Role Purpose:
The Data Privacy Product Owner is accountable for establishing Data Privacy Platform and for building the enterprise data privacy capability from the ground up. This role is responsible for creating the data privacy capability through platform services, defining the operating model, tooling, standards, and ways of working, and ensure it is embedded across all data platforms including structured and unstructured data.
This role owns the product vision, roadmap, and design for data privacy capabilities, including:
1. PII discovery, identification, and classification
2. Data masking, anonymisation, and tokenisation
3. Aged data treatment process (Data retention, archiving, and disposal)
4. Privacy-by-design control embedded into data products and pipelines
Key Responsibilities:
5. Product Ownership – Data Privacy PlatformOwn the enterprise data privacy platform product vision and roadmapTranslate data privacy policy into implementable data privacy capabilitiesDefine MVP, phased rollout, and scale strategyPrioritise the data privacy platform backlog in partnership with IT delivery teamsDefine success measures focused on capability adoption and reuse
6. PII Discovery & ClassificationDefine the enterprise approach for PII discovery and classificationEstablish classification taxonomies and minimum coverage expectationEnsure integration with data catalog and data lineage management
7. Data Masking & Privacy ControlsDefine standard enterprise patterns for Statics masking, Dynamic masking, Tokenisation and anonymisationProvide clear guidance on when and how controls should be applied
8. Data Retention, Archiving & Disposal
Define enterprise frameworks for retention rules and archivingTranslate legal and business requirements into design patternsEnsure retention and disposal are policy-driven and enforceable
9. Tooling & Architecture DefinitionDefine reference architecture and tooling standards for data privacyLead evaluation and selection of data privacy toolsDefine integration patterns with data platforms and metadata services
Skills & Experience:
10. Product owner experience building enterprise data privacy capabilities
11. Strong understanding of data privacy concepts, data management and data platforms
12. Proven ability to establish new operating models or Centre of excellence
13. Strong stakeholders management across Data, IT, and Business