Privacy Specialist

Cobalt provides the world's largest pentesting platform, delivering thousands of pentests per year. Cobalt's Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) platform is modernizing traditional pentesting. By combining a SaaS platform with an exclusive community of testers, we deliver the real-time insights you need to remediate risk quickly and innovate securely. We see the Pentest as a Service model as a first step in our vision to create a new interface to the security workforce. We have seen tremendous traction over the years and today we have 1000+ customers on Cobalt's platform, ranging in size from Fortune 50 companies to emerging tech start-ups.

We are remote-first with local hubs in Austin, Boston, Berlin, and San Francisco. We have Scandinavian roots, an American base and a global outlook. Our team is characterized by a fun, fast-paced and collaborative culture based on individual responsibility and ownership.

We have secured more than $50M in funding from a variety of top flight investors, led by Highland Europe. We are using our funding to expand global usage and continue development of the Cobalt platform, which pioneered the Penetration test as a Service (PtaaS) model.

Description

We are looking for a passionate, driven, self starter to join the Legal  team as a Privacy Specialist.  Reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel, you will be responsible for supporting and implementing all aspects of Cobalt’s global data protection strategy. You may be located anywhere within the United States, UK, or Germany. 

What You’ll Do

Cobalt’s Privacy Specialist will play a critical role in operationalizing privacy throughout the company.. The Privacy Specialist will review the company's services, technologies, and engagement of third party suppliers to identify privacy related issues, help execute, and improve Cobalt’s global privacy strategy. The position will be responsible for consulting on privacy matters, and for the development and maintenance of policy and procedural documentation in support of Cobalt’s privacy and data protection efforts. This person will also coordinate cross-functionally throughout the company to ensure privacy requirements are effectively implemented to promote compliance objectives.

As a global company, Cobalt has exposure to privacy regulations in multiple jurisdictions spanning the Americas and EMEA. Priority is given to those with expertise in multiple jurisdictions. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in creating and maintaining privacy related notices, policies, standards, guidelines and processes.

• Conduct assessments and work with stakeholders to mitigate privacy risks across the organization.

• Socialize privacy by design principles.

• Provide technical privacy guidance to business leaders, developers, and product team members. 

• Help develop, implement and manage processes, internal controls relating to privacy frameworks and offer privacy support to various departments.

• Assist in developing and administering privacy training and awareness campaigns for various groups within the company.

• Identify and administer tools for managing privacy compliance obligations (including DataGrail and/or similar tools).

Required Experience

EDUCATION:

• BA/BS or equivalent 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in data privacy.

• Background applying privacy and data protection laws and frameworks such as GDPR, UK Privacy Act, CCPA, etc. 

• Experience conducting privacy reviews, control assessments and privacy impact assessments.

• Experience consulting cross-functionally with diverse disciplines to drive privacy compliance initiatives. 

• Highly collaborative, team oriented mindset.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Privacy certification (such as a CIPP designation or similar) is strongly preferred.

With over 45 nationalities already at Cobalt (and counting) we respect and celebrate diversity! We’re proudly committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or place of origin. We support each other and are grateful for each Cobalter's contribution to our mission — let's make security dance! 

Please apply even if you don't think you meet all of the criteria above but are still interested in the job. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

• Grow in a passionate, rapidly expanding industry operating at the forefront of the Pentesting industry 
• Work directly with experienced senior leaders with ongoing mentorship opportunities
• Earn competitive compensation and an attractive equity plan
• Save for the future with a 401(k) program (US) or pension (EU) 
• Benefit from medical, dental, vision and life insurance (US) or statutory healthcare (EU)
• Leverage stipends for:
  • Wellness
  • Work-from-home equipment & wifi
  • Learning & development
  • Unlimited books 
• Treat yourself to paid remote lunches
• Make the most of our flexible, generous paid time off, and 16-weeks of paid parental leave 
• Work remotely from anywhere in the US, the UK, or Germany
• Explore the world with our travel bonus payouts at your 2, 3, and 5 year anniversary