CONTRACT Data Privacy Analyst

Our client, a well-known global energy company, is seeking a highly experienced Contract Privacy Analyst to support its privacy team during a temporary leave coverage. This role will focus on marketing and consumer privacy, including privacy notices, consent/cookie practices, DSAR support, and providing clear, practical guidance by translating privacy requirements into business-friendly recommendations. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting privacy assessments (DPIAs/ROPAs or similar), navigating multi-jurisdiction privacy requirements, and working with privacy program operations and tools such as OneTrust. This is an onsite contract role (4 days/week) based in Houston and expected to last approximately 6–7 months. Key Responsibilities • Strong foundation in data protection and privacy law, with practical experience applying legal requirements to business activities • Meaningful experience supporting marketing and consumer privacy, including consumer-facing privacy, privacy notices, consents/cookies, DSARs, and marketing-related privacy considerations • Experience conducting and supporting privacy assessments (e.g., DPIAs, ROPAs, or similar), reviewing data use cases (including marketing-related use), and translating legal requirements into practical guidance for the business • Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (not limited to U.S. privacy only) and understanding how different privacy laws impact business processes • Ability to think strategically, work independently, and manage privacy issues with minimal day-to-day supervision • Comfortable partnering with business stakeholders and providing clear, pragmatic privacy guidance • Familiarity with privacy program operations (e.g., privacy intake workflows, or privacy tooling such as OneTrust or similar platforms)