Principal Product Manager - Privacy Engineering

o evolve globally, we are looking for an experienced Principal Product Manager to lead the strategy and development of platform capabilities across consent management, privacy notices, and data subject rights domains. You will collaborate closely with engineering, legal, and other cross-functional teams to ensure our privacy solutions meet the highest standards and align with our strategic goals.

Role Description:

• Own the product vision, strategy, goals, success metrics, and roadmap for the Privacy Engineering Office.

• Maintain a prioritization framework to facilitate clear decision-making, balancing customer needs, user experience, product quality, business value, technical feasibility, and risk.

• Partner with Legal, Product, and Engineering across the organization and provide strategic support for key initiatives and meeting new and existing regulatory requirements.

• Solve customer, partner, and stakeholder problems; gather data (health metrics, competitive intelligence, business metrics) to inform product direction and embrace feedback.

• Explain and support technical solutions, liaising with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment with business needs.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 8+ years of relevant product management experience, with a strong track record of solving complex, technical problems across large organizations

• Able to work cross-functionally and drive alignment towards shared goals.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills; able to bring clarity to unknown problem space using data-driven decision making

• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive consensus.

• Experience evaluating risks or overseeing processes where regulatory, legal, or compliance considerations are critical.

• Preferred: Deep understanding of privacy regulations (DMA, PIPL, GDPR, CCPA) and privacy solution development, including experience with compliance frameworks and legal documentation in e-commerce.

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:
Booking.com's Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)

• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process:

• Let's go places together: How we Hire

• es, or other assessments as defined by BU or department.

• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening

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