Vice President, Global Data Privacy & AI Governance na LIV Golf

ABOUT LIV GOLF

The LIV Golf League is the world’s only global golf league featuring 13 teams, a 14-tournament schedule, and many of the world’s best golfers. Launched in 2022, the League was designed to expand the sport on a global level and create new value within the golfing ecosystem while enhancing the game’s societal impact. A landmark investment by LIV Golf also launched The International Series, a set of 10 enhanced events sanctioned by the Asian Tour, with elevated prize funds in world-class destinations, offering a pathway for leading professional and amateur golfers from around the world into the LIV Golf League.

Only four years into operations and with tournaments across North and Latin Americas, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe, LIV Golf remains committed to developing the sport at every level and exposing more people to the positive virtues of the game through its unique blend of intense competition and entertainment.

LIV Golf is owned and operated by LIV Golf Investments whose vision and mission are centered around making holistic and sustainable investments to enhance the global golf ecosystem and unlock the sport’s untapped worldwide potential.

HISTORY

LIV Golf launched in 2022 as an eight-event Invitational Series with tournaments across the U.S., Europe and Asia. 2023 saw the first official season of the LIV Golf League, establishing the sport’s first professional golf teams captained by many of the game’s most decorated superstars competing in 14 events around the world.

The format respects golf’s history and traditions with updates for modern-day sports fans; three days, 54 holes, no cut, shotgun start, and simultaneous team and individual competitions, offering a faster tournament that drives engaging storylines and offers an immersive fan experience. The League’s award-winning events, each wholly owned and operated by LIV Golf and broadcast to over 500 million homes worldwide, showcase world-class competition within a family-friendly environment. Music entertainment, live concerts and a festival-style atmosphere play a signature role with LIV Golf, a two-time winner of the World’s Best Golf Event from the World Golf Awards and a Sports Business Awards Finalist for Sports Event of the Year.

LIV Golf continues to expand its reach by bringing the League to new and returning markets featuring some of the most iconic venues in the world. It has also introduced free agency to professional golf, integrating end-of-season player promotion and relegation, team trades and off-season roster movement that drive year-round fan engagement, embraced by many of the world’s most popular sports.

Away from the entertainment on the course, LIV Golf is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of the communities it visits through its ground-breaking social impact and sustainability strategy, ‘Potential, Unleashed.’ Named a 2024 Most Impactful award winner by Front Office Sports for utilising its platform to make a positive impact off the course, the League is committed to giving back and improving the world through golf.

ROLE OBJECTIVE

LIV Golf is reimagining the sport of golf with innovative team formats, world-class events, and a mission to elevate the game for players and fans alike. Backed by bold storytelling and cutting-edge technology, we’re rapidly expanding our global footprint and digital presence.

As our reach grows, safeguarding the privacy and security of personal data is more than compliance, it’s a strategic priority. We’re seeking a Vice President, Global Data Privacy & AI Governance to shape and lead LIV Golf’s global privacy strategy while ensuring our use of data and AI technologies reflects the highest standards of accountability and ethics.

This role will be the organization’s lead authority on data privacy, protection and governance, building and executing a comprehensive global program that supports innovation while ensuring compliance with evolving regulations such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and emerging AI frameworks. You’ll advise senior leadership, product, marketing, partnerships, and Technology, and champion a culture of accountability and ethical data use across LIV Golf.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Strategic Leadership

• Design, lead, and manage LIV Golf’s global privacy and AI governance program, ensuring alignment with business goals and evolving regulatory landscapes.

• Advise senior leadership and the Board on strategic privacy and data governance risks, opportunities, and developments.

Policy Development & Execution

• Draft and implement global privacy and AI policies; build and maintain supporting standards, procedures, and training.

• Embed privacy-by-design and responsible AI practices across digital products, apps, partnerships, and marketing initiatives.

Legal Counsel & Transactions

• Serve as lead counsel on global privacy and data protection matters.

• Draft and negotiate technology, vendor, and commercial agreements.

• Provide actionable guidance to business units on data collection, use, sharing, and retention.

Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor, interpret, and ensure compliance with international privacy and AI regulations (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and emerging frameworks).

• Lead regulatory engagement, including managing inquiries, investigations, and audits.

• Establish frameworks for cross-border data transfers and data sovereignty compliance.

Risk & Incident Management

• Lead privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) and data related risk assessments.

• Collaborate with the CISO and security function to ensure privacy obligations are met during security incidents.

• Define KPIs and audit mechanisms to monitor privacy program effectiveness.

Collaboration & Vendor Oversight

• Partner with IT, Security, Product, Marketing, and P&C teams to ensure privacy and security are embedded across global operations. Lead third-party risk management, including contractual reviews, due diligence, cross-border data transfer compliance and general vendor compliance monitoring.

Training & Culture

• Develop and deliver privacy data ethics and AI governance training.

• Foster a company-wide culture of accountability, transparency, and ethical data use.

REQUIRED SKILLS/WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FROM YOU

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal degree; admission to practice in at least one jurisdiction preferred.

• 15+ years of experience in privacy, data protection, and technology transactions, ideally combining top-tier law firm and in-house experience.

• Deep expertise in global privacy regulations and emerging issues (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, AI regulation, biometrics, children’s privacy, digital marketing).

• Proven success leading a privacy program or legal function in a fast-paced, global organization.

• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with ability to translate complex privacy issues into practical guidance.

• Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, or CIPT strongly preferred.

• Industry background in sports, entertainment, or media is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and cultures without direct authority.

YOU WILL THRIVE HERE IF

• You balance innovation with compliance, bringing sound judgment to complex global challenges.

• You are highly adaptable, thrive under pressure, and can manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.

• You operate as a hands-on problem solver with a proactive, “roll up your sleeves” approach.

• You are collaborative, culturally aware, and skilled at building trust and credibility across diverse global teams.

• You are passionate about shaping privacy practices in a cutting-edge, disruptive sports and entertainment organization.

• You value integrity, transparency, and impact and want to leave a mark on the future of global sports.

LIV Golf is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, race, ethnicity, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations where we operate. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeships.

LIV Golf Investments makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.