Title: Data Privacy Officer
State Role Title: General Admin Manager III
Hiring Range: $155,000 - $178,250
Pay Band: 7
Agency: Department of Motor Vehicles
Location: DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Agency Website: www.dmv.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking an accomplished privacy executive to serve as Data Privacy Officer, a senior executive role reporting directly to the Commissioner. In this position, you will establish, direct, and continuously strengthen DMV's enterprise data privacy program, exercising agency-wide authority over data protection policy, privacy compliance, and risk management across approximately 2,200 employees, 75 service locations, and multiple enterprise systems that hold citizen personally identifiable information.
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a comprehensive privacy governance function from a position of real authority. You will directly oversee the Director of Records Access, the Director of Data Analytics, the Data Audits Program, and the Data Governance Program, giving you the scope and the team to shape how an entire agency protects the trust citizens place in it.
Privacy Governance & Policy Leadership
Compliance, Risk & Audit
Records Access & Data Analytics Oversight
Workforce Education & Strategic Planning
Preferred Qualifications
DMV's mission of safeguarding lives, securing identities, and serving the motoring public, puts citizen trust at the center of everything the agency does, and this role sits at the heart of that promise. You will have the independence, executive access, and organizational scope to build a privacy program that protects millions of Virginians' personal information, with the visibility and authority of a direct reporting line to the Commissioner. The role offers telework eligibility and the opportunity to define a high-impact discipline within one of the Commonwealth's most data-intensive agencies.
Special Instructions
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Contact Information
Name: DMV Employment
Phone: (804) 367-0528
Email: employment@dmv.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
