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Open Privacy jobs (38)
Cybersecurity Requirements and Data Protection Lead
Government Information Specialist (Privacy Analyst)
Privacy Program Specialist
Data Privacy and Security Counsel (US Federal)
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager - Privacy
Senior Privacy Counsel - APAC
Lead Privacy Compliance Advisor
Manager, Legal Programs (Privacy & AI)
Privacy Legal Counsel
Privacy Manager
Compliance Manager (Data Protection Officer, Regulatory Compliance & Privacy)
General Attorney (Information and Privacy Law)
FOIA and Privacy Act Manager - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Data Protection Specialist, Germany
Interim General Counsel
Staff+ Software Engineer, Privacy
Privacy Operations Program Manager
Sr. Counsel, Privacy Compliance
Senior Manager, Information Compliance, AI Governance & Privacy
Senior Privacy Counsel
Senior Privacy and AI Counsel
Product & Privacy Counsel
Director, Privacy Counsel
Security, Risk and Compliance Consultant
Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering
Research Engineer, Privacy
Security Compliance Analyst, Privacy
Director, Privacy Operations
Attorney (Privacy and Civil Liberties)
Privacy & Civil Liberties Engineer - New Grad
Whether you're pursuing your first privacy job or advancing toward Privacy Manager, Data Protection Officer, Privacy Counsel, or Chief Privacy Officer, this page brings together opportunities across the privacy profession.
Privacy jobs: what the market looks like right now
A snapshot built from the 38 Privacy roles currently on this page.
What these roles pay by level
| Level | Median midpoint | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $165k | 10 |
| Senior / lead / manager | $179k | 6 |
How these figures were calculated, and sources
Primary source: our own board. Every figure above is the median midpoint of the salary ranges published in the live postings on this page. Nothing is estimated, modelled, or carried over from a previous month. It is recalculated each time the board refreshes.
What is included. Only postings that publish a salary range. Hourly, weekly and monthly rates are annualised (2,080 hours, 52 weeks, 12 months). Ranges below $20,000 a year are excluded as data-entry placeholders. A seniority band is shown only when at least five postings support it; director is present on this page but below that threshold, so no median is published for that band.
What this is not. These are advertised ranges, not accepted offers. Advertised ranges tend to run wider than what is actually paid, and roles that do not publish a range are missing from the calculation entirely, which can bias the result upward.
For an independent benchmark, compare against the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for SOC 13-1041 — Compliance Officers, published annually at bls.gov/oes. BLS reports actual wages across all employers rather than advertised ranges, so its medians normally sit below job-board figures.
Where the work is
- Work mode: 5 remote, 2 hybrid, 31 on-site or unstated.
- Seniority mix: mid (23), senior (13), director (2)
- Employers hiring more than one: SEI (9), OpenAI (2)
Skills these postings ask for
- data mapping and records of processing
- DSAR and rights request handling
- privacy impact assessments (DPIA/PIA)
- GDPR and CCPA/CPRA application
- vendor and transfer assessments
How to get a privacy job — the full career guide for this field: entry routes, transferable backgrounds, certifications and salary by level.
Certifications that come up most
None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Privacy postings to be worth knowing: CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, AIGP. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.
Related privacy and data protection roles
Privacy hires across three quite different lanes — compliance, legal and engineering:
- Privacy counsel jobs and chief privacy officer jobs — the legal and executive track.
- Data governance analyst jobs — the data quality, lineage and stewardship work privacy depends on.
- Governance risk compliance jobs — where privacy obligations become controls and evidence.
- Cybersecurity compliance jobs — the security controls protecting personal information.
- AI governance jobs — privacy teams are the most common source of AI governance hires.
Hiring for one of these instead? The GRC and AI governance hiring toolkit has ready-to-edit job description templates, and the career guides map each path.
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