Team Lead, Enterprise Data Protection

Brown & Brown is seeking a Team Lead, Enterprise Data Protection to join our growing team in Daytona Beach, FL, Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA! 

Reporting to the Chief Data Officer, this high-impact role will shape and drive the strategy, execution, and governance required to protect sensitive client and company data in a hybrid-cloud, global operating model.

How You Will Contribute:  

• Develop & Lead Strategy: Implement the Enterprise Data Protection Strategy, working in close partnership with the Chief Data Officer (CDO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
• Build a Scalable Practice: Launch and scale a Data Privacy & Protection practice that covers discovery, classification, tagging, loss prevention, and encryption — aligned to evolving regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
• Operationalize Controls: Define and oversee implementation of enterprise-wide policies, standards, technologies, and metrics to secure sensitive data wherever it resides — from on-prem to cloud to endpoint.
• Establish Inventory & Classification Frameworks: Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of data assets, implementing risk-aligned classification and protection controls.
• Enable the Business: Partner with delivery teams and business leaders to embed security into enablement, ensuring that privacy and protection accelerate — not inhibit — the pace of innovation.
• Drive Awareness & Accountability: Serve as the evangelist for data protection across the enterprise, creating and delivering training, awareness, and change management programs.

Skills & Experience to be Successful: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of progressive experience in data protection, privacy, or security leadership
• 15+ years of relevant experience with 5+ years in progressive leadership roles (Preferred)
• Direct experience securing data across multi-national environments with geo-specific regulations (e.g., GDPR, LGPD, etc.) (Preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft M365, hybrid cloud data centers, and related architecture (Preferred)
• Industry experience in insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated environments (Preferred)
• Expertise in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategy and implementation
• Deep understanding of data discovery, classification, tagging, protection, and related risks and controls
• Hands-on experience with leading platforms such as Proofpoint, BigID, Varonis, etc.
• Proven experience writing and socializing policies and governance frameworks at scale
• Strong communication, facilitation, and cross-functional leadership skills
• Experience managing and integrating third-party managed services for delivery at scale
• Proven track record in matrixed, global, and hybrid team environments

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