Privacy and Data Policy Manager

Responsibilities

• Policy leadership and external engagement
• Identify and monitor data policy issues affecting Meta in the EU
• Monitor, 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 channels on privacy and AI external engagement, in coordination with global counterparts
• Prepare briefing materials and presentations for senior audiences, including leadership policy and business updates on engagement and sentiment
• Build and run knowledge-sharing processes for the engagement team, acting as subject matter expert for content and knowledge management best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in privacy, data or technology policy, regulatory affairs, or a closely related field
• Fluency in English and French, as the role requires direct engagement with French-speaking regulators and policymakers in the EU
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant fields
• Demonstrated expertise in AI policy and in the privacy and data protection framework of the EU digital landscape (GDPR, AI Act, DSA/DMA, Data Act)
• Established familiarity with and a network in the data and privacy community in at least one of the countries where the position may be based (Spain, France, Italy)
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional programmes, including business process management, workflow and lifecycle management
• Strong presentation, writing, and stakeholder-management skills, including those with senior external audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising product or engineering teams on regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimise/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Track record of published thought leadership or public speaking on privacy or AI policy
• Additional official EU languages to support stakeholder engagement across EU member states
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience working with or within an EU data protection authority, the EDPB, a national digital regulator, or an EU institution
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Compensation

• €89,000/year - €114,000/year; Country: IT; Bonus eligible; Equity eligible

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