About

Martine Smith is a highly experienced Data Governance Program Manager with over 26 years of relevant experience. Currently, she is working at Seagate Technology as a Data Governance Program Manager, where she is responsible for the development of data privacy, data protection, knowledge management, records management, electronic discovery, and other information management programs and policies within the Legal Department. She collaborates with other departments to respond to the evolving data governance and data protection landscape and assists with responses to data incidents. Martine also implements policies, processes, and standard operating procedures relating to data governance and maintains an evolving privacy program and compliance framework. Martine has a proven track record of success in her previous roles. She worked at PushoverNoMore Phishing Prevention Services as a Data Privacy & Protection specialist and at Paycom as a Data Governance Coordinator. At Paycom, she launched and laid the foundation for enterprise alignment to data privacy among business entities within the first nine months. She energized data privacy buy-in from top to bottom via ambassadorship, training, and collaboration. Martine also partnered with IT Application Security, thereby baking data privacy-by-design-and-default into the software. Using ISO 29100/01 as the framework, she created the company's new data privacy policy to ensure understanding of and adherence to its principles, practices, and standards. Martine collaborated with business intelligence and data science teams to safely and ethically guide their practices. Martine is a Data Scientist with expertise in data governance subject matters, including data privacy, data protection, records management, and cybersecurity laws, regulations, and best practices. She has a passion for driving awareness of data governance initiatives, leading change management programs, and developing and delivering training. Martine also leads the implementation of IT applications for the Legal Department and serves as a liaison between the Legal Department and IT on the management and use of such applications. She assists with the creation of data maps and execution of risk management strategies. Martine researches and stays abreast of data governance subject matters to ensure that Seagate Technology is always up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices.