Intern - Privacy

Why GM Financial?  

GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses.  

At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.  

Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters.

Are you excited about innovation, entrepreneurship and solving complex business problems? Then we are looking for you!  

About the Role

The Privacy Intern supports the organization's privacy and data protection initiatives by assisting with privacy impact assessments, evaluating how personal data is collected and used across business processes and technology systems, and helping ensure compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements. This role partners with Legal, Cybersecurity, Digital, and other stakeholders to support privacy best practices, monitor compliance activities, contribute to digital privacy reviews, and promote privacy awareness across the organization.

In this role you will:

• Participate in privacy impact assessments (PIA) for new products, services, technologies, and business initiatives.
• Analyze how personal data is collected, used, shared, stored and retained across business processes and technology systems.
• Provide support for ongoing monitoring related to use of technology in a manner compliant with policies, procedures, and other obligations.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders (including Legal, Cybersecurity, and Digital) on various business initiatives to assess whether data collection and usage practices are compliant, while also operationalizing privacy best practices and requirements.
• Assist privacy engineers and privacy operations with ensuring corporate compliance with all relevant privacy, digital, and cybersecurity related matters.
• Support digital compliance processes, including website testing and reviewing cookie and tag scans. 
• Promote privacy within the organization by creating awareness materials such as slide decks or articles.
• Participate in required Intern events on a monthly basis.