The Trade Desk
Senior Product Manager, Regulatory Compliance & Data Governance
The Trade Desk, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Overview
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. We operate a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers, setting a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings and commit to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day. If you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, we want to talk! What We Are Looking For
We seek an experienced, strategic, and technically savvy Senior Product Manager to lead Regulatory Compliance and Data Governance efforts across our platform. You’ll drive policies, tools, and product roadmaps that ensure privacy, compliance, and trust, while empowering stakeholders across product, legal, engineering, and data teams. If you thrive in fast-moving environments and are comfortable working ambiguity, this role may be for you. You must have experience working closely with Legal and Policy teams as well as platform PM/Eng teams as a horizontal. What You Will Be Doing
Define and execute the vision and roadmap for regulatory compliance and data governance across globally distributed platforms. Partner with cross-functional teams—including legal, privacy, security, product, engineering, and data science—to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable product features and governance frameworks. Design and oversee governance processes for data collection, handling, storage, access, and deletion, ensuring compliance with global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and emerging privacy standards. Build tooling and processes to operationalize consent management, data lineage tracking, auditability, and regulatory reporting. Anticipate emerging regulations and privacy trends, advising on product strategy, risk mitigation, and compliance readiness. Communicate program goals, trade-offs, and timelines clearly to senior leadership and external stakeholders. What You Bring To The Table
4+ years of Product Management experience with a focus on compliance, data governance, privacy, enterprise data platforms, or closely related domains. Demonstrated success in building governance frameworks or compliance tooling in a complex software or ad tech environment working with large data sets. Strong technical fluency—understanding of data systems, pipelines, APIs, security, and legal/ethical risk mitigation. Excellent strategic thinking: adept at envisioning long-term, scalable solutions and executing them iteratively (working backwards from customer and business needs). Proven track record of driving cross-functional alignment and delivery in ambiguous, fast-paced settings. Exceptional communication skills—able to navigate discussions involving legal, technical, and business stakeholders, and build consensus across them. Resilience and grit—comfortable iterating through evolving regulations and ambiguous product decisions. Preferred: CIPP/CIPM/CIPT certification and hands-on experience with AdTech platforms (e.g., DSPs, DMPs, APIs, programmatic workflows). Equal Opportunity and Hiring Notes
The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. [LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652. [SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Base Salary: The range for this role is $143,000—$228,900 USD. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. The Trade Desk also offers stock-based compensation grants and other compensation depending on the role, plus comprehensive benefits including healthcare, 401k with company match, and other well-being benefits. If you require accommodations during the application process due to disability or other needs, please contact accommodations@thetradedesk.com for assistance. Location Eligibilities
CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only – compensation range provided is a general guide and location-based factors may apply.
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The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. We operate a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers, setting a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings and commit to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day. If you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, we want to talk! What We Are Looking For
We seek an experienced, strategic, and technically savvy Senior Product Manager to lead Regulatory Compliance and Data Governance efforts across our platform. You’ll drive policies, tools, and product roadmaps that ensure privacy, compliance, and trust, while empowering stakeholders across product, legal, engineering, and data teams. If you thrive in fast-moving environments and are comfortable working ambiguity, this role may be for you. You must have experience working closely with Legal and Policy teams as well as platform PM/Eng teams as a horizontal. What You Will Be Doing
Define and execute the vision and roadmap for regulatory compliance and data governance across globally distributed platforms. Partner with cross-functional teams—including legal, privacy, security, product, engineering, and data science—to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable product features and governance frameworks. Design and oversee governance processes for data collection, handling, storage, access, and deletion, ensuring compliance with global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and emerging privacy standards. Build tooling and processes to operationalize consent management, data lineage tracking, auditability, and regulatory reporting. Anticipate emerging regulations and privacy trends, advising on product strategy, risk mitigation, and compliance readiness. Communicate program goals, trade-offs, and timelines clearly to senior leadership and external stakeholders. What You Bring To The Table
4+ years of Product Management experience with a focus on compliance, data governance, privacy, enterprise data platforms, or closely related domains. Demonstrated success in building governance frameworks or compliance tooling in a complex software or ad tech environment working with large data sets. Strong technical fluency—understanding of data systems, pipelines, APIs, security, and legal/ethical risk mitigation. Excellent strategic thinking: adept at envisioning long-term, scalable solutions and executing them iteratively (working backwards from customer and business needs). Proven track record of driving cross-functional alignment and delivery in ambiguous, fast-paced settings. Exceptional communication skills—able to navigate discussions involving legal, technical, and business stakeholders, and build consensus across them. Resilience and grit—comfortable iterating through evolving regulations and ambiguous product decisions. Preferred: CIPP/CIPM/CIPT certification and hands-on experience with AdTech platforms (e.g., DSPs, DMPs, APIs, programmatic workflows). Equal Opportunity and Hiring Notes
The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. [LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652. [SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Base Salary: The range for this role is $143,000—$228,900 USD. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. The Trade Desk also offers stock-based compensation grants and other compensation depending on the role, plus comprehensive benefits including healthcare, 401k with company match, and other well-being benefits. If you require accommodations during the application process due to disability or other needs, please contact accommodations@thetradedesk.com for assistance. Location Eligibilities
CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only – compensation range provided is a general guide and location-based factors may apply.
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