Privacy Program Specialist
World
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Job Description
About The Company
World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. Our products, including the Orb for verification, World ID for private proof, and World App for new applications, enable a trusted way to confirm human identity while preserving privacy. We are one of the fastest-growing networks, with over 17 million verified users across 160 countries and more than 350,000 weekly verifications. World App is a leading global wallet, and developers are integrating World ID to create safer online experiences where real people can participate, earn, and be recognized.
Founded in 2019 and launched globally in 2023, World employs over 400 individuals across various disciplines, drawing talent from top companies like OpenAI, Tesla, and Google. We are backed by prominent investors such as a16z, Khosla Ventures, and Coinbase Ventures. World has received significant media recognition, including being featured on the cover of TIME Magazine and highlighted by Fast Company, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Bankless, and TechCrunch. This opportunity is with Tools for Humanity.
About The Team
The Legal team at World manages all global legal affairs. We collaborate across the company to advance the blockchain project, enhance our hardware device, wallet app, and Proof of Personhood products, and ensure regulatory compliance. This includes areas like securities, AML/CFT, consumer protection, privacy, litigation, trade, IP, and labor.
About The Opportunity
As a Privacy Program Specialist, you will support the Privacy Program Lead and the broader privacy legal team. Your role will involve implementing and executing privacy program operations, assisting with risk assessments, coordinating compliance tasks, maintaining crucial privacy documentation, and ensuring consistent privacy practices across all jurisdictions where World operates. You will help translate privacy strategy into actionable, repeatable processes, manage daily privacy tasks, and contribute to cross-functional privacy initiatives that drive compliance and build user trust.
In This Role, You Will
- Support the execution of World’s privacy compliance program, ensuring alignment with global and regional privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, LGPD, CCPA).
- Assist in creating, updating, and maintaining essential privacy documentation, including policies, standards, procedures, and internal guidelines.
- Help maintain privacy inventories, Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), and other vital compliance artifacts.
- Assist with privacy risk assessments, privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs), and data protection threshold assessments.
- Help track regulatory developments and prepare concise summaries for the Privacy Program Lead and the Legal team.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, and Security, to ensure privacy requirements are integrated into business processes and new projects.
- Support operational processes for responding to data subject access requests (DSARs), deletion requests, and other privacy-related inquiries.
- Help coordinate privacy assessments of vendors and third parties, including information gathering and documentation.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of privacy training and awareness materials for internal teams to foster a strong privacy-aware culture.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Product, Security, Compliance, and Business Operations to achieve consistent, practical privacy compliance outcomes.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Privacy, Data Protection, Information Security, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of professional experience in privacy, compliance, data protection, or related operational functions (e.g., in-house counsel, privacy program support, risk/compliance teams).
- Experience supporting privacy program execution in a dynamic environment is a significant advantage.
- Solid knowledge of major privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, LGPD, CCPA/CPRA) and familiarity with global privacy issues.
- Experience assisting with privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs), vendor risk assessments, and data subject request responses is desirable.
- Capable of defining and executing an agenda efficiently and on time, demonstrating sound judgment, practicality, resourcefulness, proactivity, and exceptional attention to detail.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proven project management skills with experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- A proactive and collaborative team player with a positive attitude and sense of humor.
Key skills/competency
- GDPR
- CCPA
- LGPD
- Data Protection
- Privacy Compliance
- Risk Assessment
- PIA/DPIA
- Vendor Management
- Legal Operations
- Cross-functional Collaboration
How to Get Hired at World
- Research World's mission: Study their vision for human identity in the AI age and its implications for privacy.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience with global privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD) and program execution.
- Showcase practical experience: Emphasize project management skills and cross-functional collaboration in privacy initiatives.
- Demonstrate analytical skills: Prepare to discuss complex privacy challenges and your problem-solving approaches.
- Engage with the privacy community: Discuss regulatory developments and industry best practices relevant to World's work.
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