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Job description:
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Ready to do the most impactful work of
your career? At Coinbase, we are
uncompromising on our mission to
increase economic freedom. The bar is
high, the environment is intense, and we
like it that way. This isn't a place
for complacency, it’s a place to be
pushed past your perceived limits. If
you're ready to build the future of
finance alongside people who refuse to
settle for "good enough," you belong
here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but
not remote-only company. Expect to get
together quarterly for intense in-person
working sessions called
“surges.” learn more about
working at Coinbase.As Associate General
Counsel, you'll join Coinbase's
Privacy Legal team reporting to the
Managing General Counsel. You'll
serve as a senior legal advisor on
privacy and data protection across the
company's global operations. This
role sits at the intersection of product
development, regulatory strategy, and
data governance, advising teams on how
to build privacy-forward products while
navigating a rapidly evolving regulatory
landscape. You'll partner with
Privacy Operations, Product Counsel,
Security, and Engineering to shape
Coinbase's privacy program,
translate complex global requirements
into actionable guidance, and represent
the company with regulators and
government agencies in one of its most
important markets.
What you'll do:
Own the development, implementation, and
scaling of Coinbase's global privacy
program in partnership with Privacy
Operations, including policy drafting,
data protection agreements, and
transparency reports
Lead cross-functional privacy
initiatives spanning data governance,
data protection tooling, and data
subject rights processes in
collaboration with CX, Engineering, and
international teams
Partner with Product and Commercial
Counsel to embed privacy-by-design
principles into the product development
and launch lifecycle, translating
regulatory requirements into clear,
actionable product guidance
Drive Coinbase's response to privacy
incidents, regulatory inquiries, and law
enforcement demands in coordination with
Security and Trust & Risk
Shape Coinbase's external privacy
narrative and engage directly with
government agencies, privacy regulators,
and data protection authorities across
EMEA and globally
Required Skills and Experience:
8+ years as a practicing attorney with
5+ years of substantive privacy
experience, including in-house
experience at technology or financial
services companies
JD or international equivalent, with
qualification as a lawyer in the UK,
Ireland, or an EU jurisdiction
Deep expertise in EU and international
privacy and data protection law (GDPR,
PIPEDA, LGPD, CCPA/CPRA, state data
breach notification laws) with
demonstrated ability to map global
requirements to business practices and
compliance controls
Proven track record leading complex,
cross-functional privacy programs
requiring coordination across Legal,
Product, Engineering, Security, and
Operations
Experience drafting and negotiating
privacy policies, data protection
agreements, and vendor information
security terms, and responding to
regulatory inquiries from data
protection and consumer protection
authorities
Utilizes generative AI responsibly,
maintaining human oversight to deliver
business-ready outputs and drive
measurable improvements in workflow
efficiency, cost, and quality.
P77876Pay Transparency Notice: The
target annual base salary for this
position can range as detailed below.
Total compensation may also include
equity and bonus eligibility and
benefits (including medical, dental, and
vision).Annual base salary range
(excluding equity and
bonus):€195.700—€195.700 EUR
Application Limit: Candidates may submit
a maximum of 3 applications within a
6-month period.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is
an Equal Opportunity Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, protected
veteran status, or genetic information.
Applicants with criminal histories will
be considered consistent with applicable
federal, state, and local laws.
US Applicants: View Employee Rights,
Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of
Participation.
Accommodations: If you are an individual
with a disability who needs a reasonable
accommodation, email us your request and
contact info at
accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need
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Data Privacy & Arbitration: By
submitting your application, you agree
to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US
applicants: By submitting your
application, you agree to Arbitration of
Disputes.
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