Data Privacy and Compliance Manager

Details:

Posted: September 3, 2025
Level: Management / Confidential (Manager 3) 
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Closing Date: Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.  

Location:

CT State Community College
185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051
**This position is not remote**
For more information about CT State Community College and the campus please visit Home - CT State 

CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

December 2025

Position Summary:

The Data Privacy and Compliance Manager assists with managing day-to-day compliance and data privacy matters as well as investigating any alleged violations of law or policy. The Data Privacy and Compliance Manager provides confidential, technical, and professional level support to the CT State organizational compliance framework.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the CT State Compliance Officer, the Data Privacy and Compliance Manager is responsible for effective performance in these essential duties:

• Investigates complex compliance issues and complaints and makes recommendations to the Compliance Officer.
• Completes research, fact-finding analyses, and written reports.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements as well as CSCU policies.
• Conducts detailed compliance audits and assessments to identify potential compliance risks.
• Provides training and support to employees on compliance-related matters, especially as they relate to data privacy.
• Manages institution incident responses in cases of data breaches.
• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) to identify and assess privacy risks associated with new projects, systems, or processes.
• Manages data breach incidents, including notification procedures, data recovery, and reporting to relevant authorities.
• Manages requests from data subjects to access, rectify, or erase their personal data.
• Monitors and audits data processing activities to ensure compliance with privacy policies and regulations.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 7 years of experience with investigations, data privacy protection and/or other related areas.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and database management.
• Experience in developing, drafting and implementing policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated active listening skills, problem solving skills, and customer service orientation.
• Ability to maintain strict standards of confidentiality.

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a compliance role.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience conducting compliance or similar investigati