Data Protection Alliance (DPA) jobs and careers

About Data Protection Alliance (DPA)

The Data Protection Alliance (DPA) is dedicated to the men and women who safeguard the world's most important asset: data. DPA's mission is to guide and support its members to achieve the highest levels of professional knowledge, skill, connection, and achievement. Some DPA members are Data Protection Officers (DPOs) for multi-national organizations that do business in both North America and Europe and are regulated by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Some members are responsible for data protection as a C-suite executive (CIO, CISO, CFO, COO, Chief Legal Officer, or Chief Compliance Officer) or as a manager, team lead, or analyst. Other DPA members are tasked with ensuring compliance with US data privacy laws [e.g., California (CPRA/CCPA), Virginia (VCDPA), and Colorado (CPA)]. There is no comprehensive nat'l privacy law in the US — yet — and we support passage of meaningful reform-minded legislation. Regardless of your title, as a data protection champion you should understand applicable technologies and regulations; learn to formulate good policies and procedures (and enforce compliance); be able to navigate organizations and build teams; communicate challenges and successes effectively; and contribute positively to the data protection and data risk management community. The DPA is here to help you as a data protection consultant, instructor, engineer, architect, product manager, software developer, journalist, academic, graduate student, or regulator. You're welcome in the DPA. Join us: the DPA strives to broaden our members’ range of knowledge and expertise in all things related to data protection — history, tools and technology, laws and regulations, challenges and success stories, and best practices and lessons learned.