Principal Compliance Lead, Security (COPPA & GDPR Control Testing)

MrBeast; United States; Remote; USD 235,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

HSA contributions

401k with Safe Harbor match

Flexible vacation

Company tech package

Relocation assistance where applicable

Job summary

Beast Industries, a leading player in digital media and entertainment founded by MrBeast, seeks a Principal Compliance Lead, Security to drive GDPR and COPPA control testing across apps, websites, analytics, and vendor integrations. Translate legal requirements into tested security controls and partner with Engineering and Product to demonstrate compliance.

With 10+ years in security compliance, you will own Article 32 and Article 25 efforts, guide junior staff, and stay current with evolving

Qualifications

• 10+ years in security compliance, GRC, privacy engineering, or tech risk.
• Hands-on experience testing COPPA and GDPR controls.
• Ability to translate legal text into testable security requirements.
• Audit-ready documentation and control testing program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Translate GDPR and COPPA requirements into testable security controls.
• Design and run recurring control tests across apps, websites, and SDKs.
• Verify parental consent, age gating, data minimization, retention, and deletion flows.
• Own GDPR Article 32 and Article 25 security and privacy by design.
• Maintain controls for data subject requests and cross-border transfers.
• Lead DPIAs and vendor assessments, readiness for breach notification cycles.
• Track findings to closure with engineering and product teams.
• Prepare for audits and regulator inquiries; respond to privacy reviews.
• Monitor GDPR/UK GDPR guidance and COPPA/US state laws; update controls.
• Coach junior team members and grow the compliance function.

Skills

Security compliance

GRC

Privacy engineering

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Principal Compliance Lead, Security (COPPA & GDPR Control Testing)

Remote

About Us

Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, the most watched person in the world. Renowned for revolutionizing digital content creation, Beast Industries encompasses a diverse portfolio of ventures that extend far beyond its origins on YouTube. With a mission to entertain, inspire, and create significant social impact, Beast Industries operates across various domains including digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and innovative business initiatives. At Beast Industries, we believe in the transformative power of digital media and its potential to entertain, educate, and effect positive change. Our commitment to innovation, creativity, and philanthropy drives us to explore new frontiers, create unforgettable experiences, and build a legacy that inspires future generations.

About the role

Beast Industries reaches a very young audience across YouTube, consumer products, and financial products such as Step.com and the Beast App. As Principal Compliance Lead, Security, you will make sure our privacy commitments to EU/UK users, children, and teens are backed by security controls that work and can be proven to a regulator or auditor. You will build and run our control testing program for GDPR and COPPA, and act as the senior compliance voice across Security, Legal, Product, and Engineering.

What you will do

• Translate GDPR and COPPA requirements into specific, testable security controls.
• Design and run recurring control tests, including sampling, evidence collection, and re-performance, across apps, websites, SDKs, analytics, advertising, and vendor integrations.
• Verify age-gating, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, retention, deletion, and parental access flows for users under 13.
• Own the security side of GDPR Article 32 (security of processing) and Article 25 (data protection by design and by default).
• Maintain and test controls for data subject requests, records of processing, retention, and cross-border transfers.
• Lead security input on DPIAs and vendor and processor assessments, and keep breach notification processes ready for the 72-hour requirement.
• Track findings to closure with engineering and product owners, and report control effectiveness to leadership.
• Prepare for and lead responses to audits, regulator inquiries, and partner or platform privacy reviews.
• Monitor changes to GDPR and UK GDPR guidance, the FTC COPPA Rule, and US state children's privacy laws, and update controls accordingly.
• Coach and guide junior compliance and security team members.

What you bring

• 10+ years in security compliance, GRC, privacy engineering, or technology risk, including 4+ years at a senior or lead level.
• Hands‑on experience testing controls against COPPA, including consent mechanisms, age screening, and handling of data from children under 13.
• Working knowledge of GDPR and UK GDPR as they apply to security and engineering, especially Articles 25, 30, 32, 33, and 35.
• Proven ability to turn legal text into clear, testable control requirements.
• Experience building and running control testing programs with audit‑ready documentation.
• Experience with at least one major framework: NIST (CSF or Privacy Framework), ISO 27001/27701, or SOC 2.
• Strong understanding of cloud, mobile, and web data flows, identity and access management, encryption, logging, and data retention.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with credibility from the boardroom to the engineering team.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in media, creator economy, gaming, edtech, or consumer apps with a young user base.
• Experience with fintech or payments compliance involving minors or teens.
• Familiarity with FTC COPPA Safe Harbor programs and the UK Age‑Appropriate Design Code.
• Certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CISA, CISSP, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
• Experience with consent management, data discovery and mapping, and DSAR automation tools.
• Prior experience responding to FTC, state attorney general, or EU/UK supervisory authority inquiries.

You will build the compliance program for one of the world's largest creator‑led companies, with direct access to leadership and real influence over how products are built for young audiences.

Beast Industries is an equal opportunity employer.

• Compensation: Base of $235K-$294K +20% bonus + equity

The Perks, Why Work On the MrBeast Team

We are redefining what entertainment and storytelling look like at global scale. Every piece of content we publish reaches millions and influences culture in real time. This is your opportunity to lead the team that decides how those moments come to life across every screen.

• Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company‑paid Life Insurance
• Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company‑matching
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Company‑provided technology package
• Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company‑provided housing for the first 90 days

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