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Senior Program Manager - Data Security & Information Governance
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Role overview Build and scale an enterprise information governance program that helps teams use data safely and efficiently. This senior program role connects Legal, Security, Engineering, and Product, turning privacy and security requirements into workable policies, access controls, and self-service processes for data requests and new use cases.
Responsibilities - Lead organization-wide privacy-by-design practices and establish governance processes that can scale with business growth. - Develop governance frameworks, data catalogs, business glossaries, and supporting tooling strategies. - Create a centralized intake and triage process for data rights, access requests, and novel data use cases. - Translate privacy and legal requirements into practical technical controls with Legal, Security, Engineering, and Product partners. - Resolve policy conflicts, set direction when requirements are unclear, and communicate decisions and risk metrics to executives. - Keep the program responsive to changing regulations, security architectures, and emerging AI and machine-learning data uses.
Requirements - Strong experience in privacy compliance and data governance, including building frameworks for a growing SaaS organization. - Program leadership skills to drive cross-functional change, align teams, and establish sustainable practices. - Ability to design centralized intake and triage workflows that make complex requirements actionable for internal users. - Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain legal, privacy, and technical concepts to executives and delivery teams. - Ability to connect regulatory requirements, including GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA, with practical access management and security controls. - Initiative and sound judgment in ambiguous situations, including resolving competing policy needs.
Nice to have - Familiarity with cloud data platforms and architectures such as Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, or GCP, and automated metadata pipelines. - Experience with access management or data security tools such as Okta, Immuta, or Privacera.
Benefits and work setup - The listed U.S. remote base salary range is $135,000–$178,000 annually. Full-time benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, a 401(k) match, paid time off, wellness reimbursement, mental health benefits, and an experience bonus. A sign-on bonus or restricted stock units may also be included.