Privacy Manager

Requisition ID: 695402
Position:Full-Time
Total Rewards: Benefits/Incentive Information

Luxottica is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear. Our wholesale network covers more than 150 countries and our retail presence consists of over 9,100 retail stores across the globe.

In North America, our wholesale business is the home to global brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, and many of the top fashion house brands. Our leading retail brands include; LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, and Target Optical. We are also home to EyeMed, the fastest growing vision care company in the United States.

Supporting over 4,500 retail stores in North America, a career in our retail headquarters allows us to stay in touch with the end customer and use their ever-changing behaviors and preferences to shape our offerings of the best eyewear and services.

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Privacy Manager (Data Protection) will assist with all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the Company’s privacy and data protection program. This includes compliance with state and federal privacy regulations and the Company’s internal privacy policies and procedures.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with building and overseeing a strategic and comprehensive privacy program that develops, maintains and implements policies and processes that enable consistent, effective and compliant privacy practices across the organization.
• Develop, maintain and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures for the privacy office.
• Establishes an ongoing process to track, investigate, and report inappropriate access and disclosure of protected information (PII and PHI).
• Establishes and administers a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating and taking action on all complaints concerning the Company’s privacy policies and procedures in coordination and collaboration with other similar functions and, when necessary, legal counsel.
• Oversees, develops and delivers ongoing privacy training to the Company’s workforce.
• Assists with managing privacy complaints, breaches and investigations by regulatory authorities.
• Assists in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of the Company’s privacy policies and procedures in coordination with Company management and legal counsel.
• Manages periodic privacy risk assessments for the Company, including all mitigation and remediation plans/efforts.
• Reviews and provides guidance related to business associate agreements.
• Maintain current knowledge of, and compliance with, relevant state and federal privacy regulations applicable to the Company’s operations.
• Ensures the Company has and maintains appropriate privacy and confidentiality consents, authorization forms and information notices and materials reflecting current privacy practices.
• Facilitates and promotes activities to foster information privacy awareness within the Company.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years of experience in privacy compliance.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, the following:
  • Privacy laws in North America, including HIPAA and related state privacy regulations;
  • Document/data retention requirements;
  • Business associate agreements; and
  • Data privacy compliance and incident management, including implementation of breach response protocol and oversight of regulatory and individual notifications/compliance.
• Sound PC skills, to include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to research, interpret and understand laws, privacy laws and regulations.
• Strong interpersonal relationships with peers, cross cultural sensitivity, develops others, builds effective teams, managerial courage, motivates others, business savvy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience, or a bachelor’s degree, in a healthcare-related field.
• Privacy certification, such as Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP).

Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Luxottica will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need assistance in the application and hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please call the Luxottica Ethics Compliance Hotline at 1-888-887-3348 (be sure to provide your name and contact information so that we may follow up in a timely manner).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, social origin, social condition, being perceived as a victim of domestic violence, sexual aggression or stalking, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, ancestry, veteran or military status, marital status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected pregnancy or maternity leave), genetic information or any other characteristics protected by law. Native Americans receive preference in accordance with Tribal Law.