Senior Analyst, SOX IT

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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.

We’re seeking a candidate passionate about our mission who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. You should be eager to leave your mark, relish working with high-caliber colleagues, actively seek feedback, and run towards solving hard problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. 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; attendance is expected and supported.

This role sits on the Security Compliance team and will drive the second line of defense IT SOX initiatives to help mature the IT SOX program. Coinbase stores more digital currency than any company in the world, making security and security compliance core to our mission.

Responsibilities

• 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 for owners in preparation for SOX audit
• Lead security control gap assessments over the 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 and communicate progress and escalations
• 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 and data flow diagrams, and uplift 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, and 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

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of security/IT compliance or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), SOX 404 frameworks, and testing to support compliance
• Prior experience at a Big 4 accounting firm
• Experience leading compliance initiatives end-to-end
• 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 and 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)
• Experience auditing in the crypto space

Pay and additional info

• Position ID: P73675
• #LI-Remote
• Pay Range: $167,280—$196,800 USD (target annual salary; full-time offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits)
• Coinbase offers remote-first roles but expects periodic in-person participation and offsite attendance

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans with generous employee contributions
• Health Savings Account with company contributions
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Wellness stipend
• Mobile/internet reimbursement
• Connections stipend
• Volunteer time off
• Fertility counseling and benefits
• Generous time off/leave policy
• Option of getting paid in digital currency

Equal opportunity & candidate privacy

Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Global data privacy notices for candidates apply depending on location. Coinbase may pilot AI tools for initial screening interviews for select roles; a human recruiter will review interview responses.