Senior Manager, Privacy Technology (Node.js/Python/Java)

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Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Privacy Technology Manager with a strong technical background and hands-on experience in privacy-enabling technologies. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong analytical mindset and the ability to translate privacy requirements into scalable technical solutions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is eager to roll up their sleeves while guiding a small team of developers. Senior Privacy Technology Manager will be responsible for architecting and building privacy technologies—leveraging APIs, AI, and cloud infrastructure—while also mentoring and managing a globally distributed team. This is a hybrid role combining leadership, strategy, and direct technical execution.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor a small team of developers.

• Define and drive the privacy tech roadmap in alignment with legal, compliance, and business goals.

• Translate privacy requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Hands-On Development

• Actively contribute to coding, architecture, and system design.

• Conduct code reviews and guide best practices in development.

• Build and maintain privacy automation tools, APIs, and data inventory systems.

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Manage onboarding of brands to privacy platforms and APIs.

• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across legal, engineering, and product teams.

• Present technical strategies and progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

Must-Have:

• 5+ years in software development or privacy engineering.

• 2+ years managing developers or technical teams.

• Strong experience with Node.js, Python, or Java.

• Deep understanding of privacy principles (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).

• Proven experience in global or cross-regional roles.

• Comfortable working in a small, agile team with high ownership.

• Familiarity with data mapping, lineage, and cataloging tools.

• Knowledge of data governance and information security principles.

• Familiarity with agile methodologies and product management frameworks.

Preferred:

• Experience with LLMs and unstructured data analysis.

• Background in media, entertainment, or tech industries.

• Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPT, or OneTrust Professional.

• Familiarity with streaming and similar products/services. 

  
  

We offer

• Contract of employment

• Hybrid work (3 days from the office, 2 days from home)

• Benefits package: private medical care, life and accident insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria platform, sports card, social fund, retirement pension plan, Employee Referral Program

• Free access to the Max platform

• Work-life balance initiatives: well-being platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Support Program, film screenings organized by employees in the office cinema

• Training and development: training platform, co-financing of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Engagement Club - the opportunity to develop your interests in thematic employee groups, online meetings with experts

• CSR activities: volunteering, ecological and social initiatives

• Access to parking spaces

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

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Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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