Senior Manager, Privacy Engineering

Upstart

47d•$195,300 - $270,400•Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, and 8+ years of experience in engineering, including at least 3 years of direct people management experience
Experience leading engineering teams responsible for production software, platform, privacy, security, or data systems
Experience designing, building, or operating privacy, security, data governance, or data platform capabilities in production environments
Experience translating privacy, security, compliance, or regulatory requirements into technical controls
Experience working with cross-functional partners such as Legal, Compliance, Security, Product, Data, or Machine Learning teams

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of privacy-by-design principles, data minimization, purpose limitation, consent, retention, deletion, and data subject rights
Knowledge of privacy and data protection regulations or frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA, or similar requirements
Experience with privacy reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, data inventories, lineage systems, or automated policy enforcement
Experience building privacy or governance controls for machine learning, AI, financial services, lending, or other regulated data environments
Ability to communicate technical privacy tradeoffs clearly across engineering, legal, product, security, and business audiences

Responsibilities

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
Partner with Legal, Compliance, Security, Product, Data, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure teams to translate privacy requirements into practical technical solutions
Oversee privacy reviews, technical risk assessments, and threat modeling for new products, data flows, models, and platform capabilities
Define metrics and communicate progress, tradeoffs, dependencies, and risks to technical and cross-functional stakeholder

Benefits

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)
Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you
Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from
Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs)
Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!)