Lead the development of privacy and AI governance at Suno, building infrastructure and a dedicated team to ensure responsible data handling.
Posted by employer 4 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 22 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Build policy foundations for data handling
- Own data discovery and permissions mapping
- Design governance controls across products
- Lead user rights operations
- Hire and grow a privacy engineering team
Must have
- 8-10 years hands-on software engineering experience
- Deep experience in privacy engineering or data governance
- Experience as an engineering manager or Staff+ engineer
Nice to have
- Experience with AI/ML governance
- Background at a consumer tech company at scale
- Prior experience as an early privacy/governance hire
Practical constraints
- Work from the designated Suno office 5 days a week
Requirements
- Experience
- 8–10 years
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Privacy Engineering Lead at Suno is responsible for establishing the company's privacy and AI governance framework, focusing on data handling and permissions across its platform. This role requires extensive experience in privacy engineering and data governance, along with a strong technical background in software engineering. Ideal candidates are seasoned professionals with a blend of management experience and technical expertise, particularly those who have worked in consumer tech environments. The position involves building a dedicated team to ensure responsible data practices are integrated into Suno's product development.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 25, 2026. Last confirmed on Suno's careers page September 27, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Starts above 71% of 17 comparable lead other roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $200,000 across 9 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 5.3% of 581 comparable lead other roles in United States; Data Governance appears in 0.2% of 581 comparable lead other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Privacy Engineering Lead role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in NYC.
- What's the salary range?
- Suno lists $276,960–$363,510 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 8–10 years of relevant experience for this Privacy Engineering Lead role.
- Where is the role based?
- Suno is hiring for this position in NYC.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Data Governance, Privacy Engineering.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Suno targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Privacy Engineering Lead role at Suno.
From the original posting
About the Role
We're looking for a Privacy Engineering Lead to build Suno's privacy and AI governance function from scratch. You'll set the technical direction for how we handle data and permissions across our platform, models, and agents — building the infrastructure that enforces policy at the point of use and verifies outcomes like retention and deletion. You'll partner closely with Legal and Product while hiring and growing your own engineering team to scale this work across the company.
What You'll Do
Build the policy foundations for how Suno handles data, permitted uses, and AI, in partnership with Legal.
Own data discovery, classification, and permissions mapping across our product, analytics, and vendor systems.
Design and operate governance controls across our products, data platforms, models, and agents, enforcing consent, access, and data-sharing rules.
Lead verified user rights operations, including access, correction, deletion, and consent management, partnering with Product on self-service tools.
Hire and grow a dedicated privacy engineering team, giving this work the focused ownership it needs to scale.
Help make responsible data handling part of how Suno builds every new model and feature, in service of making creative fulfillment a daily reality for everyone.
What You'll Need
Must-Haves
8-10 years hands-on software engineering experience, with the technical depth to help build and ship enforcement infrastructure yourself, not only define policy for others to implement.
Deep experience in privacy engineering or data governance, including working familiarity with regulatory frameworks like GDPR and CCPA.
Experience as an engineering manager who has maintained real technical depth, or as a Staff+ engineer ready to grow into people management.
Nice-to-Haves
Experience with AI/ML governance, model evaluation pipelines, or generative AI systems.
Background at a consumer tech company at scale, or one with a significant European user base.
Prior experience as an early or founding privacy/governance hire at a growing company.
Work Location Policy
This role is expected to work from the designated Suno office 5 days a week, per Suno's company policy. Full-time employees will receive competitive equity packages, and comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered may vary depending on location, skills, qualifications, and experience.
Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees
Company Equity Package
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Creative Education Stipend
Generous Commuter Allowance
In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)
Compensation:
The annual salary range for this role is $276,960 - $363,510 + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k)
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