Sr Technical Program Manager - Data Security

Overview

How you can make a difference

We are seeking a highly skilled and technically proficient Senior Data Security Technical Program Manager to lead our enterprise-wide Data Security Program. This role is ideal for a former security engineer with strong program and product management capabilities, who thrives in cross-functional environments and is passionate about protecting sensitive data across complex ecosystems.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and own the Data Security Program, including the development and enforcement of data security standards.
• Oversee sensitive data discovery, access management, protection (at rest, in transit, in use), key management lifecycle, and availability through immutable data backups.
• Collaborate with Product, Technology, IT, data governance, legal, privacy, and business stakeholders.
• Working with data governance and privacy teams to build the sensitive data lineage across the applications and HealthEquity ecosystem. This lineage will help drive data retention, and protection functions.
• Serve as the primary liaison for service delivery, standards alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
• Implement cryptographic techniques such as encryption, tokenization, hashing, and key management.
• Apply data security controls across structured and unstructured environments.
• Evaluate, select, and manage vendors for data discovery, access management, protection, and backup solutions (e.g., Security.ai, Skyflow, Rubrik, Microsoft Purview).
• Manage multiple concurrent projects related to standards, discovery, access, protection, and backups.
• Track metrics, enforce schedules, triage issues, and provide executive-level reporting.
• Assess current tools and data environments.
• Deploy new technologies and measure the effectiveness of controls and processes.
• Identify and address gaps such as unprotected data, unclear retention policies, and excessive data storage.
• Partner with governance teams to optimize data retention and protection strategies.
• Ensure compliance and effective communication with legal, privacy, technology, and business teams.
• Drive successful program delivery through proactive engagement and collaboration.

What you will need to be successful

• 7+ years of experience in data security, technical program management, or related roles.
• Prior experience as a Security Engineer transitioning into Program or Product Management.
• Strong technical background in data security, cryptography, format preserving encryption/tokenization, and enterprise security controls.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with data security tools and platforms (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Rubrik, Skyflow).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

This is a remote position.

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