Senior Manager, Technology Risk

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92d • $230,265 - $270,900

About The Position

Coinbase is looking for a Senior Manager for our expanding Technology Risk function. You will serve as a member of the Coinbase Technology Risk & Controls team and support the implementation and maturity of our technology and security risk management program. Your risk team will define, quantify, manage, and communicate risks, and use outcomes to inform business decisions. Your role will be two-fold: (1) serve as the subject matter expert in risk management operations to build high utility, low friction processes and tooling for fast-moving technical teams located across global time zones and (2) serve as a technology subject matter expert, rolling up your sleeves to partner with and/or challenge highly technical teams in risk quantification and mitigation.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a 1 or 2 LoD risk management function and/or Governance, Risk, and Compliance organization.
• Experience working across both 1 and 2 LoD in highly technical domains or technical roles.
• Demonstrable outcomes working with highly technical teams, such as engineering organizations.
• Ability to leverage risk to enable business outcomes rather than just compliance.
• Technology risk domain knowledge, including technical quantitative risk assessments.
• Familiarity with standards and frameworks like ISO 27001/5, NIST CSF, COBIT, ITIL, DORA, and FAIR.
• Clear and concise communication skills, with experience drafting project plans and documenting deliverables.
• Comfortable with project management tools like Jira and Archer, with excellent organization skills.
• Experience managing and mentoring analysts to grow their capabilities.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity while managing multiple assessments.
• Drive for continuous learning and willingness to embrace new challenges.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting risk management in the Technology or FinTech industries.
• Coding knowledge is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Working knowledge of major regulatory/legal frameworks driving requirements across technology organizations.
• Strong knowledge of risk/control issues related to evolving technology such as crypto and cloud.
• Certification in information security risk management qualifications like CRISC, CISA, CISSP, CISM, and FAIR.
• Demonstrated knowledge of crypto/blockchain/web3.

Responsibilities

• Enable risk informed business outcomes by clearly communicating quantitative and qualitative tradeoffs.
• Serve as a true technical partner and sounding board for engineering teams regarding risk quantification and mitigation plans.
• Build, grow, and coach a team of technology and security risk analysts, fostering a culture of agility and innovation.
• Manage risks throughout the risk lifecycle, including intake, triage, analysis, and calculation of inherent/residual risk.
• Maintain a source of truth risk register, ensuring quality control of data and implementing process improvements.
• Iterate on program elements to inform improvements to threat models and risk scoring methodologies.
• Support reporting on risk posture, including findings, metrics, and recommended mitigations to business leadership.
• Develop and maintain communication and training plans for the technology risk program across the organization.
• Align with Enterprise Risk Management to escalate risks and report relevant metrics to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to scale the program’s risk framework across Coinbase entities and products.
• Support audit and regulatory inspections by compiling data for inquiries.
• Maintain awareness of international regulation, emerging threats, forecasts, policies, and benchmarks.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Bonus eligibility and equity eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees