Upstart

Senior Manager, Privacy Engineering

United States | Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$191k-$264kDetected 12 days ago

Machine LearningSparkA/B TestingCybersecurityComplianceCadenceLeadership

About the role

Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence.
But the numbers only hint at the impact.
Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress.

Lead the Privacy Engineering team's strategy, roadmap, and execution across privacy infrastructure, data governance, and privacy-by-design initiatives
Hire, coach, and develop a team of privacy engineers while establishing clear operating rhythms, priorities, and technical standards
Guide the design and delivery of scalable privacy controls, including data discovery, classification, access controls, audit logging, retention, deletion, lineage, encryption, and key management

Experience leading engineering teams responsible for production software, platform, privacy, security, or data systems
Experience translating privacy, security, compliance, or regulatory requirements into technical controls

Experience with privacy reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, data inventories, lineage systems, or automated policy enforcement
Ability to communicate technical privacy tradeoffs clearly across engineering, legal, product, security, and business audiences
Knowledge of privacy and data protection regulations or frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA, or similar requirements

Individual pay is also determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

At Upstart, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package.
The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the below range.
United States | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range
Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from

Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only)
Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only)
Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security
Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements
Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country)
Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources
Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only)
Partner with Legal, Compliance, Security, Product, Data, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure teams to translate privacy requirements into practical technical solutions

Upstart's Privacy Engineering team builds the systems, controls, and practices that help protect borrower, applicant, partner, and Upstarter data across our products and platforms.
The team works across Engineering, Security, Legal, Compliance, Product, Data, and Machine Learning to embed privacy-by-design into how Upstart builds, uses, retains, and governs data.
As the Senior Manager, Privacy Engineering at Upstart, you will lead the team responsible for building scalable privacy infrastructure and technical privacy controls across Upstart's AI lending marketplace.
You will set the team's roadmap, grow and support privacy engineers, and help translate privacy and regulatory requirements into durable engineering systems.
As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely.

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