Privacy Program Technologist
Company: Yahoo!
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to
their passions. We reach nearly 900M people around the world,
bringing them closer to what they love-from finance and sports, to
shopping, gaming and news-with the trusted products, content and
tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack
platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful
connections across advertising, search and media.A Little About
Us:The privacy landscape is rapidly developing in countries around
the world. Yahoo, like many of our peer companies, is investing in
a comprehensive privacy program to manage increasing privacy risks.
This role offers the opportunity to help shape Yahoo's compliance
program and materially reduce our risk exposure.Yahoo's privacy
team supports all of Yahoo's business units - including ad tech,
media and commerce - across all brands (which include Yahoo, AOL,
Techcrunch and Engadget). Our role is first and foremost to ensure
privacy compliance, but we also serve as a valued partner to
internal clients - helping enable business goals while
appropriately managing privacy related legal and reputational
risk.We are looking for someone to help drive the design,
development and deployment of platforms that support Yahoo's
privacy strategy, globally. The individual will collaborate with
many cross-functional teams, including product management, program
management, systems architecture, engineering, design, governance,
security and legal and business teams. The successful candidate
will be a self-starter who loves the intersection of technology and
complex legal issues and has a passion for driving
change.Responsibilities:
- Drive the ongoing program of development of core privacy
platforms and technologies
- Work closely with other members of the Global Privacy team to
understand their requirements
- Work closely with the business, product management, program
management, design and engineering teams to elaborate on the
requirements leading to the development of user stories ready for
development teams
- Act as the interface between the product management team and
the Global Privacy team throughout the product development
lifecycle
- Participate in planning and strategy development
- Perform, or coordinate user acceptance testing on behalf of the
Global Privacy team
- Support other members of the Global Privacy team as a subject
matter expert on the platforms and technologies used to support
privacy at Yahoo
- Support other members of the Global privacy team as a subject
matter expert in software engineering and software development
methodologies
- Maintain current knowledge of applicable federal, state and
international privacy laws, and monitor advancements in information
privacy technologies to support organizational adaptation and
compliance.
- Perform highly detailed technical reviews of complex
data-driven systems and processes.
- Think and communicate in the abstract to derive value and draw
meaningful conclusions from often incomplete information, such as
that provided via conference call, hallway conversation, or
high-level presentation.
- Provide meaningful clarity to unclear, abstract, or nuanced
problems accurately and efficiently. Use technical talent and
experience to shed light on complex problems for non-technical
stakeholders and partners.
- Bring creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness to the group
to consistently find the best optionsMinimum Qualifications:
- Must have a minimum of 3+ years experience working within
digital technology companies as a software engineer, systems
architect, quality assurance engineer, business or technical
analyst, or program or project manager
- Must have experience working in an agile development
environment
- Must be familiar with the use of user stories, acceptance
criteria and user acceptance testing
- Must be familiar with the principles of project and program
management, and associated tools and software
- Must have experience working with product management and design
teams
- Solid working knowledge of privacy laws, such as GDPR, CCPA,
CPRA, LGPD, PIPL, etc.
- Team player, able to influence, collaborate, negotiate and
solve problems with business partners and expert teams across
organizational lines.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking
skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to
consider and reconcile abstract, big picture considerations with
concrete use cases and nuanced, low-level details.
- Excellent communication skills
- Desire and ability to quickly learn about the activities and
specificities of our unique business model, advanced technology
capabilities, and evolving regulatory environment
- Self-starter, willing to take individual ownership and drive
initiatives to resolution while reporting appropriately on progress
made and escalating when difficulties are encounteredPreferred
Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree
- Relevant experience working in a privacy related role
- Solid knowledge of software development technologies (both
frontend and backend technologies)
- Solid knowledge of software tools for managing project delivery
(for example Jira or similar)Yahoo is proud to be an equal
opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be
discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran
status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is
dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates
during the application process and for employees during their
employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a
reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a
request via the Accommodation Request Form
(www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409.
Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such
as following up on an application, will not receive a response.At
Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed
to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages
authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for
everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their
potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and
inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.US Only:
Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S.
Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client
events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position
will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a
vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company
event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity
employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those
individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with
federal, state, and local law.The compensation for this position
ranges from $90,750.00 - $188,750.00/yr and will vary depending on
factors such as your location, skills and experience. The
compensation package may also include incentive compensation
opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or
commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides
industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan,
company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an
employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo
has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and
hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is
one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don't
require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance.
If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend)
on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events.
When these occur, you'll be given notice to make arrangements.If
you're curious about how this factors into this role, please
discuss with the recruiter.Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply
on our internal career site.
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