Technical Program Manager, Compliance

Coinbase is a company focused on increasing economic freedom through its onchain platform and the future global financial system. They are seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead strategic compliance initiatives, working with cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale programs that are crypto-focused and technical in nature.

Responsibilities:

• Lead large scale programs that are crypto-focused, technical, Compliance related, and cross functional in nature
• Team with internal and external stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Data Science, Legal, Compliance, Customer experience, Enterprise Technology, International Operations)
• Set cross functional business objectives, align cross-functional teams, and execute from design and technical implementation
• Be accountable for roadmap delivery including adoption and success criteria as defined in collaboration with your stakeholders
• Plan, scope, resource, coordinate, communicate status, manage risks and track progress across multiple product workstreams
• Create and support cross functional program deliverables including program plans, quarterly objectives and associated initiatives, BRDs, PRDs, TDDs, product launch approval, incident statusing etc
• Support the Compliance incident management process and ensure issues are properly documented, tracked and resolved according to our compliance policies
• Monitor program status, identify issues / risks, succinctly communicate issues, and proactively collaborate to ensure timely resolution
• Work closely with product and engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle to resolve blockers, address questions, balance between functionality and user experience

Requirements:

• Must have 6+ years of experience working with consumer products as a technical program manager across domains including product, engineering, business operations or strategy
• Experience balancing product and business priorities with operational requirements
• Experience with product development life cycle and or product operations
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to quickly diagnose complex issues and address compliance exposures
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven experience solving for tradeoffs between operational requirements and user experience
• Ability to identify, resolve technical and functional risks/issues
• Ability to adapt quickly to evolving program needs while effectively navigating Coinbase teams across Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance and CX
• Experience working in a global, large-scale, complex, and fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree in finance, computer science, engineering, economics or related field
• Experience in Top Tier consulting firm or FinTech
• MBA or advanced certifications in Program or project management
• Experience with financial product compliance KYC, BSA, OFAC, AML
• Advanced understanding of product development and control architecture
• Experience with JIRA, Looker, SQL