, such as IT Security and Data Management, to ensure data privacy issues are considered at the outset of new projects, products, and initiatives (impact)


• Handle inquiries and issues relating to data privacy practices, withdrawal of consent, the right to be forgotten, and related rights.


• Monitor and report on key trends in the regulatory landscape to keep visibility on evolutions, trends and best practices related to data privacy.


• Ensure that systematic compliance audits are effectively executed and that their findings are reported to the Compliance and Risk Committee and acted upon.


• Review and advise staff on data processing agreements and privacy related contractual clauses around data privacy.


• Research assigned legal issues, potentially involving applicable domestic and international laws, to inform any related action or response by the organization.


• Resolve assigned legal matters through factual investigations, legal research, document drafting, and communication with other appropriate stakeholders; provide regular updates on progress to relevant stakeholders.


• Draft and maintain legal records and files, as well as related factual and legal investigation and research material.

Role Qualifications:

• Certification from a paralegal school


• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent


• Minimum 5 years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal department; experience and understanding of data privacy and/or corporate governance is beneficial.


• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with specialty legal area (e.g. data privacy, corporate governance).

What you can expect from us



We value and nurture an environment of inclusivity and diversity, and a culture of communication and collaboration. Your health, safety and well-being come first, and we believe that you should have time for your work, but you should also have time for you..



Join us and you’ll get:

• an excellent total package, with compensation and benefits based upon your geographic location.


• skill development opportunities, to help you grow now and into the future.


• access to a global network, to enrich your professional experience.


• flexible options to help balance work time and your time


• award and bonus opportunities.

The salary offer will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s demonstrated skills, qualifications and relevant experience.



Let’s help make the world work better for everyone. Apply today!



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