Chief Privacy Officer and Legal Counsel

3 months ago

Burnaby, Canada Pacific Blue Cross Full time

**About Pacific Blue Cross**

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.

We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

**Perks**
- Work-life balance with flexible working hours of 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (i.e., 37.5 hours per week).
- Paid vacation starts at 4 weeks per year, and increases with years of service.
- Hybrid work environment (i.e., a combination of work from office and work from home days).
- Generous benefits, including extended health, dental, and life insurance; depending on the plan that you choose, these benefit premiums can be 100% paid by PBC.
- Company pension contributions after 1 year of service.
- Education allowance to expand your knowledge and develop your skills.
- Onsite gym, cafeteria, and access to virtual doctors/counsellors 24/7 via our Employee Family Assistance Program

**About the Position**
- We are searching for a permanent _Chief Privacy Officer and Legal Counsel _to join our team.
- PBCs compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000 per year; the base pay offered is based on market and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. The starting salary will be determined based on a combination of skills, education, and experience.

**Key Ways This Position Makes An Impact**

**_Privacy_**

This role is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring PBC appropriately manages its privacy obligations by enabling the business to be clear about the privacy risks and impacts.

In this role you would act as the Chief Privacy Officer and carry out the privacy function ensuring PBC has appropriate practices and controls in place regarding personal information, responding to privacy inquiries, information access request, and issues with potential breaches.

This role liaises with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC and any other external stakeholders regarding privacy issues.

You would lead the Privacy Function on management committees and identify areas to improved processes and operational efficiency. You would also lead the incident response team.

In this role you would conduct Privacy Impact Assessments to help assess new or redesigned operational activities and would identify ways to improve Privacy Function processes.

This role would facilitate appropriate education and training on privacy issues for staff.

You would monitor and pro-actively provide advice on privacy trends and new or proposed regulatory requirements.

**_Legal_**

This role provides practical legal advice and guidance relating to privacy issues.

In this role you would act as a resources on enterprise projects to support business units while managing legal and regulatory risks.

**_Relationship Building and Professional Development_**

You would build and maintain internal business relationships and pursue opportunities to build external networks.

The role maintains current knowledge on privacy governance, legislative trends, and best practices.

**Key Experiences You Bring To This Role**

**_Knowledge_**
- Law degree (J.D. or LLB) and membership in good standing with active practice status in the Law Society of British Columbia, or another law society in Canada with the ability to become called in British Columbia, or equivalent.
- Excellent knowledge of privacy legislation, principles, and practices.

**_Experience_**
- 10 - 12 years’ experience practicing law in insurance, privacy, financial services, or related field.

**_Preferred Qualifications_**
- Practical understanding of operational risks and mitigation strategies applicable to the insurance and/or financial institution industry.
- Experience working in a unionized environment.
- Recognized designations in privacy.

**Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**
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- PBC is an Indigenous Works employer of choice, an Insurance Business Canada Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award winner, one of Canada’s Greenest employers, a Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) employer partner, and a Pride at Work partner._
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