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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.
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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.
We're looking for a Senior Director of Security Operations to join the cyber security team, reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). You will collaborate with senior leaders to nurture, mature, and manage a mature cybersecurity operations team.
Disciplines reporting up to you will include: Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Insider Threat, and Trust & Safety. This will require you to work with a wide range of corporate stakeholders to rapidly detect, manage and contain security incidents, support technology incidents by providing data from our security technology suite, and support client incidents and investigations including significant Account Take Over (ATO) events.
What You'll Be Doing (i.e., Job Duties)
- Provide front line tactical leadership and shape the strategic vision for the Coinbase cybersecurity operation team.
- Provide back-up leadership for the Chief Information Security Officer across all areas of leadership for the Information Security team.
- Partner with the security and product engineering teams and other cross functional teams to shape the security control and tool suite across the organization
- CSIRT - Front line leadership over all CSIRT activities including building / evolving the team and tooling (detection and response technologies)
- CTI - Responsible for tracking and reporting on advanced threat actors targeting Coinbase and our customers. Work with enterprise teams to adjust product security and control suites to proactively prevent ATO and other malicious attacks.
- Insider Threat - Evolve and maintain our capability to identify and track potential internal threats to the enterprise
- Trust & Security - Evolve and maintain a team of investigators tased with supporting customers who suffer from significant loss events related to ATO or other security issues that impact retail financial customers.
- Cyber Technology Suite - Provide input on capability and maturity requirements to meet organizational needs for cyber technologies, and inform the strategy to hire, build, or buy the right resources to meet those requirements
- Litigation Support - Provide expertise in support of any litigation activity with cybersecurity implications or claims
- Ensure your team is allocated to the most strategic business needs at the company by understanding the Company's strategy and priorities
- Bring an automation-first mindset to champion and drive a more streamlined approach to cybersecurity operations.
- Coach your team to define program plans, success criteria, and execute against their objectives
- Serve as a point of escalation for your team, identify opportunities to address systemic challenges, and equip your team to drive issue resolution
- Lead by example and coach others to facilitate challenging discussions, present to stakeholders of all levels, and craft communication
What We Look For In You (ie. Job Requirements)
- 5+ years of experience in building teams of size 40+ in financial or technology companies
- 10+ years of experience leading security teams, including 5+ years of experience in managing senior managers or 2nd level managers.
- 10+ years of work experience architecting, developing, and launching security operations functions and capabilities.
- Experience prioritizing workload based upon overall cyber risk and Return on Investment.
- Strong analytic skills and a demonstrated sense of ownership and accountability.
- History of delivering complex security solutions and risk management projects on-time and within budget.
- Ability to deliver quality solutions in a dynamic environment where priorities may change throughout the course of the delivery cycle.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide variety of people.
- A service-oriented mentality while driving excellence across the organization.
- Strong organizational skills, both for yourself and the team
- Business acumen: Proven understanding of business dynamics, goals, and product strategy. Knowledge of how Security fits into Coinbase's overall business.
- The ability to balance business needs, a sense of urgency, conflicting constraints, and shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions in a fast-moving and quickly-growing company.
Nice to haves
- 10+ years of security operations experience at a top Consumer Internet, Technology, or Financial services company.
- 5+ years of experience interacting with global financial regulators.
- Crypto native with significant working experience across Web3 technologies
Job #: P70814
Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
Pay Range:
$338,385-$398,100 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 committed to diversity in its workforce and 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. For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
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Benefits at Coinbase
- Medical Plan, Dental and Vision Plan with generous employee contributions
- Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period
- 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
- The option of getting paid in digital currency
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