Associate General Counsel, Privacy

Leyla; United States; Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking an Associate General Counsel focused on Privacy to join our Legal team as a senior adviser on privacy and data protection across the company’s global operations. You will partner with Privacy Operations, Product Counsel, Security, and Engineering to shape Coinbase's privacy program and translate complex requirements into actionable guidance.

Lead cross-functional privacy initiatives, advise on regulatory strategy, and represent Coinbase with regulators worldwide.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a practicing attorney with 5+ years of substantive privacy experience.
• JD or international qualification as a lawyer in the UK, Ireland, or EU jurisdiction.
• Deep expertise in EU and international privacy/data protection law (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Own development, implementation, and scaling of Coinbase's global privacy program.
• Lead cross-functional privacy initiatives across data governance and rights processes.
• Embed privacy-by-design into product development and launches.
• Drive responses to privacy incidents and regulatory inquiries.
• Engage with regulators and authorities across EMEA and globally.

Skills

Privacy law expertise

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Policy drafting

AI governance

Education

JD or international equivalent

Job description

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 focused on Privacy, you'll join Coinbase's Legal team and 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.

Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation mayalso include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

£167,960—£176,800 GBP

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