Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience executive

Exp. Years 15+ years

Education BA/BS and JD from an accredited law school; membership in at least one state bar, ability to practice in California

Category Legal & Compliance

About this role

Senior Director leading Snowflake's Privacy, Security & Data Compliance teams, responsible for global privacy program governance, law-compliant product development, and regulatory certifications across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee global privacy program and DPIAs/DSRs
Lead Privacy/Security/AI Governance by Design
Manage a team of privacy and security negotiating specialists
Diligence third-party vendors and sub-processors
Lead incident response and vulnerability management

Technical Overview

Legal and compliance leadership focusing on GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPL, DPIA, encryption, AI governance; managing incident responses and third-party risk; coordinating with CISO and security teams on certifications (SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP).

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced privacy and security leader with 15+ years in enterprise SaaS, capable of leading global privacy/security programs, navigating GDPR/CCPA/PIPL, and coordinating with public sector compliance and legal governance.

Must-Have Skills

15+ years of privacy/security & tech legal experienceat least 5 years in a high-impact leadership roleexpert knowledge of GDPREU AI ActNIST AI RMFexperience leading AI Task Forces or Ethics Boardscross-functional orchestrationBA/BS and JD; California bar admission

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with public sector security programsFedRAMPFOCI submissions

Tools & Platforms

SOC 1/2ISO 27001FedRAMP

Required Skills

15+ years of privacy/security & tech legal experience; leadership; GDPR; EU AI Act; NIST AI RMF; DPIA; DSR; RoPA; encryption; AI governance; SOC 1/2; ISO 27001; ISO 42001; HIPAA; HITRUST; FedRAMP; public sector compliance; FOCI; vendor diligence; CA Bar

Hard Skills

GDPREU AI ActNIST AI RMFData Subject RequestsData processing recordsDPIAprivacy programencryptionAI governanceSOC 1/2ISO 27001ISO 42001HIPAAHITRUSTFedRAMPFOCI submissionsPublic sector complianceCISO coordinationVendor and sub-processors diligence

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional orchestrationstrategic risk managementcommunicationnegotiationpractical guidance

Certifications

Required

California Bar Admission

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Lead Snowflake's privacy, security, and data compliance strategy and operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and enterprise-grade data governance.

Role Subtype Executive & General Management

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior DirectorPrivacySecurity & Data ComplianceSnowflakeGDPRCCPAPIPLDPIAData Subject RequestsRoPAdata sovereigntyencryptionAI governanceSOC 1/2ISO 27001ISO 42001HIPAAHITRUSTFedRAMPFOCI submissionsPublic Sector complianceCISOSecurityData Compliance

Deal Breakers

Lack of JD and CA Bar admission, Less than 15 years in privacy/security/tech law, No experience with GDPR/CCPA/PIPL

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