Privacy and Data Policy Manager

Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders  global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways.

Together, we can help people build stronger communities — we're just getting started.

Meta seeks a motivated and organized team player to join our European Privacy and Data Policy team. You will work on strategic engagement and outreach with privacy and data policy stakeholders in the EU. This will involve working on cutting-edge data policy issues and building relationships with key stakeholders. The role will involve proactive policy development, project management, and the creation of networks across different sectors.

You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and present to both internal and external audiences. This role involves working on novel public policy issues. In this role you will combine substantive policy expertise with programme leadership: shaping and executing our external engagement strategy with regulators, policymakers, academics and civil society across the EU privacy and AI community, and translating the fast-moving EU digital rulebook — GDPR, the AI Act, DSA, DMA, Data Act and the EU data strategy more broadly — into clear guidance and priorities for internal partners.

The ideal candidate has a track record of public engagement (e.g., published thought leadership, conference speaking, or advisory roles) in the EU data and privacy community and is comfortable operating independently at senior levels both externally and internally. They will be detail-oriented and strategic, able to adapt quickly, build credibility and trust across all levels of the organisation, and coordinate with cross-functional leads on time- and mission-critical issues spanning policy, legal, communications, product, and engineering.

This person will be highly organised, resilient and effective at prioritizing competing demands and delivering results in time-sensitive scenarios and reports to the Director of Data and Privacy Policy, EMEA.Privacy and Data Policy Manager Responsibilities:

Policy leadership and external engagement

Identify and monitor data policy issues affecting Meta in the EUMonitor, analyse and advise on EU and national developments in privacy, data governance and AI regulation, and assess implications for Meta's products and policy positions

Develop proactive strategies and initiatives to address policy challenges

Engage and build relationships with relevant stakeholders, with regulators, policymakers, academia, civil society and industry bodies in the country of hire and across the EU Represent Meta at meetings and conferences

Work closely with cross-functional teams on a range of policy issues, including strategically drafting submissions and engagement plans for local policy audiences

Programme and process management

Own project plans and strategic planning frameworks for privacy and AI external engagement initiatives

Provide a centralised view across the privacy team of global external engagement activity

Drive escalated issues on priorities, goals, strategies, resourcing and key initiatives to resolution

Partner with events and policy programmes teams to develop and execute event strategy

Communications and knowledge management

Shape internal communication strategies and…