Senior Product Manager, Privacy Engineering

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$125,800–$239,725 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
16 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $202k
This role $183k
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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$227,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $183k versus about $202k for comparable roles.

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 261 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Manager, Privacy Engineering

Senior Product Manager, Privacy Engineering joins a cross-functional team to guide the strategy and execution of experiential privacy across various products, services, and platforms. This role involves translating customer, business, and legal needs into clear requirements for engineering teams to build features that protect user data while ensuring transparency in processing. The individual will collaborate with experience design teams on mockups, define success metrics, conduct privacy impact assessments with legal partners, and lead internal training as a privacy advocate. Key technical competencies include hands-on experience with AI technologies, models, and agentic use cases; knowledge of data platforms like data lakes and data farms; and familiarity with privacy enhancement technologies and industry frameworks such as IAB TCF and Global Privacy Platform. The role addresses the challenge of managing evolving global regulations and increasing user demand for data control in an AI-driven landscape.

What does a Product Manager earn in California?

Median $221750 from 237 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Translate customer, business, and legal requirements into clear technical specifications for engineering teams.
  • Develop features and tools to protect user data while ensuring transparency in data processing.
  • Review user interface designs with experience design teams to ensure compliance with privacy policies.
  • Document use cases and manage user acceptance testing for all privacy-related features.
  • Establish and monitor success metrics and performance criteria for privacy initiatives.
  • Partner with legal teams to review privacy impact assessments across various platforms and services.
  • Deliver progress reports, risk assessments, and opportunity analyses to senior leadership.
  • Lead internal training and advocacy programs to increase awareness of data protection standards.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of relevant product management experience in commercial or well-defined internal-facing products.
  • Experience with AI technologies, models, tools, and applied agentic use cases.
  • Knowledge of data platforms like data lakes and data farms.
  • Expertise in privacy enhancement technologies and industry frameworks such as IAB TCF and Global Privacy Platform.
  • Proven track record in managing highly cross-functional projects with multiple priorities.
  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a quantitative field, electrical engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
  • Certified Information Privacy Technology credential (preferred).

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