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What you'll do:
- Own and coordinate a portfolio of operational, financial, and compliance audits covering financial controls, regulatory compliance, business processes, vendor/third-party risk, and data governance in accordance with CSSF, CBL, ECB, EBA, and ESMA requirements.
- Shape the multi-year operational and compliance audit roadmap, coordinating coverage with co-sourced partners and aligning with enterprise risk initiatives and European regulatory frameworks (MiCA, PSD2, AMLD, DORA).
- Synthesize complex audit findings into high-impact reports and presentations for executive leadership, the Chief Audit Executive, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, and regulatory bodies, ensuring conclusions are rigorous, documented, and actionable.
- Drive remediation strategy for operational and compliance findings, challenging management on risk-based solutions, validating corrective actions, and escalating thematic concerns to senior leadership.
- Partner with business unit leadership across Finance, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to deliver independent advisory value while maintaining third-line independence and objectivity.
- Evaluate and develop audit talent, mentoring team members and contributing to the growth and modernization of the Internal Audit function across EMEA.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 8+ years in internal audit, external audit, or compliance audit in a regulated financial services environment, with demonstrated experience managing audit teams, concurrent audit portfolios, and co-sourced engagements across EMEA/APAC time zones.
- Deep working knowledge of European and Luxembourg regulatory frameworks (CSSF, CBL, ECB, EBA, ESMA) with proven experience executing audits within these regimes.
- Hands-on audit execution experience across financial controls, operational processes, compliance requirements, data governance, and control certifications using COSO, COBIT, SOC 2, or ISO 27001 frameworks.
- Relevant professional certifications (CIA, CISA, or CFE) with demonstrated ability to present findings and recommendations to executive, Board-level, and regulatory audiences.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years in internal audit, external audit, or compliance audit in a regulated financial services environment, with experience managing audit teams and co-sourced engagements across EMEA/APAC.
- Deep working knowledge of European and Luxembourg regulatory frameworks (CSSF, CBL, ECB, EBA, ESMA) and proven experience executing audits within these regimes.
- Hands-on audit execution experience across financial controls, operational processes, compliance requirements, data governance, and control certifications using COSO, COBIT, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
- Relevant professional certification (CIA, CISA, or CFE).
- Ability to present findings and recommendations to executive, Board-level, and regulatory audiences.
- Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to produce business-ready outputs and improve workflows.
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What We Do
Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people can participate fairly in the economy, and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is on a mission to increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people. We’re updating the century-old financial system by providing a trusted platform that makes it easy for people and institutions to engage with crypto assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending, and fast, free global transfers. We also provide critical infrastructure for onchain activity and support builders who share our vision that onchain is the new online. And together with the crypto community, we advocate for responsible rules to make the benefits of crypto available around the world.
Why Work With Us
We have the opportunity to accelerate the pace of innovation in the world by building an open financial system. Our vision is to create more economic freedom in the world, to help people control their own wealth, start companies, have financial privacy, and participate in the global economy. And to get us there, we focus, build and move as a team.
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