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London, GBCondé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.
Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CN Traveller, Vanity Fair, Wired, The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Tatler, among many others. We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.
Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday). We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture. The cross-functional Data Governance function, in which the role sits, is an integral part of our overall business strategy, helping us to generate value through the use of our first party data in line with regulatory compliance.
Location: London, GB
Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).
Purpose
We are looking for a hands-on technical specialist to lead how we identify and resolve privacy and data governance issues across our digital platforms. You should enjoy getting under the hood of websites and apps to understand how data is collected and transmitted. You will inspect dataLayers, browser consoles and network calls, review HTML and JSON and investigate cookies, tags, pixels, APIs and SDKs. You will then work with Product and Engineering teams to understand what needs to change and help see the work through to implementation.
The role sits within Data Governance and works closely with Product, Engineering, Commercial, Audience and Business & Legal Affairs. You do not need to come from a traditional privacy background or be a software engineer. We are looking for someone with strong technical experience who understands, or has a strong interest in, privacy, consent and responsible data use. The role also covers broader technical data governance, including data flows, classification, access and monitoring, particularly as data is increasingly used for self-service analytics and AI.
The role is primarily focused on hands-on technical investigation and assurance, including inspecting data collection, tracking technologies and consent behaviour. Other work involves leading governance and remediation work with Product and Engineering, maintaining data mapping, setting up and improving compliance monitoring and related governance controls, as well as supporting privacy and regulatory requirements in partnership with Business & Legal Affairs.
Responsibilities:
Investigate websites, apps and backend services using browser developer tools, dataLayers, network traffic, browser storage, cookies, tags, pixels, SDKs and APIs to understand how data is collected, shared and used.
Review analytics, advertising, consent and third party implementations, test behaviour before and after consent choices, and identify where live activity does not match the intended configuration.
Turn technical findings into clear requirements and work with Product, Engineering and vendors to resolve issues, test changes and prevent them from recurring.
Define practical controls for tracking, consent, data access, classification, retention, ownership and appropriate use, including data used for self service analytics and AI.
Maintain accurate data maps covering systems, vendors, data elements and processing activities, and support Records of Processing Activities, Data Protection Impact Assessments and regulatory documentation.
Run monitoring using tools such as Didomi, Privado and ObservePoint, investigate findings and maintain clear records of reviews, remediation and technical decisions.
Work with Business & Legal Affairs on GDPR, ePrivacy, CNIL and other privacy requirements, providing technical evidence for regulatory reviews, audits and vendor assessments.
Explain technical data flows, risks and solutions clearly to technical and non technical stakeholders, and help embed privacy and governance into Product and Engineering workflows.
Skills and Experience
We are open to candidates from different technical backgrounds. Relevant experience may come from Privacy Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Analytics Implementation, Ad Tech, MarTech, Tag Management, Solutions Engineering, Data Engineering or Technical Consulting.
You should have:
Strong hands on understanding of how websites and apps collect and transmit data
Experience using browser developer tools, including the console, network inspection and browser storage
Ability to inspect and understand dataLayers, HTML and JSON, with a good understanding of cookies, tags, pixels, trackers, APIs and SDKs
Working understanding of privacy and compliance principles (e.g. GDPR, CNIL, CCPA) or experience applying technical skills in a regulated environment
Experience with analytics, advertising, consent and tag management tech e.g. GTM, Snowplow, Didomi, SourcePoint, OneTrust or Ethyca, Ketch or similar
Experience investigating technical issues and working with Product or Engineering teams to resolve them
Understanding of data flows and how information moves between first party systems and third parties
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to explain technical findings clearly to technical and non technical stakeholders
Enough experience to take ownership of complex work and drive it through to resolution
Experience in the following would be useful but is not essential:
Consent management and IAB TCF
Data governance, classification, metadata, lineage or access controls
Databricks or other modern data platforms
SQL or other methods of inspecting data
Digital media, programmatic advertising or audience technology
AI or self service analytics governance
You do not need to be a privacy lawyer or a software engineer. The strongest candidates will be technically curious, comfortable investigating how systems actually behave and interested in using those skills to improve privacy and data governance.
What happens next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- At least 3 years of experience in data privacy, data governance or ad tech within digital media or platform environments with web and mobile data collection exposure.
- Strong technical understanding of websites and apps, including inspecting cookies, tags, pixels, SDKs, APIs and JSON payloads using browser and network tools.
- Proven experience conducting technical privacy reviews and audits; ability to trace data flows from front-end to backend and third-party vendors.
- Hands-on experience with data mapping and maintaining records of processing activities (ROPA).
- Working knowledge of consent management platforms and frameworks such as TCF and ability to validate consent signals.
- Experience supporting data subject rights processes (DSARs), including access, deletion and portability.
- Familiarity with compliance monitoring tools such as Privado, Didomi, ObservePoint or similar and ability to interpret scan results.
- Strong knowledge of US privacy laws including CCPA and CPRA, and working knowledge of GDPR and other global frameworks.
- Experience in regulatory response and audit support, including gathering evidence and documenting findings.
- Understanding of data governance practices including schema design, data standards, classification and enforcing consistency across tracking and analytics.
- Clear communication skills to explain technical data flows and risks to Commercial, Product and Engineering stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritise tasks and maintain accuracy in a fast-moving environment.
Condé Nast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Condé Nast and has not been reviewed or approved by Condé Nast.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave has been expanded to 14 weeks fully paid for covered editorial staff, alongside expanded bereavement and protections that support family needs. Hybrid work protections and guaranteed comp time after 40 hours further ease caregiving and schedule demands.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include generous PTO, UK packages with 25 days plus bank holidays, and added days for moving or volunteering. Company practices like holiday closures and guaranteed compensatory time reinforce usable time away from work where applicable.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options include provisions such as Bupa Private Healthcare in the UK and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. U.S. roles commonly include core medical, dental, and related coverage as part of the package.
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What We Do
Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. The company is headquartered in New York and London, and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Latin America, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. Launched in 2011, Condé Nast Entertainment is an award-winning production and distribution studio that creates programming across film, television, social and digital video and virtual reality.
