Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for an Data Privacy and Ethics lead works.

The Privacy Compliance

Specialist is responsible for leading the day-to-day oversight of the organization's compliance with regulatory Privacy controls. This role ensures compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, supports privacy risk management activities, and partners with business, technology, legal, cybersecurity, and data teams to embed privacy requirements into business processes, products, systems, and AI initiatives. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert on privacy compliance, helping the organization navigate an evolving regulatory environment while enabling responsible innovation and data-driven business outcomes.Privacy Compliance Management Partners with Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk and Audit teams to lead the execution and maintenance of the enterprise privacy compliance program.Monitor compliance with applicable privacy legislation and regulatory requirements, including PIPEDA, provincial privacy legislation, Quebec Law 25, and other applicable regulations.Assess impacts of recent and emerging privacy laws and develop implementation plans to address compliance gaps.Partner with Cyber Security to update privacy policies, standards, procedures, controls, and supporting documentation.Review new business initiatives, technologies, AI solutions, and data-sharing arrangements to identify privacy risks and recommend mitigations.Partner with Data Governance, Cyber Security, Risk Management, and Legal teams to ensure effective privacy controls are implemented.Support data lifecycle management activities, including retention, disposal, consent management,



and data minimization practices.Assist in investigations related to privacy events and potential regulatory reporting requirements.Coordinate with Legal, Security, and Business stakeholders during incident management activities.Develop and deliver privacy awareness and compliance training programs.Support privacy compliance requirements for AI, analytics, data science, and emerging technology initiatives.Review data usage practices involving automated decision-making, profiling, machine learning, and generative AI solutions.Ensure appropriate privacy safeguards, transparency requirements, and regulatory obligations are incorporated into AI governance processes.Education Bachelor’s degree in law, Privacy, Information Management, Business, Risk Management, Information Security, or related field.Experience 7+ years of experience in privacy, compliance, risk, audit, governance, legal, or regulatory functions.Experience conducting PIAs and managing privacy risk assessments.Experience supporting regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and investigations.Knowledge of privacy requirements related to cloud technologies, data platforms, analytics, and AI solutions.Technical Knowledge Strong understanding of: PIPEDA Quebec Law 25 Provincial privacy legislation Privacy by Design principles Data Governance frameworks AI governance and responsible AI principles Information security and cybersecurity fundamentals Regulatory compliance and risk management frameworksKey Competencies Privacy regulatory expertiseCompliance monitoring and testingRisk assessment and mitigationRegulatory interpretationAudit and control managementStakeholder managementExecutive communication and reportingPolicy developmentInvestigation and problem-solvingInfluencing without authorityStrong written and verbal communication skillsSuccess Measures Reduce privacy risk exposure through proactive monitoring and remediation.Successfully support regulatory examinations, audits, and investigations.

📌 Data Privacy And Ethics Lead (Winnipeg)
🏢 Sobeys
📍 Winnipeg