Data Privacy Analyst

More than seven billion people depend on farms for healthy and affordable food. By 2050, the global population will surpass nine billion and farmers will need new ways to deliver on this surging demand. They’ll be seeking options that both sustain the environment and help them to be economically viable, and are increasingly turning to the world’s leading Farm Management Software (FMS), Granular.

As an organization, we are committed to delivering the most innovative and industry leading digital products that our customers will love.

Privacy laws are changing globally at a rapid pace and Granular is hiring a Privacy Analyst who will fill a key role within the expanding Privacy Team. The Privacy Analyst will work to embed the Granular Privacy Statement and Privacy Standard across the organization and will support strategies and drive execution of key data privacy and data protection initiatives.

At Granular, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a top-tier leadership team with proven entrepreneurial expertise to reshape the $3 trillion agriculture industry. We’re growing quickly, and expanding our team. We’re looking for proactive, intellectual, and versatile individuals to join our team to improve the lives of our farmers.

Throughout the pandemic, we’ve provided an employee-focused response to COVID-19 where safety is key. As of July 2021, we reopened our Johnston, IA and Champaign, IL office hubs and now offer a hybrid approach of intentional in office time to work and collaborate, balanced with the flexibility to work from home. Our San Francisco office will reopen this fall.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Champion the integration of Privacy Principles across the organization and monitor compliance with key privacy requirements
• Drive program success by working collaboratively with multi-functional teams/partners including business units, Engineering, Marketing, HR, Legal, Finance, and IT
• Manage privacy projects from inception to delivery, creating and managing against a detailed project plan, budget and schedule
• Participate in information security incident planning, investigation, and response to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and contractual requirements
• Support the ongoing review and update of privacy policies, standards and procedures
• Maintain working knowledge and understanding of relevant privacy laws and regulations
• Develop and maintain metrics to monitor the status of and effectiveness of privacy controls
• Maintain and coordinate the process and procedures for internal and external privacy-related inquiries and complaints
• Conduct and guide Privacy Impact Assessments and analyze system designs and data flows to identify and mitigate potential privacy risks
• Participate in collecting, consolidating and maintaining data mapping and inventory activities
• Develop and support a training and awareness program to ensure all Granular stakeholders are educated and aware of the importance of their obligation to be good stewards of personal data at Granular
• Participate in the evaluation and implementation privacy tools and technologies
• Perform various administrative tasks, ad-hoc legal and compliance projects as assigned

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or a minimum three years of experience in data privacy, compliance or data security
• Experience with one or more privacy regulations (e.g., CCPA, HIPAA, PIPEDA, GDPR)
• Familiarity with cloud computing environments and technical background a plus
• Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to initiate and drive projects proactively
• Ability to manage and prioritize numerous tasks and high priority projects
• Ability to work independently on multiple high priority projects
• Inquisitive, adaptive and agile learner
• Organized, detailed-oriented and focused
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• IAPP privacy certification (CIPP, CIPT or CIPT) a plus

Perks and Benefits:

• Upward mobility. We are growing and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles
• Flexible Vacation Policy + Sick Time
• 10 paid company holidays per year
• Volunteer Time Off
• 401k Matching Program
• Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
• Family Parental Leave
• Learning Programs and Employee Development
• Open floor plan and dog-friendly offices when offices re-open
• As of July 2021, we reopened our Johnston, IA and Champaign, IL office hubs and now offer a hybrid approach of intentional in office time to work and collaborate, balanced with the flexibility to work from home. Our San Francisco office will reopen this fall.

Who We Are:

Granular is Farm Management Software (FMS) that is helping thousands of farmers to build stronger farms today and steward their lands for generations to come. Granular uniquely combines an industry-leading support team with the most recommended suite of easy-to-use powerful software to help farmers and their teams run all aspects of their farm business. From financials to agronomy to operations, farmers are now able to make data-driven decisions with greater confidence in an increasingly challenging environment.

Granular was founded in 2014 with the mission of helping farmers run more profitable and efficient business instead of maximizing bushels. Built as a collaboration between several of the most advanced family farms and top technology investors including Google Ventures, Granular is widely credited for launching the first modern, built in the cloud and mobile-centric FMS in 2014. In 2017, Corteva Agriscience acquired Granular to bring together the best technologists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from across the world with its global presence and deep resources to serve the needs of farmers through the transformative effects of digital technologies.

Today, our over 400 passionate employees are on a mission helping our customers solve their problems today and for food demands in the future by shaping agriculture through continuous innovations in farm productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability.

Granular is San Francisco-based, with offices worldwide. Granular is an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Corteva Agriscience (NYSE:CTVA), a spin off of DowDuPont™. Learn more about our company and people at http://granular.ag/ (http://granular.ag/), Twitter, @GranularAg, and Instagram, @Granular_Ag, or facebook.com/GranularAgriculture/ (https://www.facebook.com/GranularAgriculture/)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.