Decision Intelligence Benchmark: Data Privacy Strategic Priorities for 2027
How data privacy leaders are rebuilding their operations around technology in 2027
Data privacy leaders head into 2027 with risk still at the top of the agenda, but more of that work is now technical. A core platform category has been disrupted, AI is creating new work faster than teams can absorb it, and leaders are turning to AI to manage their own workload. Budgets are holding steady or growing. The constraint is the team: leaders are confident in themselves, less so in the people stretched to carry the work.
This report shows where your peers are putting their budgets, attention, and effort next year, and how they’re adapting as the work becomes more technical.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- Why systems and technology have climbed the priority list, and why the next hire on a privacy team may not be another attorney
- Why consent management has displaced AI risk as the top initiative for 2027, and the market shift that’s sending teams back to evaluate platforms
- What privacy leaders want from AI, and why judging risk is still work for people
- Why consulting budgets have swung toward growth, and where teams are bringing in outside help
- Why team capacity is the biggest constraint heading into 2027, even as retention slips down the priority list
Download the report to see how your peers are rebuilding privacy operations for a more technical future.
