Headway

Engineering Manager (Data Safety)

Who can apply: Only open to applicants in: California, New York, Washington.
Location as listed by the employer: “New York City; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA”
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About this role

Headway is hiring for a Engineering Manager (Data Safety) role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of engineering management experience at a high-growth startup or scale-up
  • 4+ years of experience as a software engineer, enough to hold technical direction credibly
  • A track record of building and leading high-performing teams that delivered business outcomes through technical investment
  • A strong product mindset and cross-functional relationships that build trust with users and stakeholders
  • Experience shipping under real compliance or audit pressure, with the scope discipline that requires
  • Comfort with data platform and privacy systems: access control, data classification, pipelines, and de-identification
  • Nice to have: healthcare, financial services, or another regulated, high-trust domain
  • Nice to have: HIPAA de-identification, tokenisation, differential privacy, or data governance tooling

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