Information Technology & Services - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Elevating Brands and Business Growth through Data Privacy Compliance, Strategy, and ExecutionHighly accomplished data privacy compliance leader and business strategist with expertise in creating, implementing, and managing GDPR and CCPA compliance programs. Brings strong business acumen and legal perspective to changing the risk profile of a business or brand in technology-enabled B-to-B and consumer-centric businesses. Helps businesses accelerate revenue growth, market share and customer loyalty through stringent privacy compliance programs and practices that ensure secure transactions and data privacy management.Privacy Compliance Leader: Led design and full implementation of a CCPA data subject rights program for a global consumer brand with international customers and distribution within a six-month timeframe.Regulatory Compliance as Competitive Advantage and Growth Driver – Led regulatory compliance effort as a competitive advantage that drove a new private-label brand electronics program into a multi-billion-dollar business.GDPR and CCPA Expert: Conducted GDPR and CCPA privacy gap assessments for a variety of organizations nationwide.Mitigating Risk by Unifying People across Functions, Businesses, and Industry: Led assessment, design and implementation of a centralized product safety recall program across 17 separate company departments in a national mass retailer. Led creation of a trade association committee organizing industry-wide reaction to supply-chain transparency laws.Enterprise Risk Management Leader: Led emerging Risk Management function at Fortune 100 retailer. Also built an internal communication program for product regulatory compliance risks, ensuring risks issues were communicated to the Board of Directors in a publicly-traded company.Cross-Functional Collaborator, Influencer and Consensus Builder: Identified and gained executive support for allocation of staff and budget needed to manage compliance risks for Fortune 100 retailer.