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Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. Coinbase stores more digital currency than any company in the world, making us a top tier arenaflex on the internet. Security is core to our mission and has been a key competitive differentiator for us as we scale worldwide. Essential to scaling is building and running a security compliance program that reflects how we protect the data and assets in our care, to open the doors with customers, regulators, auditors, and other external stakeholders. If you love working with fast moving companies to grow and scale security compliance engines and create positive change across the business, we’d like to speak with you about joining our team. Coinbase is looking for a Security Compliance Senior Analyst to drive the second line of defense IT SOX initiatives and help mature the IT SOX program. What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties): • Lead Security and IT initiatives to support the SOX roadmap and advance program maturity • Assist with SOX planning activities, including scoping of IT systems and creating training material to owners in preparation for SOX audit • Lead security control gap assessments over SOX control environment, recommend remediation plans and track through completion • Assess SOX implications of new products, update relevant controls, and communicate requirements to product organization and other stakeholders • Provide ongoing reporting to stakeholders and leadership on above responsibilities and communicate progress and escalations management • Perform SOX audit and control impact analysis as a result of security and technology incidents and partner with owning teams on control uplift activities • Build close relationships with stakeholder teams including Security, IT, Infrastructure, Engineering, Data, and Finance to advise on SOX requirements and ensure excellence in control ownership • Create and improve SOX procedural documentation, including process documentation, data flow diagrams, and uplifting templates • Work closely with internal and external auditors to educate them about a complex technology control environment • Oversee quality of audit initiatives, identify and analyze process gaps, provide guidance and expertise to team members • Develop creative solutions to prove risk mitigation and solve for complex audit problems faced by the crypto industry • Identify opportunities to address systemic program challenges, recommend solutions and drive efficiency through AI and automation What we look for in you (ie. job requirements): • Minimum of 5+ years of security/IT compliance or equivalent experience • Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, SOX 404 frameworks, and testing to support compliance • Prior experience at a big 4 accounting firm • Experience leading compliance initiatives from start to finish • Proven understanding and audit experience of cloud technologies, AWS preferred • Ability to effectively and autonomously accomplish outcomes across cross-functional teams in ambiguous situations with minimal supervision • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to multitask, direct cross functional work, and hold others accountable to committed deadlines in a fast paced environment • Ability to communicate with technical / non-technical stakeholders to align on shared outcomes • Experience in Financial services, Big Tech, or FinTech Nice to haves: • BA or BS in a technical field or equivalent experience • Security certifications e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM or other relevant certifications • Experience auditing in Crypto space Position ID: P73675 #LI-Remote Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the arenaflex annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)). Base salary range shown. Total compensation also includes equity and bonus eligibility and benefits: $167,280—$196,800 USD Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying. Commitment to Equal Opportunity Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. AI Disclosure For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description. For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com Apply tot his job

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