Staff Product Manager, Platform

Dropbox

  • Seattle, WA San Francisco, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
PLEASE READ: Zones are based on your zip code. If you're within 100 miles of a listed metro area (straight-line radius), you're included in that Zone. For this role, we are hiring in Zones 2 and 3. Check your Zone before applying.Role DescriptionDropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We're looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today. Wouldn't it be great if our working environment-and the tools we use-were designed with people's actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent-if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots. Thousands of Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history. Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you'll join us on the journey.Responsibilities
  • Own with High Agency: Take end-to-end ownership of critical GRC and Privacy capabilities, frameworks, and platform investments. You will operate with high agency and accountability-writing clear product documents, driving cross-functional execution, and making sound trade-offs to ship secure, scalable, and compliant solutions across Dropbox's product surface.
  • Prioritize for Impact: Balance the roadmap between foundational work (e.g. compliance enablement, audit tooling, data governance infrastructure) and near-term deliverables that support regulatory needs and internal efficiencies. You will ensure prioritization aligns with risk reduction, trust-building, and business value.
  • Understand the Customer: Collaborate closely with Legal, Compliance, Security, Engineering, Design, and Product teams to deeply understand user and regulatory needs-from enterprise customers seeking granular control to internal teams requiring audit and deletion safety nets. Use these insights to define product direction and inform prioritization across initiatives that protect data, mitigate risk, and reinforce trust.
  • Drive Results: Navigate ambiguity and unblock teams through clear problem framing, risk trade-offs, and structured decision-making. You will forecast resource needs, align leadership, and communicate progress with clarity-ensuring successful delivery of critical infrastructure and cross-org programs.
  • Lead Through Collaboration: Drive cross-functional and cross-organizational alignment to ensure shared understanding and collective ownership across teams. You will build trusted partnerships with Legal, Security, Compliance, Platform, and Business stakeholders-ensuring that GRC and Privacy priorities are embedded into broader product and infrastructure strategies.
  • Build the Future Vision: Define and evolve the long-term vision for data protection, trust tooling, and governance experiences at Dropbox. Identify areas where Dropbox can lead with a principled approach to privacy, security, and transparency-shaping the future of compliant innovation.
  • Market and Regulatory Awareness: Stay current on regulatory developments (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, AI governance), industry best practices, and customer expectations. Use this awareness to anticipate needs, guide investment, and ensure Dropbox's platforms remain defensible and trusted across geographies and industries.
Requirements
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Business, Applied Mathematics or Statistics, or relevant field. MBA is a plus.
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of PM experience.
  • Ability to define and evolve multi-year platform strategies across Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Privacy domains-balancing foundational infrastructure, regulatory compliance work, and forward-looking innovation.
  • Proven experience operating in fast-paced environments and managing diverse sets of internal partners (e.g., Legal, Compliance, Security, Infra, Product).
  • Demonstrated empathy for internal developer needs and enterprise customer behaviors-especially around control, transparency, and trust.
  • Strong decision-making skills with the ability to frame complex trade-offs, incorporate cross-functional perspectives, and drive clarity amidst ambiguity.
  • Proficient in using both quantitative and qualitative signals to inform roadmap decisions and product direction.
  • Clear, structured communicator with strong influencing and storytelling skills; able to align across legal, engineering, and executive audiences.
  • Deep technical and domain expertise in platform infrastructure, compliance tooling, or trust frameworks.
  • A consistent track record of end-to-end product delivery-from initial concept through design, launch, and scale-with measurable impact.
  • Comfortable with strategic and financial concepts such as portfolio management, cost/benefit analysis, risk assessment, and investment planning.
  • Ability to zoom out to industry trends, regulatory shifts, and evolving platform ecosystems, while staying grounded in implementation realities.
Preferred Qualifications7+ years of product management experience, including at least 3+ years owning platform, infrastructure, or compliance-related products.Prior experience in regulated industries or domains (e.g., financial services, healthcare, or enterprise SaaS) with an understanding of evolving privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).Experience building developer-facing platforms, internal tools, or policy enforcement frameworks with strong empathy for internal engineering and security teams.Familiarity with frameworks like SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST, or similar-especially in the context of product design and implementation.Experience leading cross-functional efforts involving Legal, Security, and Compliance teams to deliver scalable, auditable systems and controls.Prior work aligning product goals with risk mitigation, operational efficiency, and trust-building for enterprise customers.Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex technical or regulatory topics in simple, strategic terms.MBA, MPP, or equivalent business/technical degree a plus, but not required.CompensationUS Zone 1This role is not available in Zone 1US Zone 2$206,600-$279,500 USDUS Zone 3$183,600-$248,400 USDThe range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox's total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee's remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:
  • US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
  • US Zone 2: California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Illinois (Chicago metro), Indiana (Chicago metro), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (Chicago metro), New Hampshire, New Jersey (outside NYC metro), New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (D.C. metro), Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Texas (Austin metro) Virginia (DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro), Washington DC metro, West Virginia (DC metro), Wisconsin (Chicago metro)
  • US Zone 3: All other US locations
Company DescriptionDropbox isn't just a workplace-it's a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox-and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you're meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human-for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries-and yourself- Dropbox is ready for you.Team DescriptionThe Dropbox Product Management Team envisions and builds the future of work while growing our business, one product at a time. We're strategic thinkers and advocates for our users, crafting solutions that make work more intuitive and joyful. Using data, research, and strategy-and a healthy dose of empathy-we guide cross-functional teams toward the shared goal of creating transformative products that people love to use. If you're passionate about building solutions that reshape how the world works while delighting users in the process, join our Product Management team. Areas of work include Product Management, Product Strategy, User Research, Data Analytics, Product Operations, Growth Strategy, and Go-to-Market Planning.BenefitsDropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
  • Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance
  • Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
  • Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that's wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
  • Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
  • Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through
, making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work * Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance
  • Mental health and wellness benefits
  • Disability and neurodivergence support benefits
Additional benefit details are available upon request.Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.

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