Coursera · 1 month ago
Senior Staff Data Security Privacy Engineer
Canada, NC
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$250K/yr - $271K/yr
10+ years expCoursera is a leading online learning platform founded by Stanford professors to make education accessible to all. They are seeking a Senior Staff Data Security Privacy Engineer to design, build, and scale systems that protect user data and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
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Responsibilities
Partner with Engineering, Legal, Product, IT, and other cross-functional stakeholders (Stakeholders) to design and embed privacy and data protection principles across the entire organization, from product development to operations
Partner with Stakeholders to translate legal and regulatory obligations into actionable technical requirements, policies, and controls
Develop privacy-enhancing capabilities such as data minimisation, anonymisation, and access-control frameworks that scale with our infrastructure
Design and implement data classification and handling frameworks to provide appropriate protection throughout the data lifecycle
Build and maintain comprehensive data inventories and data flow maps, identifying where data resides and how it is processed across systems
Collaborate with Engineering teams to apply appropriate controls at every point in the data pipeline
Conduct technical risk assessments of internal and third party systems and applications to identify, evaluate, and mitigate privacy and data security risks, including vulnerabilities, misuse, and compliance gaps
Contribute to Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) by assessing the technical and security implications of new processing activities
Partner with Legal to transform evolving regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, NIST, ISO) into secure, scalable engineering solutions that drive compliance and build user trust
Lead and coordinate the company’s technical response to data breaches or security incidents, including those impacting personal information (Incidents), enabling timely investigation, effective mitigation, and root-cause analysis
Design and implement processes and tooling to detect, investigate, and remediate, Incidents in compliance with applicable laws
Partner with Stakeholders to design and implement automated workflows and tools to streamline privacy operations, including data subject rights requests and data deletion workflows
Deploy and manage data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities across endpoints, applications, and infrastructure to prevent unauthorised disclosure of sensitive data
Implement continuous auditing, monitoring, and alerting to track compliance posture and surface security and operational privacy risks proactively
Act as a trusted advisor to Stakeholders on the technical implementation of privacy and security controls
Provide strategic input on product design decisions and architectural choices to enable alignment with privacy and security best practices
Partner with cross functional teams to develop and execute vendor risk assessments, establishing processes that address technical, security and privacy requirements across the entire vendor lifecycle
Collaborate with Legal on technical aspects of contractual reviews with enterprise customers,partners, vendors, and other third parties
Contribute to the development of internal policies, standards, and procedures based on technical best practices
Qualification
Required
10+ years of hands-on experience in information security, privacy engineering, or related roles
Strong understanding of global data protection laws and regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA) and their technical implications
Proven experience in incident response, data protection engineering, and risk assessments
Familiarity with data classification, mapping, and governance methodologies
Experience with DLP technologies and implementing privacy workflows and automation
Familiarity with workflow automation tools and ticketing systems (e.g. Jira, ServiceNow)
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams
Preferred
Experience in using third party privacy automation tooling is a plus
Industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CISM) are a plus
Benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
Bonus and RSU equity programs
Global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are
Company
Coursera
Coursera is an online education platform that offers classes for students.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$458.9MKey Investors
Global Secure InvestNew Enterprise AssociatesSEEK
2021-03-31IPO
2021-01-01Series Unknown· $1M
2020-10-23Series F· $1.1M
Leadership Team
Alan Cardenas
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Michele Meyers
Chief Accounting Officer (CAO)
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