Remote-First GRC Manager — Tech Risk & Controls

Coinbase, Inc.; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 194,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Equity and bonus eligibility

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Manager, GRC to join the Technology Risk & Controls team within Security and lead second line advisory coverage across critical technology domains.

This role partners with engineering to evaluate posture, strengthen controls, and drive governance improvements, enabling risk-informed decisions and scalable risk management. You will coach analysts and align risk, policy, and incident findings with business goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology risk, IT controls, IT audit, cybersecurity risk, or compliance.
• Hands-on experience delivering full-stack GRC services (risk management, control design, continuous monitoring, governance documentation).
• Proven track record mentoring analysts and delivering on timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead second line advisory coverage for key technology and security domains, assessing risk exposure, control effectiveness, policy alignment, and emerging issues across the business.
• Partner with engineering and technology teams to evaluate domain posture and identify where additional controls, remediation, or governance improvements are needed.
• Review and challenge the design of new and existing risks and their corresponding controls to ensure mitigations are scalable, effective, and aligned to business, risk, and regulatory expectations.
• Drive coordination across risk, controls, policy, audit, and assurance teams to translate incidents, audit findings, and regulatory expectations into actionable improvements that strengthen the technology control environment.
• Intake, triage, and calculate inherent and residual risk with subject matter experts and risk owners, facilitating risk treatment decisions and validating execution of mitigation plans.
• Enable leadership decision-making by communicating quantitative and qualitative risk tradeoffs and connecting risks, controls, policies, incidents, and findings into clear narratives that support prioritization and reporting.
• Build, grow, and coach a team of technology and security analysts and senior analysts, fostering a culture of agility, innovation, and continuous performance feedback.

Skills

Risk management

Control design

Governance

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI governance

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Manager, GRC to join the Technology Risk & Controls team within Security and lead second line advisory coverage across critical technology domains.

This role partners with engineering to evaluate posture, strengthen controls, and drive governance improvements, enabling risk-informed decisions and scalable risk management. You will coach analysts and align risk, policy, and incident findings with business goals.