Senior Director, Compliance Technology — Remote-First

Coinbase, Inc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a senior technical leader to own compliance data and control systems, setting direction and delivering scalable solutions across global requirements.

You will translate regulatory needs into architecture and drive cross-functional initiatives. You’ll mentor analytics teams, improve signal quality, partner with ML/AI teams, ensure data quality, and manage operational health including monitoring and incident response.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience developing data-intensive systems with leadership in compliance data and control systems.
• Deep expertise in compliance data systems and architectural decision-making across cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives from problem definition to production operation.
• Experience building reliable data pipelines and multi-tenant compliance controls at scale.
• Strong influence without formal authority across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for compliance data and control systems within your domain.
• Define and deliver multi-year technical roadmaps aligned with regulatory requirements and business growth.
• Independently frame ambiguous technical problems and choose approaches balancing control, data quality, and cost.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations and drive delivery.
• Mentor analytics and data practitioners through guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with Compliance to translate regulatory requirements into testable technical controls with traceable data.
• Own operational health of systems, monitor data quality, and drive remediation of control issues.
• Analyze detection outputs and improve signal quality while ensuring detection sensitivity.
• Collaborate with Machine Learning/AI and Platform teams to enhance compliance capabilities.

Skills

Data-intensive systems

Compliance data systems

Technical leadership

Data pipelines

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a senior technical leader to own compliance data and control systems, setting direction and delivering scalable solutions across global requirements.

You will translate regulatory needs into architecture and drive cross-functional initiatives. You’ll mentor analytics teams, improve signal quality, partner with ML/AI teams, ensure data quality, and manage operational health including monitoring and incident response.