Remote GRC Manager - Tech Risk & Controls Leader

Coinbase, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 194,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Manager, GRC to lead second line advisory coverage across critical technology and security domains within Security. You will evaluate risk posture, design controls, and guide governance in collaboration with engineering leaders.

This role demands hands-on experience across risk management, SDLC, and incident response while building strong partnerships. You will manage a team of analysts, drive risk-informed decisions, and ensure scalable controls.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology risk, IT controls, or cybersecurity risk with hands-on GRC services (risk management, control design, continuous monitoring, governance documentation)

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

Technology risk

IT controls

Cybersecurity risk

Compliance

Risk management

Governance

Mentoring

AI governance

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Manager, GRC to lead second line advisory coverage across critical technology and security domains within Security. You will evaluate risk posture, design controls, and guide governance in collaboration with engineering leaders.

This role demands hands-on experience across risk management, SDLC, and incident response while building strong partnerships. You will manage a team of analysts, drive risk-informed decisions, and ensure scalable controls.