Martin Schlesinger

About Martin Schlesinger

Results-driven privacy and data protection professional with experience mitigating…

Experience

1. Principal Privacy Systems Compliance Analyst

   Red Hat

   Feb 2022 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Serve as the legal and privacy point of contact for over Red Hat marketing and sales associates across NA, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC, driving the assessment and implementation of compliance solutions for business ecosystems and go-to-market activities.• Enable privacy-by-design through active participation in Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), ensuring compliance guardrails and privacy controls are integrated into Red Hat systems. • Partner with engineering, product, and marketing teams to evaluate and implement Privacy Enhancing Technologies such as encryption, de-identification, and data minimization.• Manage and resolve 20+ high-risk data privacy escalations annually, including regulator inquiries and customer complaints. • Facilitate Agile ceremonies, ensuring privacy requirements align with business objectives. Operate within an Agile environment to prioritize work in line with team velocity, consistently completing 12+ Jira stories per sprint.• Translate evolving privacy regulations into actionable guidance for cross-functional stakeholders and develop compliance enablement resources to facilitate adoption.• Automate GDPR compliance workflows across Red Hat’s global MarTech stack, handling data subject requests (DSRs) annually. Designed and deployed workflow automation that reduced manual processing time by 70%, improving SLA compliance and response efficiency.• Triage 150+ domain requests annually while overseeing compliance reviews, workflow approvals, and alignment with Red Hat’s security and privacy frameworks.• Oversee transactional email compliance for North America, reviewing and approving 60+ requests annually.• Oversee cookie compliance for Red Hat Global Marketing and generate cookie consent reports to track emerging trends and inform strategic decisions.• Leadership Council Member for Red Hat’s Mental Health and Neurodiversity Community and contributor to Red Hat’s Global Sustainability Program and Open Source Communities.

Education

• Appalachian State University

  Bachelor of Science, Communication, Electronic Media/Broadcasting

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Writing
• Editing
• Animation
• Interviewing Skills
• Leadership
• Video Marketing
• Online Communications
• Art Direction
• Management
• Newsletters
• Video Production
• Content Management
• Advertising
• Online Video Marketing
• Voice Over
• Storytelling
• Blogging
• Audio Editing
• Marketing
• Online Marketing
• Content Development
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Marketing Strategy
• Youtube
• Video Editing
• Voice Acting
• Social Media
• Corporate Communications
• Photography