Sr. Compensation Business Partner

Join Coinbase as a Sr. Compensation Business Partner, focusing on executive compensation, AI strategy, and business partnering for senior executives. Remote role with a salary range of $98K-$162K. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”

• •Own executive compensation for our most senior leaders, including exec offers, long-term incentive design, and Comp Committee materials in partnership with Legal, Finance, and external advisors.
• •Partner as the dedicated comp business partner to a portfolio of senior executives across G&A and Product groups, delivering fast, concise recommendations on anything comp-related.
• •Lead AI strategy and transformation for the Comp function by identifying, designing, and deploying AI-enabled workflows and agents that accelerate benchmarking, scenario modeling, and stakeholder communications.
• •Translate complex pay scenarios and program tradeoffs into clear narratives and executive-ready materials that drive decisions in an async-first environment.
• •Shape executive compensation program design, including proxy considerations, scenario modeling, and LTI structures aligned to company strategy.

• •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): $212,330 — $249,800 USD.

• •8+ years of compensation experience with increasing scope, including deep executive compensation expertise (Comp Committee prep, proxy/CD&A exposure, exec-level offers, LTI design).
• •Proven track record as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, with demonstrated ability to influence without authority and deliver hard messages with clarity.
• •Analytical and modeling fluency in Sheets/Excel.
• •Demonstrated ability to write concise, decision-ready documents for senior executives, including problem framing, scenario tradeoffs, and clear recommendations that land without additional context.
• •Experience operating on small, high-output teams where you owned end-to-end workstreams with minimal direction in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• •Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.