Senior Staff Compliance Technology

Coinbase

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$230,265–$270,900 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Above market

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About Coinbase

Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology

Coinbase currently has 94 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $191,250–$218,900 across 85 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Compliance Technology

The Senior Staff, Compliance Technology role sits within the Compliance Technology team, where you will build and operate data and detection capabilities to meet global BSA/AML and related regulatory obligations. You will set the technical direction for compliance data and control systems, defining multi-year roadmaps and leading the design and implementation of large-scale solutions. Your daily work involves framing ambiguous technical problems, building reliable data pipelines, and creating multi-tenant compliance controls. You will partner with Machine Learning, AI, and Platform teams to improve detection sensitivity while ensuring data quality and auditability. Key requirements include over ten years of experience developing data-intensive systems, technical leadership in compliance data, and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into testable technical controls and reusable architectural designs.

What you'll do

  • Set technical direction and lead the design, implementation, and operation of large-scale compliance data systems.
  • Define and deliver multi-year technical roadmaps that align regulatory requirements with business growth and scalability.
  • Translate regulatory and policy requirements into testable technical controls with clear acceptance criteria and traceable data.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to build alignment on technical approaches and drive delivery across Product, Engineering, and Compliance teams.
  • Own the operational health of systems, including monitoring, incident response, and remediation of data-quality issues.
  • Analyze detection outputs and control-performance trends to improve signal quality and reduce non-actionable noise.
  • Partner with Machine Learning and Platform teams to improve compliance capabilities and monitor production performance.
  • Mentor analytics and data practitioners through technical guidance, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.

What we're looking for

  • At least 10 years of experience developing data-intensive systems, including technical leadership in compliance data and control systems.
  • Deep expertise in compliance data systems and architectural decision-making for cross-functional issues.
  • Demonstrated success independently leading complex technical initiatives from problem definition through production operation.
  • Experience building reliable data pipelines, data models, and multi-tenant compliance controls at scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions and align stakeholders without formal authority.
  • Strong technical judgment in balancing regulatory requirements with system reliability, customer experience, and operational efficiency.
  • Experience evaluating detection or control performance, investigating degradation, and validating signal quality improvements.
  • Strong hands-on skills in implementation, code and design review, technical writing, production troubleshooting, and incident leadership.

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