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At Microsoft, we value, protect, and defend privacy. Our privacy commitments are grounded in data governance practices that enable our customers to trust that we'll protect the privacy and confidentiality of their data. The Marketing Privacy Team plays a critical role in upholding that mission. We are trusted advisors to our internal marketing and sales teams, helping them understand their privacy responsibilities and partnering to ensure they can deliver business outcomes compliantly.

The Marketing Privacy team is seeking a strategic and experienced Privacy Director, AdTech with experience in advertising technology (ad tech) to lead our global privacy initiatives across digital marketing, media, and data-driven advertising platforms. This role will be instrumental in shaping and operationalizing our privacy strategy to ensure compliance, build trust, and enable innovation in a rapidly evolving regulatory and technological landscape.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

+ Privacy Strategy & Governance

+ Lead the development and execution of privacy strategies for ad tech, including programmatic advertising, data management platforms (DMPs), demand-side platforms (DSPs), and identity resolution.

+ Serve as the resource on global privacy laws (e.g., General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Digital Markets Act, ePrivacy) and internal Microsoft privacy standards as they relate to digital advertising and marketing technologies

+ People Management & Team Development

+ Lead, mentor, and grow a team of privacy professionals, fostering a culture of trust, inclusion, and continuous learning.

+ Provide clear direction, regular feedback, and career development opportunities tailored to individual strengths and aspirations.

+ Promote open communication, encouraging diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving.

+ Executive & Cross-Functional Leadership

+ Provide recommendations to senior leaders on privacy risk and solutions to enable business priorities.

+ Partner with Legal, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams to embed privacy-by-design into advertising products and campaigns.

+ Advise on the use of cookies, pixels, Software Development Kits (SDKs), and other tracking technologies, including consent management and user choice mechanisms.

+ Risk Management & Compliance

+ Conduct privacy reviews and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for marketing and ad tech initiatives.

+ Monitor and respond to regulatory developments, enforcement actions, and industry best practices (e.g., Global Privacy Control).

+ Data Ethics & Innovation

+ Champion ethical data use in advertising, balancing personalization with user autonomy and transparency.

+ Evaluate and implement privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as differential privacy, clean rooms, and anonymization techniques.

+ Training & Awareness

+ Develop and deliver training programs for internal stakeholders on ad tech privacy risks and compliance requirements

+ Other

+ Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in privacy compliance OR equivalent experience.

+ 3+ years experience advising advertising teams on how to build privacy compliant campaigns.

+ Experience with AdTech, including Data Management Platforms, Customer Data Platforms, and campaign attribution & measurement tools.

+ Experience supporting or scaling privacy programs in complex, matrixed organizations.

+ Experience with global privacy regulations and industry frameworks.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

+ Juris Doctor (JD) Degree AND 10+ years experience in privacy compliance OR Master's Degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years experience in privacy compliance OR Bachelor's Degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND 15+ years experience in privacy compliance OR equivalent experience.

+ 7+ years people management experience.

+ Experience in the digital advertising ecosystem, including first-party and third-party data flows, real-time bidding (RTB), and identity frameworks.

Compliance M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 14, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .