Overview

Coinbase has built the world’s leading compliant cryptocurrency platform serving over 30 million accounts in more than 100 countries. With multiple successful products, and our vocal advocacy for blockchain technology, we have played a major part in mainstream awareness and adoption of cryptocurrency. We are proud to offer an entire suite of products that are helping build the cryptoeconomy, and increase economic freedom around the world.

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we assess whether a candidate demonstrates our values: Clear Communication, Positive Energy, Efficient Execution, and Continuous Learning. Second, we look for signals that a candidate will thrive in a culture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, disrupt ourselves, and expect sustained high performance because we play as a championship team. Finally, we seek people with the desire and capacity to build and share expertise in the frontier technologies of crypto and blockchain, in whatever way is most relevant to their role.

Read more about our values and culture here.

In an ever-evolving business environment, global regulatory compliance is essential to ensuring the trust and safety of our global clientele. As such, we are looking for an experienced professional in the financial services/technology space who has strong executive experience, a passionate vision and the leadership skills to deliver vision into reality. The role will work closely with local and EU based senior management and regulators to acquire and maintain regulatory licences where required.

The Risk Management and Compliance functions, which form part of our second line of defence, operate independently from the business teams of Coinbase Ireland Limited (“Coinbase Ireland”) in order to allow them to carry out their work freely and objectively. The role of Chief Risk Officer reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Coinbase Ireland and the role of Head of Compliance reports directly into the Board of Coinbase Ireland. Both roles also have a reporting line into Coinbase Group’s Chief Compliance Officer.

This role is a controlled function (“CF”) as defined by Section 21 of the Central Bank Reform Act, 2010:

  • CF-1 Ability to exercise a significant influence on the conduct of the affairs of a regulated financial service provider.
  • CF-2 Ensuring, controlling or monitoring compliance

This role is also a pre-approval controlled function (“PCF”) as defined by Section 21 of the Central Bank Reform Act, 2010:

  • PCF-14 Chief Risk Officer
  • PCF-15 Head of Compliance with responsibility for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

  • Implement and manage the Enterprise Risk Management Framework for Coinbase Ireland in conjunction with Senior Management;
  • Maintain the Risk Register by actively monitoring that identified risks and agreed controls have been embedded within the business;
  • Work with Senior Management to provide independent assurance on the key operational risks of the business, partnering with the business to address any identified gaps;
  • Establish and facilitate a Compliance culture within Coinbase Ireland to help minimise the risk of regulatory failure and potential resultant sanctions and financial and reputational damage;
  • Establish and maintain the regulatory Compliance framework within which Coinbase Ireland operates;
  • Establish and maintain the Annual Compliance Plan ;
  • Establish and continue to assess the appropriateness of Coinbase Ireland’s compliance related policies and procedures and, where necessary, formulate proposals for amendments;
  • Act as a contact point within Coinbase Ireland for Compliance and ethics queries from staff members;
  • Develop and deliver Compliance training to relevant employees and to the Coinbase Ireland Board of Directors and other applicable directors and officers;
  • Maintain the Coinbase Ireland AML/CFT Risk Assessment Framework and resulting Risk Register and any associated remediation items and action plans;
  • Follow-up of outstanding Risk and Compliance issues from internal/external audits or reviews and regulator visits/inspections;
  • Keep abreast of sound Compliance practices and in particular take into account and implement the requirements of applicable legislation and the various reporting requirements of the Central Bank; and
  • Report to Senior Management on an ongoing basis and to the Board at least quarterly

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

  • A professional Compliance or finance qualification and membership of a recognised professional body would be advantageous, but not a prerequisite (PRMIA, LCOI or ACAMS);
  • Previously approved by the Central Bank as PCF-14 and/or PCF-15
  • 10+ years of experience in Compliance/Risk related business functions;
  • Excellent oral and written communication – fluent English;
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of business functions, with an emphasis on senior management;
  • Experience in corporate governance, internal controls evaluation, Compliance, Risk and substantive testing is a key requirement;
  • Track record of building solid working relationships with boards, senior management and regulators;
  • Capacity to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards and ensuring effective time management;
  • Leadership – prepared to voice concerns and challenges;
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; and
  • Commitment to diversity.

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and to review all of our job postings to minimize biased language. Coinbase does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance and similar local laws.