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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Global Privacy - **Company:** Manulife - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $118,300.0 - $168,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e9b37c8a5959c810 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Writing skills?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Detail-oriented, motivated, problem solver, and critical thinker * Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a related area of study * 8+ years as a compliance professional or field with transferrable skills and knowledge * Excellent Microsoft 365 skills * Advanced understanding of regulations, legislative processes, technology and related risks, AI (including GenAI) * Ability to manage highly complex matters with minimal supervision * Excellent interpersonal skills who can interact with employees of all levels and across timezones and jurisdictions * Ability to anticipate, monitor and manage privacy risks * Strong project management skills with an ability to understand business strategies and their risk implications, analyze complex situations, reach appropriate conclusions, manage competing priorities, and make value-added and practical recommendations * Excellent oral and written communication skills * Strong team player, achievement oriented; works well to establish and maintain collaboration across timezones and jurisdictions, * A master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CIPP, CIPM) * Understanding of corporate organizational structures and Canadian regulatory environment. * Experience interacting with regulators and auditors * Ability to think strategically, assess alternatives for short and long-term impacts and act decisively. ## Description The Privacy compliance function is responsible for helping to ensure regulatory compliance effectiveness throughout Manulife by developing compliance programs, standards, and practices, and facilitating the implementation and accountability of these programs, standards, and practices. The Director, Global Privacy, reports to the Deputy Global Chief Privacy Officer and is tasked with providing advice, guidance, management and monitoring of the global privacy program. Position Responsibilities: * Developing and maintaining program documents, processes, and workflows to support the ongoing adoption of the global privacy program across Manulife's businesses. * Leading the management of privacy issues as they arise, including working with Privacy Legal Counsel, Chief Privacy Officers, and Chief Compliance Officers as appropriate. * Providing guidance and oversight on Privacy Risk Management (acting as Line 2) to help ensure compliance with privacy regulatory requirements and Company policies. * Support Key Risk Audit preparation, periodic reporting, process improvements, and facilitate change management, as required. * Prepare regular privacy reporting and updates to various stakeholders * Support the preparation, review and presentation of compliance materials for governance committees * Work closely with other oversight functions to align / integrate privacy assessments and requirements with their activities, where applicable * Review enterprise privacy testing activities (including test plans, results, and remediation activities) * Ensure privacy training activities are conducted for employees * Perform privacy oversight and challenge of business functions and activities * Support implementation and continuous improvement of the enterprise privacy operating model ## Related Videos - [Secure and Private AI - DeepMask](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1665-secure-and-private-ai-deepmask) - [Edit Your Future: Queerverse Radical AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/909-edit-your-future-queerverse-radical-ai) - [Fake or News: Translating Dog Barks, Notepad Gets an Upgrade and Michelin-Star Robots - Paul Tregoing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1802-fake-or-news-translating-dog-barks-notepad-gets-an-upgrade-and-michelin-star-robots-paul-tregoing) - [The New Financial Stack: AI, Agents and Trust](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100002-the-new-financial-stack-ai-agents-and-trust) - [AI is dead, long live AK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1093-ai-is-dead-long-live-ak) - [How Lufthansa Industry Solutions is preparing for the Quantum Age! ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1443-how-lufthansa-industry-solutions-is-preparing-for-the-quantum-age) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Should AI be Regulated? 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