Senior Risk & Compliance Threat Assessment Lead

Coinbase; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 162,010 - 190,600; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Compliance, Threat & Risk Assessment Manager to spearhead enterprise-wide risk assessments, identifying inherent risks, evaluating controls, and articulating key findings for executive leadership.

You will partner with MLROs and cross-functional stakeholders across Coinbase entities to deliver globally coordinated, locally relevant risk outcomes, and develop governance materials for regulatory audiences. A focus on AML/CFT, sanctions, and TM/CRS coverage is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in compliance, financial crimes, or operational risk assessment within a regulated financial institution, fintech, or consulting firm.
• Demonstrated success independently leading large-scale risk assessments, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving cross-functional outcomes.
• Deep expertise in AML/CFT, sanctions, transaction monitoring, customer risk-scoring, geographic risk assessment, and compliance risk-management frameworks.
• Experience designing threat assessment frameworks, conducting TM/CRS coverage assessments, and leading geographic risk rating reviews across multi-entity or multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Proven ability to produce executive-quality written communications, data analysis, and governance materials; proficiency in Excel, SQL, and AI platforms.
• Crypto-forward mindset with understanding of crypto products, services, and evolving ecosystem risks.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise-wide compliance risk assessments, including inherent risk identification, control evaluation, residual risk determination, and articulation of findings and risk themes.
• Partner with MLROs, CCOs, and cross-functional stakeholders across Coinbase entities to deliver globally coordinated, locally relevant risk assessment outcomes.
• Produce risk assessment reports, executive summaries, and governance materials for senior leadership, risk forums, and regulatory audiences.
• Drive transaction monitoring and customer risk-scoring coverage assessments and lead geographic risk rating updates ensuring ratings are current and actionable.
• Develop a compliance threat assessment framework including governance, methodology, documentation standards, and ongoing maintenance.
• Pioneer AI-powered automation to scale assessment workflows with strong human oversight.

Skills

Risk assessment leadership

AML/CFT expertise

Geographic risk assessment

Data analysis

Governance documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Crypto awareness

AI platforms

Tools

Excel

SQL

AI platforms

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Compliance, Threat & Risk Assessment Manager to spearhead enterprise-wide risk assessments, identifying inherent risks, evaluating controls, and articulating key findings for executive leadership.

You will partner with MLROs and cross-functional stakeholders across Coinbase entities to deliver globally coordinated, locally relevant risk outcomes, and develop governance materials for regulatory audiences. A focus on AML/CFT, sanctions, and TM/CRS coverage is essential.