Senior Program Manager - Privacy Compliance & Data Governance

The posting, as Qualtrics wrote it

At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.

When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the mic and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing.

Senior Program Manager, Privacy Compliance & Data Governance

Why We Have This Role

We’re hiring a Senior Program Manager, Privacy Compliance & Data Governance to establish, scale, and orchestrate our enterprise Information Governance program. You’ll sit at the intersection of Legal, Security, Engineering and Product, bridging the gap between business strategy, legal compliance, data security, and engineering. Rather than acting as a traditional gatekeeper, you will build and manage our "Data Front Door" to directly address how teams discover data rights, request entitlements, and manage novel data use cases safely and efficiently.

How You’ll Find Success and Grow

In this role, you won't just manage compliance—you will shape how our organization safely innovates with data in an increasingly complex global landscape.

• Lead Enterprise-Wide Change: Grow your capability as a transformational program leader. You will drive a company-wide "Privacy by Design" culture, mentoring cross-functional team members and establishing sustainable governance practices that scale with business growth.

Governance Framework & Tooling Strategy: Deep fluency in privacy and data governance, establishing enterprise frameworks, data catalogs, and business glossaries that scale across high-growth SaaS environments.

• Strong Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities to distill complex privacy, legal, and technical concepts into clear, actionable guidance for executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Operational Enablement: Proven capability to design centralized intake and triage processes ("Data Front Door") that convert complex legal and security requirements and restrictions into frictionless, self-service internal workflows.

Cross-Functional Alignment: Ability to bridge legal and privacy compliance requirements (stemming from laws such as HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, HIPA
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unity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants in the United States of America have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family & Medical Leave Act , Equal Opportunity Employment , Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Qualtrics is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Qualtrics will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your Qualtrics contact/recruiter know.

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For full-time positions , this pay range is for base per year; however, base pay offered within this range may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, education, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer. Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability, 401(k) with match, paid time off, a wellness reimbursement, and mental health benefits. For a detailed look at our benefits, visit Qualtrics US Benefits .

Remote Base Annual Pay Transparency Range
$142,000 — $172,000 USD