Remote GRC Manager: Tech Risk & Controls

Coinbase; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 194,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Manager, GRC to join our Technology Risk & Controls team within Security. You will lead second line advisory coverage across critical technology and security domains, collaborating with engineering, infrastructure, and security leaders to improve control design and risk posture.

You will build and coach a team of analysts, translate complex risk concepts into actionable requirements, and drive governance, policy, and audit initiatives to strengthen the technology control

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).
• Experience mentoring analysts and leading teams to deliver on commitments.
• Ability to translate complex risk concepts into clear requirements for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Utilizes AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflows.

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 scalable, effective mitigations 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 risk tradeoffs and connecting risks, controls, policies, incidents, and findings into clear narratives.
• Build, grow, and coach a team of technology and security analysts, fostering agility, innovation, and continuous performance feedback.

Skills

GRC leadership

Risk assessment

Control design

Security governance

Stakeholder management

Mentoring teams

AI governance

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Manager, GRC to join our Technology Risk & Controls team within Security. You will lead second line advisory coverage across critical technology and security domains, collaborating with engineering, infrastructure, and security leaders to improve control design and risk posture.

You will build and coach a team of analysts, translate complex risk concepts into actionable requirements, and drive governance, policy, and audit initiatives to strengthen the technology control