Senior Manager, Privacy & Assistant Privacy Officer Location: Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid. The role requires 5 days on-site every 2 weeks, ideally on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays, with some flexibility.
Duration: 1-year contract-to-permanent opportunity, with a robust likelihood of transitioning into a permanent position.
Language: Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
About the Opportunity Altis Recruitment is partnering with a leading Canadian loyalty and financial services organization to recruit a Senior Manager, Privacy & Assistant Privacy Officer. In this senior role, youll act as deputy to the Privacy Officer and help evolve a growing privacy program, strengthening governance, compliance, privacy-by-design, and risk management across the organization.
Working as part of a small, collaborative privacy team, youll partner with leaders across Legal, Technology, Data & Analytics, Marketing, Procurement, Member Services, and Partnerships. Youll provide practical privacy guidance that helps teams innovate responsibly while protecting personal information and maintaining strong privacy practices.
Whats in it for You Youll have the opportunity to influence privacy strategy while remaining close to complex, meaningful privacy work. Youll gain exposure to senior leadership and emerging areas including artificial intelligence, analytics, digital technologies, and data governance in a workplace that values collaboration and practical problem-solving.
Your Responsibilities Youll strengthen the organizations privacy governance framework, policies, controls, metrics, monitoring, and compliance practices.
Youll lead Privacy Impact Assessments and privacy-by-design reviews for new technologies, vendors, products, marketing initiatives, analytics, and AI use cases.
Youll oversee privacy rights requests, complaints, incidents, breaches, investigations, risk assessments, and remediation.
Youll act as deputy to the Privacy Officer, providing practical guidance to business and technology stakeholders.




Youll assess third-party privacy risks and support vendor due diligence and contractual privacy requirements.
Youll develop privacy training and prepare materials for senior leadership and governance committees.
Skills and Qualifications 7+ years of progressive privacy, data protection, privacy governance, risk, or related experience.
Strong experience conducting and overseeing Privacy Impact Assessments and privacy-by-design reviews.
Demonstrated knowledge of privacy governance, incident and breach management, regulatory compliance, and privacy risk.
Experience advising stakeholders on technology, data, analytics, AI, vendors, and emerging privacy considerations.
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex privacy requirements into practical business guidance.
Bachelors degree in law, business, public policy, information management, technology, risk management, or a related discipline. CIPP/C or equivalent privacy certification is an asset.
Note from the Hiring Manager We're looking for someone who can combine strong privacy expertise with practical business judgment. Youll be a trusted partner who can identify risk, provide clear guidance, and help teams move forward responsibly.
We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.

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📌 Senior Manager, Privacy & Assistant Privacy Officer (Ontario)
🏢 Altis Technology
📍 Ontario