Group Product Manager, Compliance Automation

Coinbase; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 244,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Group Product Manager for Compliance Automation to drive the long-term AI/ML-powered system strategy across sanctions, monitoring, and risk-based workflows.

You will lead PMs, partner with Legal and Engineering, and push automation initiatives that scale globally while managing regulatory risk and cost.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience in AI/ML-powered automation and compliance at scale.
• Experience leading large cross-functional programs with multiple workstreams.
• Partnering with ML engineers on AI architectures and translating tech to strategy.
• Proven track record in sanctions, AML/BCU monitoring, and regulatory approvals.
• Ability to align investments and communicate tradeoffs to senior leadership.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and multi-year roadmap for Compliance Automation.
• Lead PMs to define and deliver AI/ML-powered capabilities across jurisdictions.
• Drive automation to reduce manual effort and cut regulatory costs.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Trust & Risk, Engineering, and Data Science.
• Shape AI/ML integration to strengthen detection and case resolution.
• Build relationships with regulatory stakeholders and translate requirements.

Skills

AI/ML automation

Compliance tech

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory compliance

Executive communication

Generative AI usage

Job description

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.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

The Product Foundations team within Coinbase's Platform product group builds the systems that protect Coinbase, our customers, and the broader crypto ecosystem, powering identity verification, money movement, and regulatory compliance across every jurisdiction. As the Group Product Manager for Compliance Automation, you'll lead the product vision and multi-year strategy for the AI/ML-powered systems that automate Coinbase's regulatory obligations, including sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity detection, and risk-based compliance workflows. Compliance operations represent one of Coinbase's largest investments, and you'll own the strategy to strengthen and scale those capabilities through intelligent automation, reducing cost and regulatory risk while enabling the company to operate and grow globally.

What you'll do:

• Own the product vision and multi-year roadmap for Coinbase's Compliance Automation platform, covering sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity detection, and risk-based compliance workflows.
• Lead a team of PMs to define, prioritize, and deliver AI/ML-powered capabilities that reduce manual compliance effort, increase detection accuracy, and scale compliance operations across jurisdictions.
• Drive significant cost optimization by identifying and executing automation opportunities across one of Coinbase's largest operational cost centers, without increasing regulatory risk.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Trust & Risk, Engineering, and Data Science to ensure automation systems meet regulatory requirements while enabling product velocity.
• Shape the integration of emerging AI/ML technologies to strengthen compliance detection, reduce false positive rates, and accelerate case resolution.
• Build and maintain relationships with regulatory and compliance stakeholders, translating evolving regulatory requirements into actionable product capabilities.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years of product management experience, with significant experience in AI/ML-powered automation, compliance technology, or operational automation at scale.
• Experience leading large, complex cross-functional programs with multiple workstreams, including managing managers or leading PM teams.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with ML engineers on agentic AI architectures and translate technical capabilities into compliance product strategy.
• Proven track record with regulatory compliance frameworks (sanctions, transaction monitoring, AML/BSA) and navigating compliance approval processes.
• Experience driving executive-level alignment and communicating investment tradeoffs to senior leadership (VP+, ET) with clarity and precision.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

*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):

$243,865—$286,900 USD

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