Job Description:
At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.
We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
About the Role:
In an era of accelerating data use and ever-evolving regulation, we anchor our commitment to customer trust in our Global Privacy program. It's a core tenet of our vision and product philosophy; a necessary driver of our competitive advantage. You will operate at the intersection of technology, law, compliance and business strategy, translating abstract regulatory requirements into concrete, scalable, and elegant solutions.
We serve as internal advisors. We partner with team members to solve complex and nuanced privacy issues in areas including global expansion, new financial products, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and advertising. We do this in a manner that is privacy-forward.
As a Senior Privacy Program Manager - Technical, you will help enhance Remitly's culture of privacy as we build new experiences for our customers and employees. This includes leading privacy and regulatory programs with internal partners. These programs involve privacy impact assessments, assessing and mitigating nuanced privacy risks, and creating compliance strategies for relevant data protection laws together with the DPO. Additionally, they involve promoting a privacy-centric culture across the organisation. This role will report to the Principal Privacy Manager and will be based in our Cork office (hybrid - 3 days a week onsite).
You Will:
- Stay up to date with global privacy regulations and help create thoughtful privacy strategies that consider risks to customers, the business, and employees.
- Oversee and independently conduct privacy assessments, including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA), and Legitimate Interests Assessments (LIA).
- Lead efforts to implement and maintain privacy policies, procedures, and documentation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate privacy-by-design and AI Governance principles.
- Manage a response plan for privacy incidents and personal data breaches
- Respond to privacy-related queries from partners, providing clear guidance and recommendations.
- Manage a comprehensive Record of Processing Activities (ROPA).
- Support expansion into new regions by providing privacy guidance, regulatory analysis, and compliance readiness support.
- Evaluate privacy risks associated with third-party vendors.
- Ensure that vendor contracts include appropriate privacy and data protection clauses.
- Provide strategic guidance on privacy compliance and best practices to internal partners.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate privacy considerations into business processes.
- Prepare regular reports to senior leadership on the status of the privacy program.
- Monitor industry trends and the latest privacy issues to enhance the privacy program.
- Conduct periodic assessments to measure the effectiveness of the privacy program.
- Develop and deliver privacy training programs for employees and contractors.
- Promote privacy awareness and champion a culture of privacy across the organisation.
You Have:
- A Bachelor or Masters degree in Law, Information Governance, Data Protection, or a related discipline.
- Detailed knowledge of global privacy regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other global data protection laws.
- 5+ years of privacy program management in tech; Experience in FinTech/payments or similarly regulated, global environments preferable.
- Experience supporting global privacy operations.
- A recognised privacy certification such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or an equivalent credential.
- Experience with AI Governance principles and frameworks.
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional work, managed dependencies and risks, and influencing teams you don't manage.
- Experience operationalising and managing global privacy requirements
- Data fluency. You define the right metrics, build/read dashboards, and use analysis to guide decisions and improvements.
- History of delivering complex regulatory-driven process improvement projects with technology processes and major tech companies that shows analytical decision-making
Our Benefits:
- 34 days of vacation (including public holidays)
- Group private medical insurance
- Group pension (6% contributed) and group income protection
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
- Learning and Development Benefits
Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together
At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members, we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly, typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates a consistent, meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team's specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.
Remitly is an E-Verify Employer
At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.