Business Analyst, Risk Management- Remote

Company: Harbor Freight Tools
Location: Austin
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

The Business Analyst works within Risk Management and Legal departments primarily to ensure continued compliance with state and federal privacy laws affecting Harbor Freight Tools. This role has knowledge of common privacy practices, laws, and regulatory frameworks as well as a solid understanding of various technologies necessary to support privacy operations. The Business Analyst partners with various departments within the organization including Marketing, IT, Retail Operations, etc. to understand their business needs and how privacy laws may affect their operations and strategy. The Business Analyst will facilitate operational processes and produce periodic reports related to compliance. Additional duties include support for the Document Management/Records Retention programs as well as the execution and maintenance of the company's policy management program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with administrative processing of the company's privacy program utilizing the company's GRC technology platform to fulfil privacy requests
• Maintain privacy-related notices, policies, standards, guidelines, and processes
• Monitor for, and assist the Company with meeting its legal obligations with state and federal privacy laws as they become enacted.
• Partner with the various internal and external teams to align privacy requirements fulfilling data requests from consumers in a timely and complete manner though the system of record
• Assist in responding to privacy-related customer/public inquiries under the guidance of Legal
• Produce meaningful privacy compliance reports as defined by management
• Collaborate and assist with cross-functional Data Governance and Risk Management projects
• Analyze internal processes, data, and problems to minimize operational or legal compliance impacts, and to identify process optimization opportunities
• Support the company's Document Management and Records Retention programs including hard copy and e-records storage, security, and destruction cycles. Primary liaison with company's Records Custodians as well as offsite document storage and corporate shred vendors; responsible for monthly billing reconciliation.
• Responsible for the execution and maintenance of the company's policy management program, supporting our departmental Policy Managers, and producing periodic reports on the program status, success, and opportunities. Also responsible for coordinating policy (new or updated), and acknowledgement requirements with HR partners.
  Scope
  • Supervises staff - No
  • Organizational Scope - All US locations
  • Decision Making - Yes but limited
  • Travel - NoneRequirements :Job Qualifications - Education and Experience
    • Bachelor's degree preferred
    • A minimum of 2 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
    • Knowledge of U.S. privacy laws
    • Understanding of data privacy principles
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
    • Change agility - able to quickly adapt to changing priorities
    • Ability to work and communicate collaboratively / cross-functionally with multiple teams
    • Ability to take direction and work independently in a dynamic environment
    • Detail-oriented with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize as needed
    • Strong interpersonal skills
    • Ability to use Microsoft office applications Word, Excel, Power Point and SharePoint, and a willingness to learn and use new tools and technologiesPhysical RequirementsGeneral office environment requiring ability to:
      • stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time
      • speak and listen to others in person and over the phone
      • use keyboard and read from computer screen and reports
      • lift up to 15 lbs.#LI-VT1

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