Senior Counsel, Security and Technology at Coinbase

This role is designed for a seasoned attorney with 6–10 years of experience at the intersection of cybersecurity law and financial services. The ideal candidate

Work type: remote

Location: Remote - USA

Salary: $224,995 – $264,700/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is designed for a seasoned attorney with 6–10 years of experience at the intersection of cybersecurity law and financial services. The ideal candidate has a background in-house or at a major law firm, specifically supporting e-money, payment services, or broker-dealers. You should be an expert in incident response reporting and global security regulations, capable of providing "crisp" legal advice to executives in a high-pressure environment. The compensation is highly competitive, with a base salary ranging from **$224,995 to $264,700**, plus bonus and equity eligibility. While the position is **fully remote** within the USA, it offers a "best of both worlds" culture that prioritizes intense, high-caliber work and regular in-person offsites to maintain team connection. This is a rare opportunity to shape security governance for the world’s leading onchain platform. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Thrive in an **"intense" work culture** that demands high output and constant feedback. * Have deep experience navigating **financial regulatory scrutiny** related to information technology. * Can translate complex technical security risks into practical legal strategy for business leads. * Want to apply traditional cybersecurity law to **emerging Web3 and blockchain** challenges.

Job Description

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](https://www.coinbase.com/mission) 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.

The Security/Technology Legal team serves as the primary advisors to the global security and technology infrastructure teams at Coinbase. The team counsels on a range of matters from incident response/reporting to security and technology program compliance with international and domestic information security regulations. The team also tackles unique Web3/blockchain legal matters in the cybersecurity and technology fields. The role will focus on incident response reporting obligations and information technology/security program governance obligations in regulatory contexts and as related to security provisions in contracts for vendors and customers.

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

• Work closely as legal advisor to business executives and the security/technology teams to ensure compliance of US and international operations with applicable e-money / payment services and financial services law and regulation and industry standards within the information technology and cybersecurity spaces

• Provide legal guidance to international operating entities. Includes responsibility for ensuring legal and regulatory compliance in the cybersecurity space of new products and services, inter-company operating arrangements, governance of cross-entity oversight, and proper reporting of security and operational incidents to relevant regulators.

• Advise business leads and other key clients of new regulatory and policy trends and developments involving digital currency and cybersecurity/tech governance in key US and international jurisdictions, and help enable Coinbase’s advocacy for effective regulation

• Continuously assess operating risks and legal needs and ensure that the legal department is equipped to provide outstanding support as Coinbase’s international business continues to grow

• Manage outside counsel effectively where they are engaged in connection with specific projects, while establishing your own strong domain expertise.

• Qualified attorney with approximately 6 -10 years experience working in cybersecurity law, preferably within a regulated e-money / payment services or financial services institution (e.g. e-money issuer, payment service firm, broker dealer / asset manager) or in a law firm supporting such clients (ideally with some previous in-house experience)

• Strong familiarity with existing and upcoming cybersecurity regulations

• Ability to manage complex projects involving coordination across multiple time zones, challenging legal issues and tight deadlines

• Ability to work closely with Security to deliver coordinated input to the business and other stakeholders

• Ability to exercise initiative and drive effective internal decision making across complex workstreams to enable Coinbase to meet its long-term goals

• Ability to manage a large and varied workload and exercise excellent judgment, analytical rigour and commercial pragmatism. Must be able to provide crisp and practical legal advice to business executives across a broad range of matters with limited supervision

• Highly driven and proactive. Must be keen to create process and structure and strive for continuous improvement

• Must be flexible, able to multitask, detail-oriented, and enjoy fast paced and high-intensity work

• Exceptional legal writing abilities and skilled at synthesizing the perspectives of various stakeholders

• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment, subject to regulatory scrutiny, operating excellence and Coinbase’s demanding standards to operate the world’s most trusted digital currency exchange

• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

• Enthusiasm for and a basic understanding of digital currencies/blockchain

#LI-RemotePay Transparency Notice:Depending on your work location, the target annual basesalary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$224,995—$264,700 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.

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