Engineering Manager, Privacy & Governance Services

New York, NY

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination.

And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About the Role

The New York Times is looking for an Engineering Manager to join the Data Platform mission to lead the Privacy & Governance Services team. The team builds and maintains technical solutions that enable the NYT to stay in compliance with complex and rapidly changing domestic and international privacy laws. The team also enables data producers to own the quality of their data and data consumers to discover available high-quality data for their needs.

You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of Data Platform.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters 3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of engineers, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Coach engineers, helping them make an impact while growing in their careers.
• Experience building a practice of automation for operational needs including running processes, SLAs , and escalation paths.
• Oversee the execution of roadmap items and increase productivity and delivery.
• Collaborate with product managers and partners to define product requirements and roadmaps.
• Guide technical decisions and architectural design for the team's projects.
• Monitor and report on initiative progress and risks.
• Develop and maintain budgets, forecasts, and a cost attribution model for your team's cloud solutions
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience as an engineering manager and 4+ years of experience in a technical leadership role working with cross-functional partners
• 5+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering designing and developing scalable, high-performance systems that handle large volumes of traffic
• Strong technical fluency and experience guiding architecture discussions
• Experience developing a high-performing team and growing engineering competencies over time
• Experience fostering a culture of high trust and productivity within the immediate team and cross-functionally

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience running engineering operations and technical projects that spans multiple teams.
• Understanding of Privacy regulations and solutions for managing and respecting user consent and DSRs
• Experience working with legal, compliance, and security teams to align privacy needs for product delivery
• Understanding of modern data platforms, including data management principles and governance solutions such as data cataloging, lineage tracking and data contracts.

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Compensation and Benefits For This Role:

In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$160,000 - $190,000 USD

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