Senior Compliance Tech Architect (Remote-First)

Coinbase, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to own compliance data and control systems, guiding design, implementation, and operation of large-scale solutions across global regulatory requirements.

You will define roadmaps, frame ambiguous problems, and drive cross-functional initiatives with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, architectural judgment, and mentoring data practitioners while ensuring data quality, reliability, and cost

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data-intensive systems leadership.
• Expertise in compliance data systems.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and controls.
• Ability to influence without formal authority.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for compliance data and control systems.
• Define multi-year roadmaps aligned with regulatory needs and growth.
• Frame ambiguous problems and balance control, data quality, and cost.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.
• Serve as a technical expert shaping architectural decisions.
• Translate regulatory requirements into testable technical controls.
• Own operational health, monitoring, incidents, and remediation.
• Analyze detection outputs to improve signal quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with ML/AI and Platform teams on capabilities.
• Mentor analytics and data practitioners.

Skills

Data leadership

Compliance data

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Data quality

Architectural judgment

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to own compliance data and control systems, guiding design, implementation, and operation of large-scale solutions across global regulatory requirements.

You will define roadmaps, frame ambiguous problems, and drive cross-functional initiatives with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, architectural judgment, and mentoring data practitioners while ensuring data quality, reliability, and cost