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

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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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Chapters

1. S2E23: "Navigating the Privacy Engineering Job Market" with George Ratcliffe (Stott & May) (00:00:00)

2. Introducing George Ratcliffe from Stott & May (00:01:30)

3. Whether the hiring trend are picking back up for technical privacy roles (00:02:33)

4. The skill sets & competencies companies seek when they say they're looking to hire for a 'Privacy Engineering' role (00:05:45)

5. What the current demand is like for a 'Privacy Architect' (00:10:28)

6. George's thoughts on whether the IAPP's new Privacy Engineering infographic maps well with how companies approach hiring for privacy engineers today (00:13:41)

7. Overall trends George sees as companies hire for privacy engineers & technical privacy roles (00:16:45)

8. The capabilities that companies desperately need or want in candidates that they can't seem to find; whether there are roles that are harder to fill than others because of a lack of candidates and skill sets (00:18:54)

9. The trends George sees when it comes to filling roles for 'Privacy Researchers' (00:23:21)

10. Advice for those who are already technical and want to grow into the privacy space & become a Privacy Engineer, Researcher, or Architect (00:27:15)

11. Debra's advice on the importance of networking (00:31:32)

12. Typical pay ranges across technical privacy roles: Privacy Engineer, Privacy Software Engineer, Privacy Researcher, Privacy Architect (00:33:43)

13. Difference in pay for a Privacy Engineering Manager vs an Independent Contributor (IC) (00:37:23)

14. Whether George sees companies seeking to fill entry level positions for technical privacy roles (00:39:45)

15. The best way for privacy technologists to stay up-to-date on hiring trends (00:42:13)

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