Workforce Data Privacy Lead

Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase. As part of the HR and Employee Experience (HR/EX) Chief Data Office, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of Privacy within our HR functions. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional

teams to ensure compliance with firmwide policies and local laws. Your expertise will be

instrumental in managing data-related risks and enhancing our data use capabilities.

As a Vice President in HR Data Privacy, you will be pivotal in executing key transformation initiatives across Human Resources. Your role will focus on implementing data-centered projects while ensuring data protection and compliance, fostering a culture of data security within our organization.

Our culture in the HR/EX Chief Data Office encourages innovation, challenging the status quo, and striving for best-in-class data management practices. As a leader in this space, you will ensure HR data assets are managed with rigor and precision, enabling trusted data for strategic decision-making while maintaining compliance with regulatory and firm policies.

Job Responsibilities

Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) Oversight: Own end-to-end oversight of HR DSAR intake, triage, coordination, response production, and closure, ensuring processing is executed in accordance with UK GDPR & EU GDPR (and applicable local privacy laws), with clear governance, documentation, and risk-based escalation.

HR Data Privacy Incident & Case Management: Execute and manage HR data privacy incidents and global case governance processes, ensuring prompt resolution, risk-based escalation, and adherence to applicable privacy regulations and strategic objectives.

Data Protection Impact Assessments: Conduct comprehensive data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) to identify and mitigate privacy risks. Perform legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs) to ensure compliant processing of workforce data.

Records of Processing Activities: Maintain HR’s Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) inventory and related documentation to ensure accuracy, currency, transparency, and accountability across HR data processing.

Cross-Functional Guardrails & Standards Development: Partner with Legal, Compliance, Firmwide Privacy, Cyber, and Technology Controls to establish and enforce robust guardrails for HR data use and protection, embedding data privacy standards, protocols into a risk-based decision-making framework.

Executive Stakeholder Management: Engage senior HR and Risk & Compliance leadership in EMEA Risk and Controls forums, acting as a senior subject matter expert on data privacy, incident management, and new/emerging regulations impacting workforce data protection.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in data privacy.
• Proven history of leading privacy operations relating to workforce data, with strong knowledge of UK GDPR and EU GDPR compliance requirements.
• Top-tier written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to synthesize complex privacy topics into actionable decisions.
• Embodies a privacy-first mindset with a background in risk and controls.
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to work independently in executing tasks under aggressive timelines while managing changes in planning/scope. 
• CIPP or CIPM Certifications are preferred

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Human Resources plays a critical role in driving the employee experience, shaping the firm’s culture and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are a strategic partner to the business — working with leaders across the firm to hire, develop and retain the best people and help meet business goals. Together, we foster a work environment in which our people are supported, feel like they belong and are able to make an impact through their work. We develop and deliver a suite of products and services that help make JPMorgan Chase an employer of choice and drive our business forward.