Principal Staff Technical Program Manager, R&D Regulatory Compliance

LinkedIn is seeking a Principal Program Manager to join our R&D Regulatory Compliance team. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead cross-functional programs that ensure our product development aligns with global regulations and our values of responsible innovation. You’ll drive strategy and execution across areas like AI, privacy, and data strategy—partnering with Engineering, Product, Legal, and Trust teams to build scalable compliance frameworks and governance models.

We’re looking for a strategic thinker with strong operational skills, deep experience in regulatory environments, and a passion for enabling responsible innovation through compliance by design. If you thrive in complex, fast-paced settings and enjoy solving hard problems with smart people, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

Lead Strategic Compliance Programs

• Drive end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional companywide compliance programs.
• Define deliverables, timelines, and owners; track progress through dashboards and KPIs.
• Lead and facilitate business and operating reviews with senior leaders.
• Frame up and lead complex decisions and trade-offs.

Enable Regulatory Strategy

• Translate global regulatory developments into actionable strategies for product and engineering teams.
• Align compliance strategy with LinkedIn’s innovation roadmap (AI, Trust, Security, Privacy).
• Develop governance frameworks including risk assessments, controls, and reporting mechanisms across different functional teams.
• Analytical and truth seeking. Ability to understand sophisticated concepts and make reasoned decisions objectively.

Drive Operational Excellence

• Design and scale operating models to improve decision-making and transparency.
• Lead cross-functional working groups; remove blockers and accelerate execution.
• Establish coordination and accountability mechanisms across teams.
• Mentor peers and promote a culture of operational excellence and risk-awareness.
• Influence senior leaders, empower, build strategic relationships and align people across a broad variety of job functions through relationships. 
• Lead efforts to identify risks, resolve key project conflicts, and establish appropriate resolution paths.