Role in brief
Coinbase is looking for a Senior Manager for Compliance Product Data to lead a team in building a compliance data ecosystem. This role is suited for individuals with extensive experience in data product management and compliance in financial services.
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About the role
In this position, you will manage a team of Data Product Managers and Analysts, focusing on the development and integrity of compliance data products. Your leadership will ensure a culture of technical excellence and accountability while driving strategic product ownership across various compliance areas.
You will also be responsible for architecting data governance frameworks and enforcing data contracts between engineering and compliance teams. Success in this role means effectively balancing the needs of rapid product delivery with stringent data integrity requirements.
The annual salary for this role ranges from $252,620 to $297,200, providing a competitive compensation package.
Skills that matter here
- Data Product Management: This role requires extensive experience in managing data products within compliance.
- AML: Knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering practices is critical for overseeing compliance data.
- KYC: Understanding Know Your Customer regulations is essential for the role.
- SQL: You will need to engage in discussions around SQL and data modeling with engineering partners.
- Cloud-native environments: Familiarity with tools like Snowflake and Databricks is necessary for handling data at scale.
- Data Governance: You will architect data governance frameworks to manage compliance risks.
Who this role suits
- A seasoned professional with over 10 years of experience in data product management or engineering.
- Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment and can manage competing priorities.
- A proactive individual who can design controls for managing risk in complex technical environments.
- An effective communicator who can bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
From the employer
- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Build, lead, and develop a team of Data Product Managers/Analysts. Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Strategic Product Ownership: Provide world-class leadership for the Compliance data product suite, covering Customer Risk Scoring, Transaction Monitoring, AML, Screening, and Sanctions.
- Architect Data Governance: Lead the design and implementation of the end-to-end Compliance data risk framework, specifically addressing Data Quality (DQ), Usage Risk, and Lineage Risk.
- Enforce Data Contracts: Serve as the final authority on formal data contracts between Producers (Engineering) and Consumers (Compliance, CX, IOS), defining robust control requirements and change management protocols.
- Oversee System-of-Capture Lineage: Partner with senior engineering stakeholders to maintain comprehensive data lineage, ensuring full transparency from the point of data generation to regulatory reporting.
- Drive the Data Roadmap: Act as the strategic bridge between Compliance SMEs and Engineering leadership to ensure data integrity is a foundational component of technical design, not a manual overlay.
- Risk-Based Prioritization: Guide your team to eschew "boiling the ocean" in favor of a risk-based strategy, focusing on high-materiality data elements that drive systemic change and data ownership.
- Leadership Experience: Proven track record of managing and scaling technical data product teams within a regulated Financial Services or FinTech environment.
- Domain Expertise: 10+ years of experience in Data Product Management, Data Engineering or Technical Program Management, with deep SME knowledge of AML, KYC, Sanctions, and/or Transaction Monitoring.
- Technical Design Literacy: Ability to lead deep-dive discussions on ETL pipelines, SQL, and data modeling with Engineering partners while translating those needs for non-technical stakeholders.
- Mastery of Data Lineage: Experience mapping complex data flows across distributed systems to meet rigorous regulatory standards (e.g., BCBS 239 or similar).
- Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to align competing priorities between "speed to market" (Product) and "data integrity" (Compliance) at the executive level.
- Risk-Based Thinking: A proactive approach to designing "compensating controls" to manage residual risk in complex technical environments.
- Modern Data Stack: Familiarity with cloud-native environments (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery) and how they handle metadata and lineage at scale.
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows.
- Salary: Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $252,620—$297,200 USD.
- Work Environment: While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, in-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment.
Questions about this role
Is this position remote?
Yes, the role is remote-first but requires some in-person participation throughout the year.
What level of experience is required?
The role is senior-level, requiring over 10 years of relevant experience.
How do I apply?
Interested candidates can apply through the Coinbase website.
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