Summary
Privacy Analyst supporting Renaissance Learning's legal team to maintain data protection standards and compliance in education technology. This role ensures the company meets privacy requirements across multiple jurisdictions while supporting its mission to serve over one-third of US schools.
Job Description
About Renaissance
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.
We are seeking a detail-oriented Privacy Analyst to join our legal team and support our mission to uplift education through innovative technology. This role will report to our privacy counsel and provide essential support to help us maintain the highest standards of data protection while navigating the unique privacy landscapes of education technology.
In this role as a Privacy Analyst, you will:
Privacy Program Support
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of privacy policies, procedures, and standards
- Support privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data privacy impact assessments (DPIAs)and data mapping initiatives
- Help maintain records of processing activities and data inventories
- Monitor and track privacy-related regulatory developments and industry best practices
- Assist with vendor privacy assessments and due diligence reviews
- Assist with tracking compliance with artificial intelligence system governance requirements
Privacy Operations
- Review data subject rights requests (access, deletion, correction, etc.)
- Support privacy incident response and breach notification processes
- Administer privacy management platforms
- Track and manage privacy review queues and service level agreements
- Track and manage artificial intelligence system governance review queues and responses
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, IT, Security, Product, and Marketing teams on privacy matters
- Support educational technology privacy requirements (FERPA, COPPA, PPRA, state student privacy laws)
- Assist in responding to customer privacy questionnaires
- Participate in contract reviews for privacy-related provisions
- Support related litigation
Training and Awareness
- Help develop and deliver privacy training programs for employees
- Create privacy guidance materials and resources
- Support privacy awareness initiatives across the organization
Reporting and Metrics
- Maintain privacy program metrics and reporting dashboards
- Assist in preparing materials for leadership reviews and audits
- Document privacy processes and maintain knowledge base
For this role as a Privacy Analyst, you should have:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1-3 years of experience in privacy, compliance, legal, or related field. Alternative experience in the education, software or information technology fields may be acceptable
- Basic understanding of privacy laws and regulations (e.g., CCPA, FERPA, COPPA and GDPR)
- Experience with project management and process improvement
- IAPP certification (CIPP/US, CIPM, or equivalent)
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience with OneTrust or similar privacy management platforms
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools
Preferred
- Experience in a software or information technology organization
- Familiarity with information security concepts and practices
- Experience with review or implementation of artificial systems or demonstrated desire to learn more about artificial intelligence systems
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-Remote
The below compensation range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.
Benefits for eligible US employees include:
- World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs
Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!
Equal Opportunity Employer
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
For California Residents, please see our Privacy Notice for California Job Candidates here.
Reasonable Accommodations
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
Employment Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
For more information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com
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