Engineering Manager, Privacy Infrastructure Engineering

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Privacy & Data Protection Engineering (PDPE) at Netflix ensures responsible data use and provides confidence that privacy and security risks are managed across the company.  Within the PDPE organization, Privacy Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) partners cross-functionally with its peer groups (Privacy Engineering) and collaborates with teams across Netflix.  

PIE drives privacy and data protection across the data lifecycle by developing, evaluating, and implementing privacy protective solutions. This includes building and onboarding of horizontal privacy solutions, automation of privacy rights management, and privacy/data protection risk measurement and mitigation, whether these tools are developed internally or sourced from external vendors.  They closely collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders spanning Data Platform Infrastructure, Data Sciences Engineering, Security, Legal, and Product teams.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager for PIE to lead a team of software engineers and privacy engineers to implement, develop, and maintain privacy protective features and tools to meet regulatory requirements while driving data enablement for the business.  You will partner with PDPE leadership to define and execute a consumer-centric approach for data collection, consent, and privacy controls, seamlessly integrating these solutions into our complex data ecosystem.  Given the scale of the organization, this role will require development of strong partnerships across disciplines to develop solutions that add value for the organization and enable the product teams to focus on their core offerings by abstracting foundational privacy needs.  
 

• Proven leadership experience in managing software development teams and building privacy and/or security solutions, preferably in a large scale, data driven environment

• Deep understanding of privacy and security frameworks, data classification, data protection controls, and records retention

• Strategic and pragmatic thinking for product strategy roadmaps to improve existing tooling for privacy rights management, metadata catalog management, and scaling privacy solutions across the enterprise

• Coach and manage high performing teams by providing feedback in an inclusive and growth-oriented manner to help individuals achieve their professional goals

• Comfort with driving technical decisions in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment with competing priorities

• Previous experience as a hands-on individual contributor, bringing deep technical credibility and practical insight to leadership decisions

• Define and track program metrics, report progress to leadership and stakeholders, and continuously seek feedback to improve program effectiveness.

• System design and full stack development background with ability to delegate and empower team members with ownership

• Built tools for consent management, data use limitations, and/or data protection controls across the data life cycle

• Effective cross-functional collaborator with a demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships and prioritize privacy initiatives across engineering, product, legal and security teams

• Guide the development and rollout of scalable automation, dashboards, and user experiences for data classification, retention, and access control 

• Demonstrated experience using structured discovery of privacy gaps to inform prioritization and justify investment in mature privacy remediation programs

• Experience with  GenAI being a force multiplier for scaling privacy and data protection

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

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Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.