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At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.
To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.
Coinbase is hiring an Enterprise Risk Manager to help drive the evolution of our risk management capabilities and ensure alignment between enterprise risks and the company’s strategic goals. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify emerging risks, facilitate enterprise risk assessments, and strengthen Coinbase's ability to anticipate, prioritize, and address material risks to the business. The right candidate will combine strategic insight with operational rigor and be comfortable engaging at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
Additionally, this person will be directly responsible for risk governance oversight for several of Coinbase’s legal entities as needed, including (but not limited to) Singapore, Australia and India. This necessitates ensuring that the broader risk governance program is conducted in a manner consistent with local regulatory expectations. The ERM Risk Manager will help drive cultural alignment and translate deep technical risk knowledge into actionable commercial understanding for executive and board-level decision-making. The role will act as both challenger and enabler to the business, providing independent second line perspective while enabling strong first line risk ownership.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Own and maintain risk profiles and risk registers, including synthesis on top risks, drivers, controls and forward looking outlook.
- Champion a strong risk culture, reinforcing accountability, transparency, and proactive risk identification.
- Lead and facilitate risk workshops, aggregate and prioritize risk inputs, and conduct deep dives on emerging and strategic risks.
- Maintain and continuously improve the enterprise risk taxonomy, risk appetite statements and assessment methodology.
- Monitor and escalate material risks, trends, and emerging risks/threats to senior leadership and governance forums.
- Help develop and implement risk metrics (KRIs), dashboards, and reporting routines aligned with key strategic priorities.
- Partner with key functions (Legal, Finance, Compliance, Product, etc.) to embed Enterprise Risk Management in decision making
- Provide risk governance oversight and lead risk management regulatory engagement for Coinbase entities including (but not limited to) Singapore, Australia, and India. Ensure that the risk governance program is conducted in a manner consistent with local regulatory expectations
- Locally implement the global Enterprise Risk Management framework, including identifying key organizational risks, defining risk tolerances and appetites, and monitoring local Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)
- Prepare executive facing material for internal meetings, Board meetings, and regulatory engagements
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- Minimum 7 years of experience in the Enterprise Risk Management or equivalent discipline.
- Demonstrated experience designing and scaling risk frameworks in complex, fast paced environments.
- Ability to translate risk data into strategic narratives and executive level insights.
- Strong facilitation and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional environment
- A pragmatic, risk aware mindset with the ability to challenge constructively and influence outcomes.
- Knowledge of governance structures and risk committee operations
Nice to haves:
- Experience supporting regulatory exams Experience in financial services, fintech, crypto, or highly regulated tech companies.
- Familiarity with ERM and risk standards (COSO, ISO 31000, NIST, DORA, Etc,)
- Hands on experience with GRC systems
- Exposure to KRI/KPI design, risk appetite calibration, or control environment assessments
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Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
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AI Disclosure
For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.
The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com
