Director of Privacy Engineering 743

At Protegrity, we lead innovation by using AI and quantum-resistant cryptography to transform data protection across cloud-native, hybrid, on-premises, and open source environments. We leverage advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data. As a global leader in data security, our mission is to ensure that data isn’t just valuable but also usable, trusted, and safe.

Protegrity offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, with the ability to make a meaningful impact on the industry while working alongside some of the brightest minds. Together, we are redefining how the world safeguards data, enabling organizations to thrive in a GenAI era where data is the ultimate currency. If youre ready to shape the future of data security, Protegrity is the place for you.

Are you a hands-on, forward-thinking Director of Privacy Engineering who can take on global product ownership of our privacy-enhancing software capabilities? You will be responsible for driving product innovation and execution in key areas such as data anonymization, synthetic data generation, and privacy risk mitigation. As a senior leader in country, this role also combines country-level operational leadership helping scale and manage our local presence in-country.

This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who brings a balance of technical depth, strategic product mindset, and people-first leadership, and who thrives in fast-paced, mission-driven environments focused on enabling secure, responsible data use.

Responsibilities

• Help lead the roadmap while owning and driving the engineering for core privacy enhancing technology capabilities including:
• Advanced data anonymization techniques
• AI-driven synthetic data generation
• Re-identification risk assessment
• Data utility and fidelity optimization
• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code to design, develop, and maintain high quality software products and features.
• Act as scrum master and product owner for Data Privacy products.
• Ensure our solutions meet industry and regulatory standards while pushing the envelope of what’s possible in privacy enhancing technology.

Engineering Mentorship & Delivery Oversight

• Provide hands-on technical and architectural guidance to engineers building scalable, secure, and performant data systems.
• Facilitate agile development processes and manage the delivery of complex projects on time and with high quality.

Country Leadership

• Serve as the senior-most technical leader and company representative in-country, overseeing local operations and ensuring alignment with global business objectives.
• Act as the key liaison between in-country operations and global stakeholders in Engineering, Product, HR, and Compliance.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in software engineering or product development, with at least 3–5 years in engineering leadership or director-level roles.
• Proven experience owning and delivering> Privacy Policyto inform you of the categories of personal information that we collect from individuals who inquire about and/or apply to work for Protegrity USA, Inc., or its parent company, subsidiaries or affiliates, and the purposes for which we use such personal information.
  
  

  Information :

  • Company : Protegrity
  • Position : Director of Privacy Engineering 743
  • Location : Lisbon
  • Country : PT