Associate General Counsel (Privacy)

Join Coinbase as an Associate General Counsel (Privacy) and become a key player in shaping the company's global privacy program. You will serve as a senior legal advisor on privacy and data protection, working closely with various teams to build privacy-forward products and navigate the evolving regulatory landscape. Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing the global privacy program, leading cross-functional privacy initiatives, and engaging with government agencies and regulators. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in EU and international privacy law, a proven track record in leading complex privacy programs, and at least 8 years of experience as a practicing attorney.

• Serve as a senior legal advisor on privacy and data protection across the company's global operations, advising teams on how to build privacy-forward products while navigating a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
• 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.

• 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
• 8+ years as a practicing attorney with 5+ years of substantive privacy experience, including in-house experience at technology or financial services companies
• 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
• JD or international equivalent, with qualification as a lawyer in the UK, Ireland, or an EU jurisdiction