S2E23: "Navigating the Privacy Engineering Job Market" with George Ratcliffe (Stott & May)

This week, my guest is George Ratcliffe, Head of the Privacy GRC & Cryptography Executive Search Practice at recruitment firm, Stott & May.

In this conversation, we discuss the current market climate & hiring trends for technical privacy roles; the need for higher technical capabilities across the industry;  pay ranges within different technical privacy roles; and George’s tips and tools for applicants interested in, entering, and/or transitioning into the privacy industry. 

Topics Covered:

• Whether the hiring trends are picking back up for technical privacy roles
• The three 'Privacy Engineering' roles that companies seek to hire for and core competencies: Privacy Engineer, Privacy Software Engineer, & Privacy Research Engineer
• The demand for 'Privacy Architects'
• IAPP's new Privacy Engineering infographic & if it maps with how companies approach hiring 
• Overall hiring trends for privacy engineers & technical privacy roles
• Advice technologists who want to grow into Privacy Engineer, Researcher, or Architect roles
• Capabilities that companies need or want in candidates that they can't seem to find; & whether there are roles that are harder to fill because of a lack of candidates & skill sets
• Whether a PhD is necessary to become a 'Privacy Research Engineer'
• Typical pay ranges across technical privacy roles: Privacy Engineer, Privacy Software Engineer, Privacy Researcher, Privacy Architect
• Differences in pay for a Privacy Engineering Manager vs an Independent Contributor (IC) and the web apps for crowd-sourced info about roles & salary ranges
• Whether companies seek to fill entry level positions for technical privacy roles
• How privacy technologists can stay up-to-date on hiring trends

Resources Mentioned:

• Check out episode S2E11: Lessons Learned as a Privacy Engineering Manager with Menotti Minutillo (ex-Twitter & Uber)
• IAPP Defining Privacy Engineering Infographic 
• Check out Blind and Levels for compensation benchmarking

Guest Info:

• Connect with George on LinkedIn
• Reach out to Stott & May for your privacy recruiting needs

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