At Coinbase, our mission is toincrease economic freedom around the world, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people. We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto. Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us.
There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for candidates who will thrive in aculture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves. Second, we expect all employees to commit to ourmission-focused approach to our work. Most importantly, we seek people who are excited about crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture. We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world.
Who you are:
- You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there.
- You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0.
- You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
- You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.
- You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.
- You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.
Coinbase is looking for a privacy analyst to support privacy control testing and monitoring. In this role, you will work cross-functionally across Legal, Engineering and Product teams to evaluate control health of all relevant Privacy controls and facilitate remediation
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Conduct design and implementation testing over privacy controls, identify and analyze process gaps, develop remediation recommendations, and track to completion
- Perform regulatory requirement mapping for control requirement
- Communicate progress, escalations, and issue resolutions to management and team stakeholders.
- Create and maintain internal privacy policies, guidelines, and standards including training materials or process documentation.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships with product and engineering teams
- Communicate risks/ issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Manage escalations to various levels across functional stakeholders, driving consensus and resolution in an efficient and timely manner.
- Advocate for internal privacy principles and identify creative ways to embed concepts of privacy by design into operations
- Uphold business to privacy requirements and ensure continuous program maturity. Ensure timely and, when possible, automated collection of evidence.
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- 2+ years of Privacy experience
- 2+ years of experience with documenting/managing risks and controls testing/monitoring
- Privacy expertise- Understanding of privacy directives, GDPR, cookie policy, data privacy impact assessments (DPIA)/ (PIA), records of processing (ROPA) and data subject access rights(DSARs), privacy risks, controls and issue management
- Strong project management skills with the ability to work independently
- Demonstrated track record of building partnerships with product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented - excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to effectively and autonomously accomplish outcomes across cross-functional teams in ambiguous situations with light supervision
- Ability to multitask, prioritize work, and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Focus on precision and accuracy, and the drive to clarify ambiguity
Nice to haves:
- FinTech experience with an interest in the crypto space
- Knowledge of SQL, Python, Postgres, MongoDB, Airflow, Looker, and Snowflake or similar technologies
- BA or BS in a technical field or equivalent experience
- Prior experience at a Big 4 or consulting experience
- Privacy certifications e.g. CIPP other relevant certifications
- Experience mapping common controls across multiple frameworks in a GRC tool
Job #: P61898
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