Coinbase - TEST - GH API (EA YES)
Compliance, Threat & Risk Assessment Manager
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Lead enterprise and targeted compliance risk assessments across global entities, translating AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial-crime risks into executive-ready reports, governance materials, and actionable remediation. Partner with MLROs/CCOs, evaluate controls and residual risk, drive transaction monitoring and customer risk scoring coverage, maintain geographic risk ratings, design threat assessment frameworks, and scale workflows using AI-powered automation while ensuring human oversight.
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The Threat & Risk Assessment (TRA) team strengthens Coinbase's global compliance risk management framework by leading enterprise-wide and targeted risk assessments for compliance and financial crime compliance. As a Compliance, Threat & Risk Assessment Manager, you'll sit at the intersection of compliance, governance, data, and cross-functional execution, translating complex financial crimes and regulatory risks into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders across Coinbase legal entities globally.
What you'll do:
What you'll do:
- Manage enterprise-wide compliance risk assessments, including inherent risk identification, control evaluation, residual risk determination, and articulation of key findings and risk themes
- Partner with MLROs, CCOs, and cross-functional stakeholders across Coinbase legal entities to deliver globally coordinated, locally relevant risk assessment outcomes
- Produce risk assessment reports, executive summaries, and governance materials for senior leadership, risk forums, and regulatory audiences
- Drive transaction monitoring and customer risk scoring coverage assessments and lead geographic risk rating updates ensuring ratings are current, risk-based, and operationally actionable
- Develop a compliance threat assessment framework including governance, methodology, documentation standards, and ongoing maintenance
- Pioneer AI-powered automation to scale assessment workflows, demonstrating high AI fluency while maintaining rigorous human judgment and oversight
Required Skills and Experience:
- 8+ years in compliance, financial crimes, or operational risk assessment within a regulated financial institution, fintech, or consulting firm
- Demonstrated success independently leading large-scale risk assessments, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving cross-functional outcomes in ambiguous environments
- Deep expertise in AML/CFT, sanctions, transaction monitoring, customer risk scoring, geographic risk assessment, and compliance risk management frameworks
- Experience designing threat assessment frameworks, conducting TM/CRS coverage assessments, and leading geographic risk rating reviews across multi-entity or multi-jurisdictional compliance environments
- Proven ability to produce executive-quality written communications, data analysis, and governance materials; proficiency in Excel, SQL, and AI platforms
- Crypto-forward mindset with understanding of crypto products, services, and evolving ecosystem risks
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Job ID: P77621
Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$162,010—$190,600 USD
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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