Principal Data Privacy Program Manager

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

The Principal Data Privacy Program Manager is a key business privacy subject matter expert. As an individual contributor, this role defines long-term strategy for data privacy to manage the information life cycle effectively and embed the culture of privacy into the business divisions at AAG. This role will lead the business aspect of Data Privacy, by creating strategic annual roadmaps for business unit engagement, collaborating with AAG Legal to set parameters and completion of regulatory compliance requirements (DPIA, ROPA, consultations, business process reviews, creation of custom division-specific training, and metrics reporting). Additionally, this role will create and implement standards and policies for Data Privacy for guiding the business divisions on the collection, usage, sharing and retention of personal data, while working in an agile environment.

• Lead and manage the AAG (Alaska, Hawaiian, and Horizon) business privacy function, partnering with the technical privacy team to develop a centralized roadmap to manage risk, identify maturity opportunities and meet compliance requirements and obligations while living AAG’s values of doing the right thing, being remarkable and focusing on the safety of personal data
• Author, publish and enforce policies, standards, controls and trainings to help business divisions across the enterprise operationalize privacy requirements while measuring effectiveness and ROI
• Collaborate across teams in Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, Supply Chain and Legal to create a data inventory and Data Protection Impact Assessments for high risk data processing activities within all divisions that process personal data of guests and employees.
• Partner closely with Technical Privacy, Cyber Security and Data Governance to align program priorities and improve reporting capabilities while also leading privacy focused training and awareness initiatives. Oversee reporting operations for senior leadership, audit committee, ensuring continuous improvement.

Required

• 7 years of experience in working as a data privacy lead in a global, complex, multi-platform distributed environment.
• Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree. 
• Experience creating compliance related documentation, controls, and policies, proficiency with industry frameworks such as NIST.
• Knowledge of compliance program management principles, risk assessment methodologies and internal control frameworks.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with executive stakeholders and varied teams.
• Experience and desire to “roll up the sleeves” and handle execution as well as strategy in the Data Privacy space.
• Strong project leadership and management skills to lead organizational change to effectively meet strategic and tactical goals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to present to a target audience
• Must be detail orientated/articulate with strong time management and organizational skills
• Proven management/supervisory experience
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• CIPP and / or CIPM

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Quarterly and annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off
   

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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement  

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.   

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.  

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”).  All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.   

To implement this policy, we will: 

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories; 
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and 
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories. 

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions  of VEVRAA. 

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations 
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.