Senior Compliance Tech Architect - Data & Controls

Coinbase, Inc.; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a senior technical leader to own compliance data and control systems at scale. You will define multi-year roadmaps, balance regulatory needs with reliability, and drive cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance and Operations.

You will mentor analytics and data practitioners, shape architecture, ensure data quality, and oversee incident response while partnering with ML/AI and Platform teams to advance our compliance capabilities globally.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in building data-intensive systems with leadership in compliance data and controls.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives from concept to production.
• Experience with reliable data pipelines, data models, and multi-tenant compliance controls.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for compliance data and control systems at scale.
• Define multi-year roadmaps aligned with regulatory requirements and growth.
• Frame ambiguous problems, evaluate options, balance control, data quality, and cost.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance and Operations.
• Mentor analytics and data practitioners and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Translate regulatory requirements into testable technical controls with clear criteria.

Skills

Data-intensive

Technical leadership

Compliance data systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Distributed systems

Data pipelines

Data quality

Incident leadership

AI tools usage

Communication skills

Tools

Code review

Production troubleshooting

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a senior technical leader to own compliance data and control systems at scale. You will define multi-year roadmaps, balance regulatory needs with reliability, and drive cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance and Operations.

You will mentor analytics and data practitioners, shape architecture, ensure data quality, and oversee incident response while partnering with ML/AI and Platform teams to advance our compliance capabilities globally.