Privacy, Information Governance & eDiscovery Analyst

About the Role

The Privacy & Information Governance Team at Chainalysis is crucial for ensuring the organization manages data lawfully, defensibly, and operationally soundly throughout its lifecycle. This involves managing privacy compliance, data governance, retention and deletion policies, and responding to legal requests like subpoenas and court orders. The team acts as a liaison between Legal, Security, and business units, translating complex legal and regulatory mandates into practical, auditable operational processes. The Privacy & Information Governance eDiscovery (PIGE) Analyst will be instrumental in the daily execution of the privacy program, data governance operations, and compliance initiatives. This role focuses on transforming leadership's policies into actionable controls, processes, and training that are adopted organization-wide.

Key Responsibilities

• Operationalize privacy and governance policies by developing procedures, playbooks, and workflows.
• Manage incoming data subject rights requests, including access, deletion, and correction.
• Collaborate with IT and Security to enforce data retention schedules, deletion protocols, and records management.
• Conduct Privacy Risk Management activities, such as Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and maintaining Records of Processing Activities (RoPA).
• Execute Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Legal Impact Assessments (LIAs), and other risk assessments, maintaining associated risk registers.
• Coordinate incident response efforts in conjunction with the Security and Legal teams.
• Monitor key compliance metrics and generate reports for executive leadership.
• Develop and deliver privacy and information governance training programs for all employees.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for business teams regarding privacy and data handling inquiries.
• Execute legal holds, ensure data preservation, and conduct defensible data collections while upholding chain of custody standards.
• Support subpoenas and investigations by preparing data exports for review and ensuring adherence to privacy and compliance regulations.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in privacy operations, compliance, or information governance.
• Solid understanding of data subject rights and operational privacy requirements.
• Experience with records management, retention schedules, and data lifecycle management.
• Proven ability to coordinate effectively across IT, Legal, Security, and business departments.
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities.
• Working knowledge of collaboration tools and cloud data sources (e.g., email, Slack, shared drives).
• Familiarity with retention, classification, and privacy considerations during data collection processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• IAPP CIPM, CIPP, or IG professional certifications (e.g. IGP).
• Interest in or prior experience with the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
• Exposure to eDiscovery platforms or tools (e.g., Relativity, Everlaw, Logikcull).

About Chainalysis

Blockchain technology is a driving force behind global innovation, enabling more efficient banking, enhanced customer connections, and advanced criminal investigations. As blockchain adoption accelerates, organizations worldwide are seeking to leverage its full potential. Chainalysis empowers these organizations by providing comprehensive insights into blockchain activity through our data, services, and solutions, allowing them to navigate the blockchain ecosystem with confidence and security.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Chainalysis, we embrace diversity of experience and thought, recognizing it as a key strength. With a global customer base and workforce, we are committed to fostering a team that mirrors the diverse communities we serve. We continuously strive to enhance our diversity and inclusion culture through ongoing learning and reevaluation. We welcome applicants from all races, ethnicities, genders, gender expressions, ages, spiritual beliefs, abilities, and experiences. If you require accommodations during our interview process due to a disability, please reach out. Learn more about our commitment here. We look forward to meeting you. Key skills/competency: Privacy Operations, Information Governance, eDiscovery, Compliance, Data Governance, Records Management, Data Subject Rights, Risk Management, Legal Holds, Data Privacy.