University Associate, Data Privacy

Practice Overview

Our Privacy practice is a rapidly growing part of the Risk Advisory segment of our business. Our professionals help our clients address their data privacy challenges.

Role Overview

In this role you will be involved with conducting privacy risk assessments, creating policies and procedures, building data inventories, reviewing and interpreting regulatory changes, developing consumer response processes, implementing technology and assisting organizations through privacy related regulatory investigations. The preference is for this role to be based out of our New York, Washington DC, or Chicago offices in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day activities of engagements including interaction with other team members, subject matter experts, and client contacts.
• Support all facets of client engagements, including work stream supervision, client interaction, and billing.
• Generate consistent and thorough documentation to support processes executed throughout the project lifecycle. Specific tasks may include writing up interview notes, drafting emails, creating memorandum or reports that demonstrate specific processes followed, and developing project status summaries and/or reports and metrics.
• Manage time and tasks to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Provide input into client communications, both written and oral, throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Maintain a professional image within the company and project the same to those outside of the company.

Qualifications

• Seeking undergraduate degree in Analytics, Information Systems, Information Management, Systems Engineer, Computer Science, or similar areas, with expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.
• Some relevant experience or exposure in data privacy, compliance, or legal area.
• Experience and basic understanding of programming languages to include Python, Bash, JavaScript, SQL, C#, HTML, and CSS.
• Team player who is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Strong work ethic, eagerness to learn, and motivation to succeed.
• Ability to deliver solution strategies and implementations to clients.
• Strong risk management and project management skills.
• Strong attention to detail, possessing problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical reasoning skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills, to include detailed note taking abilities.
• Ability to manage time and tasks around intense deadlines for clients.
• Ability to interact confidently with senior management, C-suite, and lawyers/partners.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel as required.
• Demonstrate a strong object-oriented approach and a foundational grasp of full stack development, ensuring seamless, secure, and efficient data operations.
• Knowledge of various internet protocol layers, emphasizing a holistic view of network security and performance.
• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification or working towards it is a plus.
• Foundational skills in object-oriented programming, including an understanding of networking and internet protocols (HTTP, TCP, UDP).
• Please note that this role requires permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (i.e. U.S. citizen or permanent resident). Internships and full-time University Associate roles are not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship, work visa or any other temporary work authorization (i.e. OPT, CPT).

Pay and benefits

Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The range does not include additional benefits outside of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role.

A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $50,000 to $120,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.