Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
The Director of Privacy will help establish and be responsible for the Privacy Engineering team within our Infosec organization.
In this role, you will be a key decision maker and owner of the Privacy Initiatives at Roblox which ensure that Roblox is an engaging and safe place.
This outstanding position requires someone with a comprehensive understanding of both the regulatory landscape and engineering principles.
You will:
- Develop a deep understanding of the regulatory environment, staying informed about evolving privacy laws and compliance standards.
- Act as a liaison between legal and engineering teams to ensure policies align with regulatory requirements.
- Advocate for our dedication to privacy and responsible data handling both internally and externally.
- Build a centralized Privacy Engineering Organization that will partner cross-functionally with multiple other teams.
You have:
- Solid understanding of data privacy and security concepts, including Privacy by Design principles, and have applied experience leading privacy engineering projects
- A strong understanding of global Privacy and Data Protection regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA) and their typical engineering solutions
- Experience building and leading a build-first privacy and software engineering team from a very early stage, prioritizing the work, setting the vision, and making excellent hiring decisions
- The ability to develop balanced cross-functional partnerships with key partners and other technical and non-technical teams.
You are:
- Knowledgeable: You understand many domains of security and privacy and can synthesize information to make fast, high-quality decisions with less than complete data.
- Creative: You take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems. We have an incredible platform and many difficult security problems that demand outside-of-the-box thinking
- Team-oriented: You are a "people magnet". You invigorate teams and you are used to leading technical teams in any situation.
- A Trusted Leader: You have experience with setting a vision to solve company-wide problems, and working across organizations to empower your team to complete it.
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.