Job Description:

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role:

The Privacy Specialist supports the ongoing execution and continuous improvement of the organization’s global data protection and privacy compliance program. The role focuses on operational privacy activities such as managing data subject rights requests, conducting privacy risk assessments, and maintaining regulatory privacy records. Working under the guidance of the Senior Privacy Manager, the Privacy Specialist collaborates with cross-functional teams to help ensure compliance with global privacy regulations and support privacy-by-design practices across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Privacy Operations & Compliance

• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of the enterprise-wide privacy compliance program.
• Manage and process data subject rights requests (DSRs) in accordance with regulatory requirements and defined service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Ensure accurate documentation and recordkeeping to support audit readiness and regulatory inquiries.

Risk Assessments & Records Management

• Conduct privacy risk assessments, including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and cross-border data transfer assessments.
• Maintain and update records of processing activities (RoPAs), personal data inventories, and data lineage documentation.
• Support assessments involving sensitive personal data and related mitigation activities.

Program & Project Support

• Contribute to privacy-related operational excellence and compliance projects under management oversight.
• Assist in developing internal privacy communications, guidance materials, and training content.
• Collaborate with Legal, Technology, Security, HR, and business stakeholders to support privacy-by-design initiatives.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in data privacy, compliance, risk management, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of global privacy laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, Brazil LGPD, and China PIPL.
• Experience supporting privacy or compliance programs within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the NIST Privacy Framework or similar standards.
• Privacy certification such as IAPP CIPM (or actively pursuing certification).
• Experience with privacy management tools, including DSR workflows, RoPA systems, or assessment platforms.

We power infinite possibilities.

For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere.

We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives.

Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for United Kingdom, Canada and USA based roles.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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