Handshake
Privacy Associate
$120K–$149K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- At least 2 years.
About the job
Supports the day-to-day operation of Handshake’s global privacy program, including assessments, vendor reviews, individual rights requests, product and AI reviews, and privacy operations.
What you'll do
- Manage vendor privacy diligence, assessments, privacy records, consent tools, and individual rights request workflows.
- Support customer audits and inquiries, incident response, privacy notices, regulatory monitoring, and employee training.
- Coordinate privacy reviews of products and AI-enabled features, track follow-up actions, and escalate issues requiring legal review.
What they ask for
- At least 2 years of experience supporting privacy, compliance, risk management, or related legal operations.
- Experience supporting privacy assessments, vendor reviews, individual rights requests, or compliance audits.
- Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, other US state privacy laws, and core privacy principles.
- Familiarity with DPAs, DPIAs, RoPAs, LIAs, and TIAs.
Nice to have
- Experience with a privacy or consent management platform such as Ketch, OneTrust, or TrustArc.
- Experience with AI governance, algorithmic impact assessments, or automated decision-making rules.
Pay
$120K – $149K (base salary)
Tools
Ketch, Linear, Notion, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA
AI focus
Supports privacy reviews of AI-enabled functionality and tracks privacy and AI law changes; the role also involves interest in AI and automated decision-making.
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