Senior Privacy Engineer

Hp Iq; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off

Job summary

HP IQ in San Francisco seeks a Senior Privacy Engineer to lead privacy controls across software, cloud, AI, and connected devices. You will collaborate with Design, Product Security, Legal, Compliance, and Product Management to ensure personal data handling complies with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and global privacy standards.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with deep regulatory knowledge and hands-on privacy engineering practices, driving privacy-by-design across products and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years in privacy/security engineering or related roles.
• 3+ years leading cross-functional privacy initiatives.
• Experience presenting privacy risk to executive leadership.
• Strong understanding of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ISO 27701, NIST Privacy Framework.

Responsibilities

• Implement Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default across SDLC.
• Conduct PIAs, DPIAs, and privacy risk assessments.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and translate to technical controls.
• Support GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ISO 27701, NIST Privacy Framework compliance.
• Assist with audits and regulatory inspections.
• Collaborate with product security to align privacy and cybersecurity controls.
• Review architectures for privacy compliance.
• Define logging, monitoring, access controls, IAM, and data protection mechanisms.

Skills

Privacy engineering

Security engineering

Executive communication

Regulatory knowledge

Cloud privacy controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/InfoSec

Tools

Azure

AWS

OneTrust

Job description

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Privacy Engineer to lead the design and implementation of privacy controls across software, cloud, AI, and connected device platforms. The Privacy Engineer will work closely with Design, Product Security, Legal, Compliance, and Product Management teams to ensure personal data is collected, processed, stored, and shared in compliance with applicable privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other global privacy frameworks. Responsible for establishing and leading privacy engineering practices across the organization, driving privacy-by-design adoption, defining technical privacy strategy, and overseeing privacy risk management for products, services, cloud platforms, AI systems, and connected devices.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a deep understanding of privacy regulations and privacy engineering practices.

What You Might Do

• Implement Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default principles throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and privacy risk assessments.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance teams to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into technical controls.
• Support compliance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ISO 27701, NIST Privacy Framework, and other global privacy regulations and standards.
• Assist with privacy audits, regulatory inspections, and customer privacy reviews.
• Collaborate with the product security team to align privacy and cybersecurity controls.
• Review system architectures for compliance with privacy requirements.
• Define requirements for logging, monitoring, access controls, identity management, and data protection mechanisms.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in privacy engineering, security engineering, software development, or related technical roles.
• 3+ years leading cross-functional privacy initiatives.
• Experience presenting privacy risk and compliance posture to executive leadership.
• Strong understanding of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ISO 27701, NIST Privacy Framework, and other global privacy regulations and standards.
• Experience conducting PIAs, DPIAs, or privacy risk assessments.
• Experience implementing privacy controls in cloud environments (Azure/AWS).
• Knowledge of:
• Encryption technologies
• Key management systems
• Identity and access management (IAM)

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of AI governance and responsible AI frameworks.
• Experience with data discovery and privacy management tools such as OneTrust.
• Understanding of secure software development and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with:
• ISO 27001
• NIST Privacy Framework
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• SOC 2

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
  • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave ( US benefits overview )

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

• Innovative WorkHelp shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
• Autonomy and AgilityWork with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.
• Meaningful ImpactBuild AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
• Flexible Work EnvironmentFreedom and flexibility to do your best work.
• Forward-Thinking CultureWe learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

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