Compliance, Threat & Risk Assessment Manager
The vacancy is well-structured with clear responsibilities and requirements, though some details on payment terms could be improved.
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Overview
Join Coinbase as a Compliance, Threat & Risk Assessment Manager to lead compliance risk assessments and drive cross-functional outcomes in a dynamic environment focused on financial crime compliance. Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”
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.
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.
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.