Remote-First Senior Compliance Tech Architect

Coinbase, Inc.; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a highly experienced technical leader to set the direction for compliance data and control systems at scale in the United States. You will define multi-year roadmaps, balance regulatory requirements with reliability, and guide cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

You will also translate policy needs into testable controls, own system health, and mentor analytics practitioners, shaping Coinbase’s approach to data quality, detection,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building data-intensive systems with leadership in compliance data.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.
• Strong experience building reliable data pipelines with data quality and auditability.
• Proven track record influencing decisions without formal authority.
• Excellent communication of complex technical and compliance topics.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for compliance data and control systems.
• Define multi-year roadmaps aligned with regulatory requirements and growth.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and align stakeholders without reporting lines.
• Translate regulatory requirements into testable technical controls and evidence of effectiveness.
• Own operational health, monitoring, incidents, and remediation.

Skills

Data-intensive systems

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data quality & auditability

Incident leadership

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a highly experienced technical leader to set the direction for compliance data and control systems at scale in the United States. You will define multi-year roadmaps, balance regulatory requirements with reliability, and guide cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

You will also translate policy needs into testable controls, own system health, and mentor analytics practitioners, shaping Coinbase’s approach to data quality, detection,