- Company: Coinbase
- Location: Remote – UK
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: £167,960 – £176,800
About the role
Join Coinbase’s Privacy Legal team to serve as a senior legal advisor on privacy and data protection across global operations. Reporting to the Managing General Counsel, you will sit at the intersection of product development, regulatory strategy, and data governance. This remote-first position requires quarterly in-person working sessions known as “surges.”
Responsibilities
- Own the development and scaling of the global privacy program, including policy drafting and data protection agreements.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives in data governance and data subject rights processes with Engineering and international teams.
- Partner with Product and Commercial Counsel to embed privacy-by-design principles into the product lifecycle.
- Drive responses to privacy incidents, regulatory inquiries, and law enforcement demands.
- Engage directly with government agencies and privacy regulators across EMEA and globally.
Requirements
- 8+ years as a practicing attorney with 5+ years of substantive privacy experience, including in-house roles in technology or financial services.
- JD or international equivalent, with qualification as a lawyer in the UK, Ireland, or an EU jurisdiction.
- Deep expertise in EU and international privacy laws (GDPR, PIPEDA, LGPD, CCPA/CPRA) and the ability to map these to business practices.
- Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional privacy programs.
- Experience drafting privacy policies, negotiating data protection agreements, and responding to regulatory inquiries.
- Responsibility in utilizing generative AI with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency.
Pay and benefits
The annual base salary range is £167,960 to £176,800. Total compensation may also include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
How to apply
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