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Senior Staff Data Security Privacy Engineer

Coursera
United States, California, Mountain View
281 East Evelyn Avenue (Show on map)
Nov 03, 2025
Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with191 million registered learners as of September 30, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading universities and industry partners to offer a broad catalogue of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera's platform innovations - including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks - enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. We're a global platform aiming to transform lives through learning by offering transformative courses, certificates, and degrees that empower learners worldwide to advance their careers through skill mastery. We're looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners eager to shape the future of education. If you're ready to build the global programs and tools that fuel the power of online learning, join Team Coursera. At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you. Job Overview: Sr. Staff Engineer, Data Security and Privacy is responsible for protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access or breaches and ensuring an organization's compliance with data protection laws and regulations. They develop and implement privacy programs, conduct risk assessments, and provide guidance on data security and privacy matters to various departments, ensuring a strong privacy-aware organizational culture. Responsibilities: Develop and Implement Privacy Programs: This includes creating and maintaining policies, procedures, and protocols related to data security and privacy. Data Classification and Handling: Develop and implement data classification policies, procedures, and guidelines for proper handling, storage, and disposal of different information categories. Data Identification and Mapping: Create and maintain comprehensive data inventories identifying where sensitive information resides throughout the organization, ensuring appropriate controls and protections are applied. Conduct Risk Assessments: Identify, evaluate, and mitigate data security and privacy risks, including potential vulnerabilities and threats. Incident Response: Lead and coordinate incident response efforts related to data breaches or security incidents, including reporting, communication, and investigation. Ensure Compliance: Stay informed about and ensure compliance with relevant data protection laws and regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, etc.). Privacy Training: Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on data security and privacy best practices and responsibilities. Collaboration and Communication: Work with various departments, including Legal/Privacy, Engineering, IT, and Sales/Marketing, to integrate privacy into organizational processes. Vendor Management: Oversee and manage vendor data security and privacy practices to ensure they align with organizational policies and legal requirements. Contractual Reviews: Review contracts with Enterprise Customers and Partners to assure compliance with data security and privacy requirements. Privacy Process Automation: Consult with relevant stakeholders to design and implement automated workflows for privacy and data security operations (e.g., data subject access requests, right to be forgotten requests) to ensure timely and consistent processing. Data Loss Prevention: Implement and manage DLP controls across various endpoints and systems to prevent unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. Auditing and Monitoring: Conduct regular audits and monitoring to assess compliance and identify areas for improvement. Advise and Consult: Provide guidance and advice to management and other stakeholders on data security and privacy matters. Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs): Review and advise on DPIAs to assess the potential impact of data processing activities on privacy rights Qualifications: 10+ years' of working experience in an Information Security, Privacy and Compliance role and a strong understanding of privacy laws and regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). Experience with incident response planning and execution. Industry standard security certification(s) a Plus: CISSP, CISA, CISM, etc. Knowledge of data breach notification procedures and knowledge of relevant industry standards and best practices. Experience with data classification frameworks and governance programs and experience with data mapping methodologies and data discovery tools and exposure to configuring and managing DLP solutions and familiarity with workflow automation tools and ticketing systems (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow). Nice to haves: Ability to analyze and interpret data and identify potential vulnerabilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience with privacy risk assessments and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) Compensation This role is available in the following US Pay Zones: Zone 1: $250,200 - $271,320 Zone 2: 220-000 - $259,200 Zone 3: $210,000 - $240,635 Zone 4: $200,000- $224,080 At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are. US Pay Zones: US-Z1: Bay Area US-Z2: NYC and Seattle Metro US-Z3: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, OR, RI, TX, VA US-Z4: AK, AZ, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, NH, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, WI If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera: Secure Software Design Enterprise and Infrastructure Security IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts Coursera is anEqual Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at accommodations@coursera.org. For California Candidates, please review our CCPA Applicant Notice here. For our Global Candidates, please review our GDPR Recruitment Notice here.