About the role
Job Family Regulatory Compliance About Us
At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.
Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.
Who We Are
We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all
walks of life
.
Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.
We’re
empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.
What We Do
Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate , which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.
Transamerica employs nearly 7 ,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving
approximately 23.9 million customers
worldwide. * For more information, visit transamerica.com .
Job Description Summary
Join Transamerica’s growing Privacy team and put your privacy expertise to work on meaningful, high-visibility initiatives across the business. As a Lead Privacy Consultant, you will be a key contributor to our privacy by design program—partnering with business and technology teams, facilitating PIAs and DPIAs, and helping turn complex privacy requirements into practical solutions. This role offers the opportunity to broaden your experience across emerging technologies and global operations while helping strengthen a developing global privacy framework. We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented professional who communicates clearly, understands technology, asks thoughtful questions, and takes pride in producing high-quality work. Applicants located near key Transamerica offices are preferred, but remote candidates may also be considered.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Support the development
of Transamerica's enterprise privacy by design playbook, contributing subject matter expertise, drafting guidance materials, and helping translate privacy requirements into practical standards for business and technology teams
Facilitate and review PIAs and DPIAs
across domestic and international business activities, ensuring assessments are thorough, consistent, and produce clear, actionable findings and recommendations
Manage assigned workstreams
within privacy by design initiatives, tracking tasks, dependencies, and deliverables and escalating issues as appropriate
Translate privacy requirements
— including global privacy laws, technical standards, and enterprise risk appetite — into practical operational and business outcomes
Identify, assess, and communicate privacy risks
, dependencies, and remediation recommendations arising from PIAs, technology reviews, AI use cases, and vendor engagements
Prepare clear, well-structured deliverables
, including risk summaries, assessment reports, governance updates, and implementation recommendations
Support broader privacy operations
activities including but not limited to notices, records of processing activities (RoPAs), training enhancements, data subject access requests, process maturity initiatives, and the privacy risk control framework
Contribute to team knowledge
through work product quality, attention to detail, and willingness to share expertise and support colleagues
Engage cross-functional stakeholders
— including Technology, Product, Legal, Security, and business units — to gather information, drive follow-through, and support timely execution
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business field or equivalent experience
8 years of privacy, data security and/or other relevant experience
Deep practical understanding of global privacy laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, and emerging international requirements, with the ability to apply regulatory obligations in a business and technology context
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to produce thorough, precise, and well-structured work product
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex privacy concepts clearly to technical, legal, and business audiences
Ability to manage assigned work independently, maintain momentum, and drive tasks to completion in ambiguous or evolving environments
Collaborative working style with a willingness to contribute across a range of team priorities
Preferred Qualifications
Graduate degree in business, law, technology, or risk
5 years of direct privacy experience with demonstrated expertise in privacy by design principles and privacy impact assessments
CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or comparable privacy certification; AI governance, compliance, risk, audit, or project management certification also valued
Demonstrated experience facilitating and reviewing PIAs and DPIAs in complex enterprise environments
Strong technical fluency, with the ability to engage meaningfully with technology, data architecture, AI systems, and cybersecurity concepts in the context of privacy risk
Experience contributing to privacy by design programs or PIA frameworks in a large, complex organization
Financial services experience
Working Conditions
Hybrid-Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.
Compensation
The Salary for this position generally ranges between $120K - $140K annually.
Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including
qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.
Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this tim
e.
This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one o