Senior Internal Audit Lead — Controls & Compliance

Coinbase, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Associate to execute risk-based audits end-to-end across global operations.

You will partner with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Legal teams to identify control gaps and drive actionable remediation, strengthening the control environment and supporting the company’s mission of trusted financial services. Role emphasizes regulator-ready documentation, strong governance, and independent testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in internal or external audit, compliance testing, or risk management.
• Experience in financial services, fintech, payments, brokerage, or custody.
• Regulatory framework knowledge incl AML/CFT, sanctions, consumer protection.
• Ability to manage multiple audit workstreams with regulator-ready docs.
• Experience with data analytics and SQL preferred.
• Ability to use generative AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end operational and compliance audits, including scoping, preliminary risk assessments, control walkthroughs, fieldwork testing, and reporting.
• Own audit request tracking, open item management, and testing status, delivering updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify control gaps by root cause analysis, evaluating exception severity, and drafting recommendations.
• Lead audit reporting with summaries and write-ups for senior leadership and regulators.
• Validate remediation of prior findings by assessing evidence and closure sufficiency.
• Partner with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Legal teams to maintain independence and effectiveness.

Skills

Internal audit

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

AI governance

Tools

SQL

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Associate to execute risk-based audits end-to-end across global operations.

You will partner with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Legal teams to identify control gaps and drive actionable remediation, strengthening the control environment and supporting the company’s mission of trusted financial services. Role emphasizes regulator-ready documentation, strong governance, and independent testing.