Senior Privacy Counsel, EMEA — Shape Global Data Rights

Coinbase, Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 168,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking an Associate General Counsel focused on EMEA Privacy to lead privacy and data protection across our global operations, interfacing with product, security, and engineering teams.

This role sits at the intersection of product development, regulatory strategy, and governance, translating complex requirements into actionable guidance and representing the company with regulators. You will collaborate with Privacy Operations and Product Counsel to build a privacy-forward

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a practicing attorney with 5+ years of substantive privacy experience.
• JD or international equivalent with qualification as a lawyer in the UK, Ireland, or an EU jurisdiction.
• Deep expertise in EU and international privacy law (GDPR, CPRA, LGPD, CCPA/CPRA, etc.) and ability to map requirements to business practices.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional privacy programs across Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations.
• Experience drafting privacy policies, data protection agreements, and vendor information security terms; handling regulatory inquiries.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver outputs and improve workflow.

Responsibilities

• Own development, implementation, and scaling of Coinbase’s global privacy program with policy drafting and transparency reports.
• Lead cross-functional privacy initiatives spanning data governance, data protection tooling, and subjects’ rights processes with international teams.
• Partner with Product and Commercial Counsel to embed privacy-by-design into the product lifecycle with clear 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 with regulators and data protection authorities across EMEA and globally.

Skills

Privacy expertise

Regulatory compliance

In-house experience

GDPR knowledge

Education

UK/Ireland/EU lawyer qualification

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking an Associate General Counsel focused on EMEA Privacy to lead privacy and data protection across our global operations, interfacing with product, security, and engineering teams.

This role sits at the intersection of product development, regulatory strategy, and governance, translating complex requirements into actionable guidance and representing the company with regulators. You will collaborate with Privacy Operations and Product Counsel to build a privacy-forward