Senior Privacy Architect Manager

Airbnb

Senior Manager, Privacy Architect managing privacy initiatives at Airbnb. Collaborating with technical teams to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and data governance standards.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $212,000 - $265,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with technical teams in the identification and effective management of company-wide risks to privacy and the responsible use of technology, and support stakeholders in the development and execution of initiatives to address them.
Lead definition and implementation of company-wide standards, practices, and patterns to protect and manage personal data in accordance with privacy and AI regulations.
Work with Legal, Data Science, Data Governance, and InfoSec to introduce Privacy by Design principles in company products and infrastructure, including by leveraging privacy enhancing technologies such as cryptography and anonymization of personal data.
Create privacy training for technical roles, including data engineers, developers, and data scientists.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of total experience, with 5+ years of experience in technical program/project management or privacy engineering focused on building technology products and/or systems.
Deep knowledge of current privacy and technology trends, with a strong passion for data governance/management and AI/ML.
Demonstrated experience in ensuring privacy-by-design principles are applied throughout the design, construction, and operation of digital products and services at scale.
Proven track record in translating legal requirements into actionable technical measures and guidelines that enable responsible and rapid innovation within engineering and data science teams.
Self-starter who can work autonomously with limited guidance, analyzing information to evaluate quality and applying creative thinking to decision-making.
Comfortable performing under pressure to meet deadlines in an ambiguous, matrixed organization.
Strong organizational and motivational skills, coupled with a bias for action.
Proven track record of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including legal and engineering, and leading complex projects to desired outcomes without requiring formal authority.
Outstanding communicator with proven expertise in facilitation and influence, adept at engaging diverse audiences and effectively communicating across all levels-including the executive team-to drive alignment and informed decision making.
Sense of urgency and commitment to Airbnb's mission of belonging.
Experience in multiple roles, including working with senior leaders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Employee Travel Credits

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Hard Skills & Tools

privacy engineeringdata governancedata managementAImachine learningcryptographyanonymizationprivacy by designtechnical program managementproject management

Soft Skills

self-starteranalytical thinkingcreative thinkingorganizational skillsmotivational skillscollaborationcommunicationfacilitationinfluencedecision making