Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.
We are looking for a Senior Privacy Program Manager to join EA's Legal Privacy team and help shape our global privacy program. This is a senior, builder's role for someone who can own a multi-year roadmap, and influence across legal, engineering, product, and corporate functions. You are in your element turning complex global requirements into operational systems that teams can actually use.
You will report to EA's Senior Privacy Counsel based in Los Angeles. We will consider candidates who can work at least three days per week on-site at our offices in Los Angeles, Redwood City, Kirkland, Vancouver, or Austin.
Role Responsibilities
Program Strategy & Leadership
Maintain EA's global privacy program roadmap, including annual and multi-year priorities, milestones, and success metrics. Define and report program success metrics to legal leadership. Mentor junior team members and build a culture that enables the business through promoting privacy and data across the company.
Privacy by Design & Product Engagement
Operate and improve EA's PIA/DPIA program by including relevant touchpoints into the software development lifecycle and product launch governance. Establish review and risk-flagging workflows for new and changing products, including AI/ML systems, automated decisioning, and ad-tech.
Data Governance & Cross-Border Data
Evolve EA's data mapping and Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs) processes. Lead EA's data retention program, documenting purposes, retention periods, and deletion workflows for each category of personal information. Partner with enterprise data governance, data catalog, and engineering teams on intake workflows, tooling, and metadata.
Operational Compliance & Player Rights
Lead data subject and parental rights operations (access, deletion, opt-outs, parental review and revocation). Support vendor and third-party diligence, contracts, and ongoing monitoring.
Incident Response, Audits & Continuous Improvement
Contribute to incident response readiness and execution, and support responses to regulator inquiries, government oversight requests, and third-party audits. Promote automation and continuous improvement of program processes, including PIAs/DPIAs, intake workflows, and recordkeeping.
General Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of progressive experience in privacy program management, privacy operations, or data protection compliance. Demonstrated experience designing and operating risk-based compliance programs and control frameworks that withstand third-party audit and regulator scrutiny. Familiarity with U.S. regulatory regimes that impose heightened controls on access to sensitive personal data, cross-border data transfers, or specific data categories.
Preferred
Familiarity with data governance concepts beyond privacy compliance, including data quality, lineage, metadata, and data catalogs. Hands-on experience with privacy and data management platforms such as OneTrust, TrustArc, or Alation. Experience supporting digital products in consumer technology, gaming, or entertainment. Professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, AIGP, or PMP. Background or coursework in computer science, engineering, or information security.
Pay Transparency - North America
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).
PAY RANGES £133,500 - £186,400 CAD $153,700 - $233,600 USD $144,900 - $196,500 USD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.
In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.