Education Privacy Specialist

About the Role

The role involves representing Autodesk Education in privacy discussions, defining project scope, deliverables, timelines, and success metrics, and owning contract and DPA negotiations with educational institutions, districts, and ministries. It also requires evolving education‑specific privacy processes, building training and awareness materials, and tracking program metrics to report compliance posture and address risks. • Represent Autodesk Education in privacy discussions and define scope, deliverables, timelines, and success metrics. • Own and drive contract and DPA negotiations with educational institutions, districts, and ministries of education. • Evolve and maintain education‑specific privacy operational processes for global access to offerings. • Build training, awareness, and enablement materials (privacy checklists, training sessions) for education teams. • Track and report program metrics and compliance posture; escalate risks and propose remediation plans.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸privacy strategy
• ▸contract negotiation
• ▸process development
• ▸training materials
• ▸metrics reporting
• ▸risk management

What You Bring

Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) empowers the next generation of innovators by providing access to Autodesk software, learning programs, and certifications. The company is seeking a Privacy Specialist to join a collaborative, cross‑functional team that brings these offerings to market for education customers while protecting educator and student data. Candidates must have at least four years of experience in privacy, data protection, or program management, with knowledge of regulations such as FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and PIPEDA. Preferred qualifications include direct experience with education customers, familiarity with LMS systems, and certifications like CIPP or CISSP, along with a relevant bachelor's degree. The ideal candidate understands the operational realities of schools and universities, translates regulation into practical controls, and partners effectively across product, platform, legal, and trust teams. They also grasp technical privacy implications of modern AI/ML pipelines and can build repeatable processes, clear runbooks, and meaningful metrics to measure program health. • 4+ years experience in privacy, data protection, or related program management with project ownership. • Knowledge of FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, and regional student data protection regulations. • Familiarity with platform artifacts: APIs, SDKs, LMS integrations (LTI/SCORM), data flows, and vendor ecosystems. • Practical understanding of privacy considerations for AI/ML, including data governance and model ethics. • Strong program and project management skills to coordinate cross‑functional teams and manage timelines. • Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to translate technical/privacy topics for stakeholders. • Preferred: experience with education customers, edtech products, and knowledge of LMS systems and data standards. • Preferred: implementing data subject request workflows at scale for minors and parental/guardian consent. • Certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CISSP or equivalent privacy/security certifications. • Bachelor’s degree in privacy, law, computer science, education technology, or related field.

Requirements

• ▸privacy
• ▸regulations
• ▸apis
• ▸lms
• ▸cipp
• ▸project management

Benefits

Autodesk offers a competitive compensation package with a base salary range of $78,000 to $140,360, plus bonuses, stock grants, and comprehensive benefits. The company is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity, fostering a culture where all employees can thrive and make meaningful contributions.

Work Environment

Hybrid