A Privacy Analyst manages the legal and operational risks around sensitive and critical information assets by assessing business operations on a continual basis, developing the right policies, procedures, and training programs, and overseeing all data agreements. Privacy Analysts might focus on the general operations of a business, or on privacy as it relates to specific projects.

Privacy Analysts often use compliance management platforms such as TrutArc or OneTrust, and need an understanding of the various global and local data privacy and protection regulations. These professionals also work on Data Protection Impact Assessments and Data Subject Requests, so must be able to track and analyse data through its lifecycle using the relevant tools.