Senior Compliance Tech Lead

Coinbase, Inc.; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking an experienced leader to set the technical direction for compliance data and control systems at scale. You will define multi-year roadmaps, balance regulatory needs with performance, and drive cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

You will mentor analytics staff, own system health, and collaborate with ML/AI teams to enhance detection capabilities while ensuring data quality and auditability.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience developing data-intensive systems.
• Leadership in compliance data and control systems.
• Experience building reliable data pipelines at scale.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for compliance data and control systems.
• Define and deliver multi-year technical roadmaps aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Frame ambiguous problems and balance control, data quality, and cost.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.
• Mentor analytics and data practitioners.
• Own operational health including monitoring and incident response.
• Partner with ML/AI and Platform teams to improve capabilities.

Skills

Data-intensive systems

Compliance data systems

Cross-functional leadership

Technical leadership

Data pipelines

Communication skills

AI/ML awareness

Job description

Coinbase is seeking an experienced leader to set the technical direction for compliance data and control systems at scale. You will define multi-year roadmaps, balance regulatory needs with performance, and drive cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

You will mentor analytics staff, own system health, and collaborate with ML/AI teams to enhance detection capabilities while ensuring data quality and auditability.