Manager, Corporate Programs

Coinbase; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Manager, Corporate Programs to own CORA and Planning initiatives, coordinating across IT, data, and engineering to deliver complex program roadmaps. You will turn ambiguous requirements into actionable plans and guide them to execution with visibility to senior leadership.

In this role you will maintain program rhythms, run end-to-end QBRs, OKRs, and dependencies, and ensure scalable enablement resources.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in product operations or program management for software/product initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous inputs into clear, actionable plans.
• Experience partnering with technical teams to translate requirements into tooling or processes.
• Proficiency with Atlassian Jira and Confluence; experience leveraging AI to automate workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own CORA and Planning programs end-to-end across the organization.
• Translate complex process challenges into scalable solutions with executive visibility.
• Lead program governance, including QBRs, OKRs, dependencies, and audits.
• Partner with IT, data, and engineering teams for technical builds.
• Maintain enablement resources (guidance, policies, FAQs, training materials).
• Identify scalable solutions to systemic process and tooling challenges.

Tools

Jira

Confluence

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."

Manager, Corporate Programs

Corporate & Strategic Programs (CSP) sits within Coinbase's central Business org, leveraging program management to supercharge execution on the company's most critical priorities. As a Manager, Corporate Programs, you'll own two of our most visible cross‑functional programs: CORA (Change Oversight & Risk Assessment), which mitigates risk across all product launches and system changes, and Planning, which manages Executive QBRs, OKRs, and dependencies management. You'll drive both programs end‑to‑end, translating complex process challenges into scalable solutions with direct visibility to senior leadership.

What you'll do:

• Conduct research and analysis to understand internal customer pain points and create solutions prioritized into a clear roadmap
• Drive Executive QBR planning cycles end‑to‑end, from company guidance through to final outputs
• Maintain CORA's operating rhythms including weekly and monthly reporting, and represent CORA during audits and compliance exams with internal and external stakeholders including regulators
• Partner with technical teams (IT, data, engineering) when solutions require more complex technical builds
• Maintain all enablement resources including guidance, policies, procedures, FAQs, training materials, and AI agents
• Identify and implement scalable solutions to systemic process and tooling challenges across both programs

Required Skills and Experience:

• 6+ years in product operations or program management for software/product initiatives, with experience owning cross‑functional programs end‑to‑end
• Demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous or conflicting inputs into clear, actionable plans and drive them to completion
• Experience partnering with technical teams and translating business requirements into tooling or process solutions
• Proficiency in Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) and experience leveraging AI to automate and accelerate workflows
• Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to facilitate senior stakeholder dialogues and drive toward outcomes
• 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)).

$166,345 - $195,700 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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