Senior Manager, Privacy Engineering

About 1Password

At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 165,000 businesses and millions of people trust us to provide seamless, secure access to their most critical information. 

If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.

At 1Password, privacy is more than a promise — it's a design principle. As we expand our global footprint and evolve our product offerings, we’re hiring a Senior Manager, Privacy Engineering to lead the design, development, and delivery of privacy-preserving systems and practices across the company.

This role reports to the Senior Manager, GRC & Privacy and will be responsible for driving the technical privacy strategy across engineering and product teams. You’ll partner with stakeholders across Security, Legal, Data, and Product to ensure privacy is embedded at every stage of the development lifecycle, and that our commitments to users and regulators are met with rigor, clarity, and care.

This is a unique opportunity to shape privacy engineering at a company where security is the product — and trust is the standard.

What we are looking for:

• 8+ years of experience in privacy engineering, security engineering, or a related technical field, including 2+ years in a leadership or management role.

• Strong understanding of privacy-by-design principles, data protection engineering, and how to operationalize regulatory frameworks like GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, and emerging global laws.

• Experience implementing or leading efforts around data minimization, differential privacy, data subject rights, and secure data architecture.

• Proven track record of working cross-functionally with product, legal, compliance, and security teams to align privacy needs with product delivery.

• Familiarity with privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) and modern engineering patterns for consent, data flows, and access controls.

• Strong technical fluency — while this is not a hands-on coding role, you should be comfortable reading code, leading architecture discussions, and working alongside engineers.
  

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience building or advising on AI/ML privacy practices, including model governance, training data management, or privacy risk mitigation in LLM pipelines.

• Prior experience working in high-sensitivity or regulated industries, such as security, healthcare, or fintech.

• Contributions to open source, policy working groups, or public thought leadership on privacy engineering.
  

What you can expect:

• Lead the development of 1Password’s privacy engineering strategy, ensuring our systems and services are designed with user trust and global compliance in mind.

• Collaborate with legal and compliance partners to translate regulatory obligations into technical requirements.

• Drive the implementation of privacy-by-default controls such as purpose limitation, role-based access, and data retention automation.

• Work with engineering and product teams to embed privacy reviews, assessments, and controls into the SDLC.

• Partner with Security and GRC teams to support data mapping, incident response, DSAR processes, and ongoing compliance efforts.

• Represent the privacy engineering perspective in company-wide initiatives, including AI governance, customer trust, and platform infrastructure modernization.

• Help establish metrics, dashboards, and internal education programs to raise privacy awareness and measure effectiveness of controls.

• Mentor engineers and privacy champions across the organization to build a privacy-first culture into everyday development practices.
  

USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $236,000 USD and $320,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $211,000 CAD and $285,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

Our culture

At 1Password, we prioritize collaboration, clear and transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and alignment with our core values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, and put people first.

You’ll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone. Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit for you. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results.

We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology—including AI—to achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouraged at 1Password—it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password.

Our approach to remote work

We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of most roles. Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events.

What we offer

We believe in working hard, and rewarding that hard work through our benefits. While not an exhaustive list, here is a glance at what we currently offer:

Health and wellbeing

👶 Maternity and parental leave top-up programs

🏝 Generous PTO policy

💖 Four company-wide wellness days

Growth and future

📈 Company equity for all full-time employees

💸 Retirement matching program

🔑 Free 1Password account

Community

🤝 Paid volunteer days

🌎 Employee-led inclusion and belonging programs and ERGs

🏆 Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly.

You belong here.

1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status. Be yourself, find your people and share the things you love.

Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at [email protected] and we’ll work to meet your needs.

Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we're experts at building remote culture. That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. If you've got questions or concerns about this, your talent partner would be happy to address them with you.

Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law.

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