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At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As Associate Director, Data Privacy, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing pragmatic and commercially-focused privacy guidance across departments. Working closely with stakeholders globally, you will play a key role in supporting the organization to manage personal data responsibly, maintain compliance, and fortify consistent, high-quality data protection practices across the business.
- Draft and negotiate one-off data-share agreements (e.g., artists, distribution clients, ticketing partners, co-promoters)
- Review, draft and negotiate vendor agreement data protection provisions
- Conduct and document Privacy Impact Assessments and Transfer Impact Assessments
- Advise business stakeholders on the compliant use of approved third-party tools and services
- Support the Product Design & Engineering team on the development and global implementation of internal tools
- M&A data privacy due diligence, contract review, and post-acquisition integration support
- Incident response support
- Review data import and export requests
- Support Sony Music’s live division, including negotiating vendor, location, co-promotion and IP license agreements, drafting privacy notices and marketing consent language, and collaborating with other Sony Group companies on Sony IP location-based events
- Advise label marketing teams on local and multi-market contests, including compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and codes of practice
- Support label and international marketing teams on promotional campaigns, ensuring compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and music/streaming chart rules
- Collaborate with the business to prepare Data Subject Access Requests responses
- Support the Customer Relationship Management team with data rights requests and scheduled data deletion
- Advise the People Experience team on local and company-wide initiatives, including internal surveys, employee tools and services, and the global careers site
- Support US and International litigation teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
- A minimum of two years’ law firm or in-house experience, preferably in the Data Privacy field
- Experience in:
- Handling Data Subject Access Requests
- Preparing Privacy Impact Assessments
- Drafting and negotiating data processing agreements
- Implementing and maintaining data privacy operations (e.g., ROPAs, PI inventories, automated processes)
- Experience advising digital marketing teams
- Knowledge and awareness of ongoing developments related to Data Privacy law worldwide, including but not limited to EU/UK, US, APAC, LatAm
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work with others within Sony Group and across Sony Music divisions
- Strong negotiation skills and work ethic
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, good judgment, and intellectual curiosity
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with internal clients, together with commitment to provide the highest quality internal client support
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- IAPP certifications (including Cyber and AI)
- Experience in Incident Response
- Experience working in the entertainment/media industry
- Knowledge of AI and marketing legislation
- Powerpoint skills
WHAT WE GIVE YOU
- You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
- A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
- An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
- Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
- Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
- The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
- Time off for a winter recess
Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
Location: New York Pay Range $90,000—$120,000 USD Hire
About Sony Music Entertainment
At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As Associate Director, Data Privacy, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing pragmatic and commercially-focused privacy guidance across departments. Working closely with stakeholders globally, you will play a key role in supporting the organization to manage personal data responsibly, maintain compliance, and fortify consistent, high-quality data protection practices across the business.
- Draft and negotiate one-off data-share agreements (e.g., artists, distribution clients, ticketing partners, co-promoters)
- Review, draft and negotiate vendor agreement data protection provisions
- Conduct and document Privacy Impact Assessments and Transfer Impact Assessments
- Advise business stakeholders on the compliant use of approved third-party tools and services
- Support the Product Design & Engineering team on the development and global implementation of internal tools
- M&A data privacy due diligence, contract review, and post-acquisition integration support
- Incident response support
- Review data import and export requests
- Support Sony Music’s live division, including negotiating vendor, location, co-promotion and IP license agreements, drafting privacy notices and marketing consent language, and collaborating with other Sony Group companies on Sony IP location-based events
- Advise label marketing teams on local and multi-market contests, including compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and codes of practice
- Support label and international marketing teams on promotional campaigns, ensuring compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and music/streaming chart rules
- Collaborate with the business to prepare Data Subject Access Requests responses
- Support the Customer Relationship Management team with data rights requests and scheduled data deletion
- Advise the People Experience team on local and company-wide initiatives, including internal surveys, employee tools and services, and the global careers site
- Support US and International litigation teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
- A minimum of two years’ law firm or in-house experience, preferably in the Data Privacy field
- Experience in:
- Handling Data Subject Access Requests
- Preparing Privacy Impact Assessments
- Drafting and negotiating data processing agreements
- Implementing and maintaining data privacy operations (e.g., ROPAs, PI inventories, automated processes)
- Experience advising digital marketing teams
- Knowledge and awareness of ongoing developments related to Data Privacy law worldwide, including but not limited to EU/UK, US, APAC, LatAm
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work with others within Sony Group and across Sony Music divisions
- Strong negotiation skills and work ethic
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, good judgment, and intellectual curiosity
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with internal clients, together with commitment to provide the highest quality internal client support
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- IAPP certifications (including Cyber and AI)
- Experience in Incident Response
- Experience working in the entertainment/media industry
- Knowledge of AI and marketing legislation
- Powerpoint skills
WHAT WE GIVE YOU
- You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
- A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
- An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
- Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
- Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
- The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
- Time off for a winter recess
Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
Location: New York Pay Range $90,000—$120,000 USD Hire
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Data Privacy Specialist
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
PERM locks in the minimum requirements at the time of filing. Make sure your degree, certifications like CIPP or CIPM, and documented experience match exactly what the employer will list on the ETA Form 9089 before the process starts.
Target employers with data governance infrastructure
Companies subject to GDPR, CCPA, or HIPAA compliance obligations are far more likely to sponsor privacy roles long-term. Focus your search on healthcare systems, financial services firms, and tech companies with dedicated privacy offices rather than generalist hiring teams.
Search green card sponsorship history on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Data Privacy Specialist roles by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you're targeting companies that have already run PERM for similar positions rather than asking employers to start from scratch.
Verify prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Run the OFLC Wage Search for the SOC code 15-1299.09 (Data Privacy Officers) or the closest matching occupation at your target work location. The DOL assigns a wage level to your position, and accepting an offer below that level will block PERM certification.
Negotiate green card sponsorship into your offer letter
Employers aren't required to sponsor unless they've committed to it in writing. Get explicit language covering EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship, PERM filing timelines, and who pays legal fees before you sign, not after your H-1B visa extension clock starts running down.
Understand how priority date backlogs affect your country
EB-3 is often current for nationals outside of India and China, but EB-2 backlogs vary significantly. Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin before choosing between categories, especially if your employer offers you a choice between EB-2 and EB-3 filing paths.
Green Card Data Privacy Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Privacy Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Data Privacy Specialist positions qualify for EB-3 as a skilled professional role requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Roles with significant compliance leadership, a master's degree requirement, or specialized expertise in frameworks like GDPR or CCPA at an advanced level may support an EB-2 petition. Your employer's attorney determines the category based on the actual job duties and minimum requirements listed in the PERM application.
How does green card sponsorship for this role differ from H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B is temporary and capped at 85,000 per fiscal year, requiring a lottery for most applicants. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship has no annual numerical cap on petitions filed, though visa number availability varies by country. PERM takes longer upfront, typically 12 to 24 months before the I-140 stage, but it leads to permanent residency rather than a status you need to renew every two to three years.
What documentation should I gather before my employer starts the PERM process?
Collect certified transcripts showing your highest relevant degree, documentation of any privacy certifications such as CIPP/US or CIPM, employment records that map directly to the job duties on the PERM application, and any published work, policy frameworks, or compliance programs you've authored. Gaps between your actual experience and the ETA Form 9089 job description are a leading cause of PERM denial or RFE at the I-140 stage.
How do I find Data Privacy Specialist jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Data Privacy Specialist roles at employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you're not relying on job postings that say 'open to sponsorship' without any verifiable track record. Filtering by sponsorship history saves significant time compared to applying broadly and discovering an employer's limitations only after an offer.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on H-1B, and does it affect my work authorization?
Yes. Filing PERM does not affect your H-1B status, and you can continue working normally throughout the PERM and I-140 stages. Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date becomes current, you or your employer files the I-485 to adjust status. Under AC21 portability rules, if your I-485 has been pending for 180 days, you can change to a similar role without restarting the green card process.