# Analyst, Privacy

**Company:** [Coinbase](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/coinbase)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $135k – $159k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** SQL, Python, Postgres, MongoDB, Airflow, Looker, Snowflake, Incident Management, Cloud-Native Architecture, Privacy Regulations, GDPR, CCPA, Generative AI
**Posted:** 2026-09-01

> Own Coinbase’s privacy incident management program, leading investigations, response coordination, remediation, retrospectives, and process improvements. The role requires 3+ years in privacy, security, incident response, or technology risk, plus SQL, Python, automation, and privacy regulatory knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end Privacy Incident Management program, including notification workflows, escalation paths, process documentation, responder enablement, and automation opportunities.
- Lead privacy incident response as the directly responsible individual and Incident Commander, coordinating with Privacy, Privacy Legal, CSIRT, Product, Engineering, Communications, and Customer Support to drive analysis, remediation, and follow-through.
- Maintain on-call readiness for privacy incident triage, severity classification, and urgent escalations.
- Lead privacy incident retrospectives, track remediation items and control gaps, and deliver metrics and reporting on trends, remediation status, and process health.
- Build cross-functional and cross-geography stakeholder relationships to improve readiness, response quality, and accountability.
- Support broader Privacy initiatives, including tooling development and automation projects.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in privacy, security, incident response, technology risk, or a related operational risk function.
- Experience leading or supporting incident, issue, or risk workflows requiring structured analysis, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.
- Strong incident management and communication skills, including communicating privacy risk and incident findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience producing written incident analyses, retrospective documentation, and executive-level summaries.
- Experience leading technical investigations in cloud-native architectures.
- Hands-on proficiency with SQL, Python, and data analysis tools.
- Experience building automation to reduce manual operational work and improve incident response efficiency.
- Working knowledge of privacy regulations and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, ePrivacy, DPIAs/PIAs, ROPA, and data subject rights.
- Ability to use and build generative AI responsibly with human oversight.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Postgres, MongoDB, Airflow, Looker, or Snowflake.

## Compensation
- Annual base salary: **$135,320–$159,200 USD**.
- Total compensation may also include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

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