Head of Compliance Data Product & Governance

Unchain Data; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 253,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Compliance Product Data Lead to join our Compliance Product, Strategic Programs, and Data organization. In this critical leadership role, you will serve as a “player-coach,” leading a high-performing team of data product specialists while acting as the primary architect for our Compliance data ecosystem.

You will sit at the intersection of Engineering, Product, and Compliance, ensuring data is “fit for purpose.” You will mentor your team to build data contracts, governance,

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading technical data product teams in regulated financial services or FinTech.
• 10+ years in Data Product Management, Data Engineering or Technical PM with AML/KYC/Transactions monitoring SME knowledge.
• Ability to lead deep-dive discussions on ETL pipelines, SQL, and data modeling with engineering partners.
• Experience mapping complex data flows to meet regulatory standards (e.g., BCBS 239).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Data Product Managers/Analysts.
• Own the Compliance data product suite (Customer Risk Scoring, Transaction Monitoring, AML, Screening, Sanctions).
• Architect the end-to-end Compliance data risk framework (Data Quality, Usage Risk, Lineage Risk).
• Define formal data contracts between Producers and Consumers.
• Oversee data lineage from generation to regulatory reporting.
• Bridge Compliance SMEs with Engineering leadership to secure data integrity.

Skills

Leadership

Data product management

Technical design literacy

Data lineage

Stakeholder management

Risk-based thinking

Tools

ETL pipelines

SQL

Data modeling

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Compliance Product Data Lead to join our Compliance Product, Strategic Programs, and Data organization. In this critical leadership role, you will serve as a “player-coach,” leading a high-performing team of data product specialists while acting as the primary architect for our Compliance data ecosystem.

You will sit at the intersection of Engineering, Product, and Compliance, ensuring data is “fit for purpose.” You will mentor your team to build data contracts, governance,