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Program Manager, People Risk & Assurance

Meta· Program Management
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Menlo Park, CA$163k - $227kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Program Manager to support the People Data risk assessment and review program, focusing on HR, employment, and data privacy risks related to People Data at Meta. Leads end-to-end assessments of employment and privacy risk in new and novel use cases impacting People Data, working across Legal, Privacy, HR, and product teams to scale the global program.

Responsibilities

  • Execute comprehensive risk assessments for employment and people data privacy risks for projects and products involving people data at the company
  • Contribute to the ongoing design and maturity of our operations to reinforce industry-leading second line of defense employment privacy risk assessment
  • Collaborate with key Legal, Privacy and HR business program and product owners to build understanding and thought partnership for people data risks, including consulting on longer-term product strategy of the teams and respective leadership
  • Manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, and changes effectively by optimizing scope, schedule, and resources accordingly
  • Drive internal and external process improvements across multiple teams and functions, including reducing the manual efforts through automation
  • Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and ensure people compliance is not compromised
  • Manage relationships both internal and external to the Meta People organization
  • Communicate clearly and build alignment with stakeholders across teams to drive program outcomes, and team player attitude with a bias to action
  • Identify, assess, and remediate people data risk issues by analyzing data, coordinating with stakeholders, and implementing mitigation plans

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in implementing and supporting a comprehensive risk assessment program involving security, privacy, and/or employment compliance
  • 8+ years of experience leading key projects or initiatives in a scaled, cross-functional program involving sensitive or regulated data
  • Experience conducting or overseeing privacy risk assessments or data protection impact assessments for workforce or HR data systems
  • Experience partnering with Legal, Employment Law, or HR functions to navigate complex data privacy requirements
  • Experience in developing and implementing scalable governance frameworks, policies, or processes for sensitive data handling
  • Have working knowledge or the willingness to quickly learn the content and requirements of various employment laws, regulations, industry guidance, and company compliance policies
  • Experience maintaining open, candid, and trusting work relationships with both product and engineering teams and with legal partners

Skills

Required:Risk assessmentCross-functional program managementStakeholder communication
Nice to have:Process improvement and automation
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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