Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Data Governance & Privacy

SoFi

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$156,800–$269,500 / yr
Posted
59 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $213k
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This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$223,180 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $213k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About SoFi

SoFi Technologies is a fintech company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, credit cards, investing, banking, and insurance products, positioning itself as a one-stop financial services platform. Industry: Financial Technology & Personal Finance

SoFi currently has 17 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $156,800–$247,500 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Data Governance & Privacy

Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Data Governance & Privacy joins the Enterprise Data Governance team to drive strategic execution of core data governance processes. This role focuses on protecting member privacy by ensuring secure handling, processing, and storage of personal information while enforcing compliance and mitigating risk. The individual will bridge corporate policy and engineering by leading high-visibility programs to secure, classify, and institutionalize data controls across platforms. Key responsibilities include managing the Privacy Rights Management program, authoring PRDs, operationalizing privacy lifecycles, and overseeing metadata, lineage, and retention standards. Required skills include experience with cloud data platforms like Snowflake, Postgres, and CockroachDB, alongside proficiency in Python, SQL, and Airflow. The role also involves designing AI-driven workflows for automated governance controls within a highly regulated financial services environment to ensure compliance with CCPA and GDPR regulations.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?

Median $211325 from 72 postings across 20 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of multi-platform data privacy and protection initiatives.
  • Translate abstract data governance policies into actionable technical requirements and comprehensive product requirement documents.
  • Operationalize privacy lifecycles including automated tools, Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), and standard operating procedures.
  • Manage compliance with state and international privacy obligations through a First Line of Defense ownership model.
  • Oversee governance standards for data sharing, metadata, lineage, retention, and quality across enterprise platforms.
  • Develop and monitor key metrics to provide actionable insights for continuous program improvement.
  • Design automated workflows using AI or LLMs to automate manual governance controls and compliance verification.
  • Communicate program status, risks, and mitigation plans clearly to executive leadership.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field.
  • 9+ years of experience in technical program or product management.
  • Proven track record of driving results across large-scale, enterprise-level programs through cross-functional collaboration.
  • Expertise in scaling data governance, data privacy, or security risk programs within highly regulated environments like FinTech or Banking.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Postgres, and CockroachDB.
  • Architectural understanding of data classification standards, API egress patterns, and core technologies including Python, SQL, and Airflow.
  • Experience designing AI-driven workflows, LLM applications, or intelligent agents to automate governance controls.
  • Understanding of regulations such as CCPA and GDPR.

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