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Coinbase has built the world's leading compliant cryptocurrency platform serving over 68 million accounts in more than 100 countries. With multiple successful products, and our vocal advocacy for blockchain technology, we have played a major part in mainstream awareness and adoption of cryptocurrency. We are proud to offer an entire suite of products that are helping build the cryptoeconomy and increase economic freedom around the world.

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for signals that a candidate will thrive in a culture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, disrupt ourselves, and expect sustained high performance because we play as a championship team. Second, we expect all employees to commit to our mission-focused approach to our work. Finally, we seek people with the desire and capacity to build and share expertise in the frontier technologies of crypto and blockchain, in whatever way is most relevant to their role.

We are looking for an exceptional attorney to partner with our global Data Privacy Operations team to provide critical legal guidance on privacy issues. You will work on some of the most exciting and challenging legal issues that impact fast-growth technology companies. You will collaborate with senior leaders to establish privacy strategy and product standards, identify and track global privacy obligations, draft and update policies and data protection agreements, and shape processes to manage global privacy risks and compliance across the company. You will also provide updates to banking partners and others regarding our privacy program, collaborate with product teams to implement privacy-forward, secure, and customer-centric product design, and drive cross-functional efforts to operationalize business objectives while minimizing privacy risks.

What You’ll Be Doing (ie. Job Duties)

• Developing, implementing, and scaling Coinbase’s privacy program in partnership with Privacy Operations.
• Deliver privacy legal advice and guidance to Coinbase’s product teams.
• Track the rapidly changing landscape of global data protection laws, regulations, and standards, and translate them into clear requirements and actionable guidance for business and product stakeholders.
• Participate in large, cross-functional projects involving data governance, data protection, and data request tools and settings for our privacy-conscious customer base.
• Partner with Security and Trust & Risk to respond to privacy incidents, regulatory inquiries, law enforcement demands, and other information requests.
• Oversee the drafting of and regular updates to privacy-related notices, disclosures, transparency reports, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with Privacy Operations to build cross-functional relationships and spearhead data protection training and awareness programs to foster a privacy-centric environment throughout Coinbase.
• Collaborate with product teams to implement privacy-forward, secure, and customer-centric product design.

What We Look For In You (ie. Job Requirements)

• 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 (license to practice law in the United States preferred).
• Expertise in U.S. and international privacy and data protection laws, regulations, standards, and practices, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and privacy laws in APAC.
• Strong people and project management skills, including the ability to coordinate complex, company-wide plans requiring deep cross-functional collaboration.
• The ability to build trust and align incentives with product stakeholders by distilling complex legal issues into clear and concise guidance, and using creative problem-solving to find practical solutions to challenges.
• Comfort engaging directly with government agencies and regulators on thorny issues.
• A passion for data protection law and technology policy advocacy.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in the cryptocurrency, fintech, and/or software technology spaces.
• Familiarity with privacy laws specific to financial institutions (e.g. GLBA) and the global financial regulatory frameworks (e.g. AML/KYC compliance, PSD2).
• CIPP or similar certification(s)
• Experience working with new and emerging privacy frameworks, specifically with experience in LATAM and AIPAC.

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Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view Pay Transparency, Employee Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to accommodations@ coinbase.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here). Please contact accommodations@ coinbase.com for additional information or to request accommodations.

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

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