Privacy Operations Program Manager

London, UK

About the role

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About

the team The Privacy Operations team is a pivotal part of the global privacy program at Stripe. Our vision is operational excellence—a team that is proactive, streamlined, and deeply embedded in the way Stripe works. Privacy Operations is the authoritative operational hub for privacy processes, enabling high-quality privacy experiences for users and data subjects, and owning clear and auditable documentation for internal stakeholders and external regulators. We partner with Privacy Legal and Privacy Engineering to protect user data.

What you'll do In this role, you'll own the programs central to how Stripe handles privacy at scale. You'll drive end-to-end management across data subject requests, privacy impact assessments, records of processing activities, transfer impact assessments, and cookie compliance, making day-to-day decisions that keep operations regulatory-ready and auditable. You'll also identify where processes can be tightened or automated, and build the documentation and tooling that make

the team's work consistent and sustainable. You'll work as a key connector between Privacy Legal, Privacy Engineering, and cross-functional partners across the company, translating global privacy

requirements into practical operations. As a primary point of contact for incoming privacy requests, you'll handle triage and routing, and build the playbooks and response libraries that allow

the team to deliver high-quality, consistent privacy experiences for Stripe users and for the regulators who depend on clear, auditable records.

Responsibilities Own end-to-end program management across core privacy programs such as data subject requests (DSRs), PIAs and DPIAs, records of processing activities (ROPA), transfer impact assessments (TIAs), and cookie compliance, making day-to-day operational decisions, enforcing processes to ensure regulatory readiness, and measuring compliance at scale Identify and implement process improvements, including leveraging AI tooling to automate routine tasks, developing structured workflows to sustain quality standards, and maintaining accurate, auditable program records including playbooks and process documentation Create and maintain clear, auditable privacy documentation, including privacy assessments, program playbooks, and customer response libraries, to provide scalable, consistent privacy operational support Work with Privacy Legal and Privacy Engineering to fulfill user requests, build and deepen expertise on global privacy and data-protection

requirements, and escalate novel or complex requests with appropriate context and documentation Rotate through

the team's weekly runner model as the primary point of contact for incoming privacy requests, routing across intake channels and managing Jira run tickets

Who you are We're looking for someone who meets the minimum

requirements to be considered for

the role. If you meet these

requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred

qualifications are a

bonus, not a requirement. Minimum

requirements 5+ years of demonstrated privacy program management and a proven track record of operationalising and scaling cross-functional organisation-wide programs from the ground up Excellent collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills, and the ability to convey complex ideas succinctly to all audiences Demonstrated experience with privacy legislation such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and PIPEDA. Experience with US state legislation, HIPAA, and GLBA is a plus. Hands-on experience with privacy impact assessments (PIAs and DPIAs), data subject request workflows, records of processing activities (ROPA), or other core privacy program operations Ability to analyze complex problems to identify root causes and trends, and to document complex narratives in a simplified way that others can use Curious and self-motivated with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving outcomes Experienced in juggling multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with tight timelines and shifting priorities A team player, willing to pitch in where needed Preferred

qualifications Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Previous tech industry experience is a plus. Demonstrated experience using AI to accelerate day-to-day privacy operations work Experience with third-party risk management, RFP and DDQ response processes, or cross-border transfer assessments Privacy certification such as CIPP/E, CIPP/US, or CIPM is a plus

About Stripe

Launched out of Y Combinator’s 2009 Summer batch, Stripe is a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online Stripe is a proud partner of YC companies—from Airbnb (S09) to Defog (W23)—to help them grow their businesses and increase the GDP of the internet.

Other roles at Stripe

Interested?

Let me introduce you to the founders.

Skip the process

Refer someone

Know someone great for this role?

Share your link. If they get hired through Standout, you get $3,000.

Job details

Salary

€88,600 - €133,000

Location

London, UK

Company

NameStripe
IndustryBanking as a Service
Team Size7000

Funding

Total raised

$6B

Last stage

Growth

Investors

Sequoia Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Thrive Capital
General Catalyst
Founders Fund

Founders

JC

John Collison

President & Co-founder

LinkedIn
Patrick Collison

Patrick Collison

CEO & Co-founder

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.