Risk Manager - Country & Operational Risk

Coinbase
United Kingdom
Workplace: RemoteFull timeGBP 95,490 - 106,100 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Clear communication","Ownership mindset","Bias for action","Relationship building","Project management"]

Serve as CBPL’s 2LoD Country Risk Manager and a Risk Manager within Global Operational Risk Management. Run the UK entity’s operational risk framework across financial, operational, technology, outsourcing, conduct, and regulatory risks, while challenging RCSAs, incidents/issues, KRIs/KCIs, and risk appetite monitoring. Help design and embed Coinbase’s global ORM framework, lead operational resilience and third-party risk programs, and deliver board-ready operational risk MI and dashboards.

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Coinbase
Coinbase
5 months ago

Risk Manager - Country & Operational Risk

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Job Summary

Serve as CBPL’s 2LoD Country Risk Manager and a Risk Manager within Global Operational Risk Management. Run the UK entity’s operational risk framework across financial, operational, technology, outsourcing, conduct, and regulatory risks, while challenging RCSAs, incidents/issues, KRIs/KCIs, and risk appetite monitoring. Help design and embed Coinbase’s global ORM framework, lead operational resilience and third-party risk programs, and deliver board-ready operational risk MI and dashboards.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Run CBPL’s entity-level (2LoD) risk framework in line with CBPL Risk Policy, Methodology, and Appetite across financial, operational, technology, outsourcing, conduct, and regulatory risks.
  • •Lead and challenge RCSAs, incident/issue management, KRIs/KCIs, and risk-appetite monitoring for CBPL, including MiFID-related change while the licence is pursued.
  • •Provide 2LoD risk challenge on products, change initiatives, and governance, and prepare decision-useful risk MI for the CBPL Risk Committee, Board, and key working groups.
  • •Oversee outsourcing and intra-group risk (GSAs/SLAs, exit plans, third-party concentration, resilience) and support operational resilience work on important business services.
  • •Design, enhance, and embed Coinbase’s global Operational Risk Management framework, coordinate global ORM program areas, and deliver operational-risk MI and dashboards for senior management and Board-level forums.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 95,490 - 106,100 annually
Perks:MedicalDentalVision

Key Requirements

  • •7–10+ years of risk-management experience in UK-regulated financial services with strong exposure to operational and enterprise risk.
  • •Deep understanding of core risk-management and operational-risk concepts including three lines of defence, RCSA, incidents/issues, KRIs/KCIs, risk appetite, and stress testing.
  • •Practical experience applying UK regulation (e.g., SYSC, MiFIDPRU/IFPR, operational resilience, outsourcing, conduct, and Consumer Duty) to risk frameworks.
  • •Prior experience working in or closely with 2LoD functions, engaging Boards, senior management, regulators, and internal audit.
  • •Ability to design and implement risk processes and procedures at both entity and group level, managing multiple workstreams and priorities.
Experience:7+ yearsUK financial servicesOperational riskEnterprise riskCrypto
Skills:Clear communicationOwnership mindsetBias for actionRelationship buildingProject management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LibreChatGeminiGleanRSA ArcherGRC

Company Brief

Coinbase
Operates a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform that enables buying, selling, storing, and earning crypto assets, institutional trading, custody, and developer tools for blockchain applications.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
WebsiteLinkedIn