Senior Privacy Program Manager

This is a hybrid role based out of San Francisco or Los Angeles (West Hollywood) offices and will require you to be in office Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s so interesting about this role?

Grindr is the world’s largest dating app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. With around 13 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the global LGBTQ community, and we take pride in empowering our users to connect, express themselves, and discover the queer world around them.

At Grindr, we believe in connecting the global LGBTQ+ community, and operate under the principle that our users are at the center of everything we do– including ensuring a user’s right to privacy is respected. The Privacy Team at Grindr is a central function which helps ensure we uphold this core principle. We serve as internal advisors and partner with team members to solve complex and nuanced privacy issues such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and advertising in a manner that is privacy-forward. 

As the Senior Privacy Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing Grindr’s culture of privacy as we build new experiences for our community. This includes leading privacy and regulatory initiatives with internal stakeholders such as privacy impact assessments, assessing and mitigating nuanced privacy risks with a particular focus on adtech partnerships, creating compliance strategies for relevant data protection laws in conjunction with the CPO, and fostering a privacy-centric culture across the organization. 

What’s the job?

• Regulatory Compliance:
  • Stay abreast of global privacy regulations and assist in creating thoughtful compliance strategies that consider risks to users, the business, and employees.  
  • At the direction of the CPO, conduct regular assessments to identify and address privacy risks and vulnerabilities.
  • Lead efforts to implement and maintain privacy policies, procedures, and documentation related to compliance efforts.
  • Oversee and independently conduct privacy impact assessments for new and existing initiatives.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate privacy-by-design principles.
  • Manage an effective incident response plan for privacy incidents.
  • Lead investigations and coordinate responses to privacy-related incidents.
• Adtech Privacy Risk Management:
  • Evaluate and manage privacy risks associated with third-party vendors specifically within the Adtech space.
  • Ensure that vendor contracts include appropriate privacy and data protection clauses.
• Privacy Program Leadership:
  • Provide strategic guidance on privacy compliance and best practices to internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate privacy considerations into business processes.
  • Prepare and present regular reports to senior leadership on the status of the privacy program.
•  Continuous Improvement:
  • Monitor industry trends and emerging privacy issues to proactively enhance the privacy program.
  • Conduct periodic audits and assessments to measure the effectiveness of the privacy program.
  • Develop and deliver privacy training programs for employees and contractors.
  • Promote privacy awareness and champion a culture of privacy across the organization.

What we’ll love about you 

• Proven experience (6+ years) in a senior privacy role, with a track record of successfully managing privacy programs in complex organizations.
• Experience navigating privacy considerations facing digital advertising including knowledge of third-party adtech technology and processes
• In-depth knowledge of global privacy regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other global and domestic data protection laws.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and educate stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience operationalizing and/or managing global privacy requirements 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• History of delivering complex regulatory-driven process improvement projects with technology processes and/or major tech companies that demonstrates analytical decision-making

We’ll really swoon if you have 

• Experience in data privacy or regulatory compliance in a highly technical environment
• Demonstrated experience automating and improving privacy program processes such as privacy impact assessments, balancing tests, etc. 
• Professional certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT are highly desirable.
• Experience evaluating the design and effectiveness of controls.
• Experience in working directly with auditors for compliance assessments.