Associate General Counsel, Coinbase
Privacy
£168-176.8k
Offers ESPP
Digital currency exchange
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Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£168-176.8k
Offers ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- As Associate General Counsel, you'll join Coinbase's Privacy Legal team reporting to the Managing General Counsel
- You'll 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
- 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
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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