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We strongly encourage applicants to read the entire announcement before submitting their applications. As the Director, Data Sharing & Protection you will provide executive oversight responsible for ensuring IRS implements sound policies designed to protect taxpayer and employee privacy. The executive is the IRS expert on privacy protection and consolidates diverse inter-functional activities relating to that protection.
The executive is responsible for establishing IRS strategic direction regarding privacy policy and promotes consistent implementation of privacy policies and legal requirements throughout the IRS. The executive is also responsible for overseeing the implementation of policies and procedures to manage and safeguard IRS information, partnering with Federal, state, and local governmental agencies to safely and responsibly share data to promote tax administration.
The Director Data Sharing and Protection performs the following duties and responsibilities: Serves as the principal advisor to senior IRS leadership on privacy, data protection, safeguarding, and information-sharing matters and establishes enterprise-wide strategies, policies, governance frameworks, and performance measures supporting IRS mission objectives.
Establishes and directs Servicewide privacy, data protection, and information governance strategies to ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements while supporting modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
Establishes enterprise strategy and governance for data sharing, safeguarding, and protection of Federal Tax Information, ensuring responsible information exchange among authorized governmental partners and compliance with applicable legal requirements.
Examines legislative, regulatory, and policy developments affecting privacy, disclosure, safeguarding, and information protection; formulates IRS positions; and advises senior leadership on emerging risks, opportunities, and strategic implications. Directs enterprise engagement with Federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector partners to advance governmental liaison, data-sharing, safeguarding, and information protection objectives.
Collaborates with IRS Information Technology to support critical infrastructure improvements and enhance the protection of these systems from unauthorized access and exploitation. Ensures data exchange partners meet these same critical standards.
Directs enterprise privacy risk management and incident response programs, including identification of systemic vulnerabilities, oversight of privacy controls, implementation of corrective actions, and executive leadership during significant privacy and data protection incidents.
Provides executive leadership for integrating privacy, safeguarding, and information protection requirements into emerging technologies, digital services, enterprise systems, artificial intelligence initiatives, and modernization programs. Directs the Privacy and Civil Liberties Impact Assessment program and ensures privacy-by-design principles are incorporated into IRS business processes, systems, applications, and operational activities.
Provides executive direction for Servicewide privacy awareness, workforce capability, and executive education programs to strengthen organizational accountability for protecting sensitive information. Directs the IRS Safeguards Program and related compliance activities to ensure external partners appropriately protect Federal Tax Information and effectively mitigate risks associated with unauthorized disclosure, misuse, or loss of sensitive information.
Represents the IRS before Treasury, Congress, OMB, GAO, TIGTA, intergovernmental organizations, professional associations, and other external stakeholders on matters involving privacy, safeguarding, data sharing, and information protection. Provides executive leadership to a complex organization, builds coalitions, chairs governance bodies, and drives organizational performance to achieve strategic priorities and mission outcomes.
There is no education requirement for this position.
This position is with Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.
The posted pay range is $151661 – $228000/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-24.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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