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Privacy SME
Job Location:
Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 120 - 145
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
30 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
23 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Savan is seeking a Privacy Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide strategic leadership and technical expertise supporting enterprise federal privacy programs. This senior consulting role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership while overseeing complex privacy initiatives managing project teams and supporting business growth.The Privacy SME plays a key role in ensuring successful program delivery while strengthening client relationships and supporting Savans continued growth in the federal privacy market.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic privacy guidance to senior government stakeholders.
- Lead enterprise privacy compliance efforts across multiple programs and systems.
- Oversee development and quality review of:
- Privacy Threshold Analyses (PTAs)
- Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
- System of Records Notices (SORNs)
- Information Sharing Agreements (ISAs)
- Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) documentation
- Lead privacy risk assessments and compliance strategies.
- Develop privacy governance processes policies and best practices.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive government stakeholders.
- Lead project teams by assigning work mentoring staff reviewing deliverables and ensuring successful execution.
- Support project planning staffing resource forecasting and overall program delivery.
- Present findings recommendations and executive briefings to client leadership.
- Identify opportunities to improve client operations and expand existing work.
- Support capture efforts proposal development staffing strategies technical solutioning and client presentations.
- Stay current on evolving federal privacy regulations emerging technologies and industry best practices.
- Bachelors degree.
- 8 years of experience supporting federal privacy programs.
- 8 years applying the Privacy Act E-Government Act FISMA and related federal privacy requirements.
- Experience leading enterprise privacy compliance initiatives.
- Experience managing client relationships and executive stakeholders.
- Experience leading consulting teams and mentoring staff.
- Strong analytical communication leadership and presentation skills.
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP).
- Advanced degree (J.D. Masters or equivalent).
- Experience supporting FEMA DHS or other federal civilian agencies.
- Experience implementing Privacy by Design.
- Experience supporting business development proposal writing and capture efforts.
- Knowledge of emerging privacy technologies AI governance and evolving federal privacy regulations.
Work Location and Schedule
Remote/Hybrid Washington DC
Application Process
Submit your application to the link on this selected for interviews will be notified by email or phone.
Compensation
The anticipated salary range for this position is $120K$145K. This range represents Savan Groups good faith estimate at the time of posting and is not a guarantee of compensation.
Final compensation will be determined based on factors including relevant experience skills education certifications internal equity market conditions and geographic location. For positions supporting federal contracts compensation may also be subject to applicable labor category requirements contract terms funding and other contract-specific provisions. As a result actual compensation may vary from the posted salary range.
EOE including disability and veterans.
Savan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy) gender identity and sexual orientation national origin age (40 or older) marital status disability genetic information status as a protected veteran or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable accommodation for the employment process please email your request to more information about our company please visit our website at
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Savan helps the Federal Government solve its most critical challenges by making data and information work for people.
