QuiÀna Ruffin

National Director of Data Privacy at Sonic Automotive Inc.

April 2022 - Present • Charlotte, United States

Provides privacy support and subject matter expertise on privacy, data protection, and data governance issues as they relate to the evaluation of business initiatives, processes, and applications across the enterprise. Designs and implements the data privacy and protection program, partnering with Security, Technology, Legal, Data & Analytics, and other stakeholders, and will also have further responsibility for corporate privacy projects on a national level. Manages national, corporate and individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables, as well as supporting other global Data Privacy and Protection initiatives designed to embed privacy by design principles. Act as a strategic partner working closely with executives and stakeholders to identify gaps in privacy implementation across regions and business units. Serves as a subject matter expert for corporate data privacy consultations and exceptions while raising privacy awareness and acumen of the entire enterprise. Facilitates the privacy impact assessment process, embeds privacy by design principles, adapts privacy controls to business practices, identifies control owners and establishes processes to monitor and test control effectiveness. Researches and responds to privacy-related questionnaires and requests for onsite audits.