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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.
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.
Coinbase is looking for an experienced Security Risk Management Senior Analyst to join the team. The security risk analyst will steer the security risk management program, enabling all security and privacy teams to manage and drive decision making about security risks. As the Security Risk Management Senior Analyst, you are the subject matter expert in security risk management standards and frameworks, and will make these applicable and usable for fast-moving technical teams.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Facilitate security and privacy risk assessments across our production and corporate environments, enabling security and privacy teams to describe risk in both qualitative and quantitative terms
- Develop communication plans to roll out the security risk program across the security organization, and provide ongoing education and support to teams
- Maintain the Security Risk Register, supporting tooling & automation
- Facilitate agreement and execution of mitigation plans across numerous business stakeholders
- Enable teams and leadership to risk-based decisions and trade-offs impacting security investment strategies and project prioritization
- Report on findings and recommend mitigations to senior management
- Align with Enterprise Risk Management to escalate risks to the appropriate audience
- Collaborate with regional stakeholders, including international risk management partners, to build a risk management program that is embedded across multiple Coinbase entities, products, and global locations
- Regularly collaborate with Legal and Compliance to understand and meet regulatory requirements
- Keep up with relevant international regulation, emerging threats, forecasts, policies and benchmarks, and integrate emerging requirements into security risk management methodologies and/or practices
- Partner with security stakeholders to integrate security and privacy risk reporting with the security maturity model
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in information security risk management and/or security compliance
- Solid communicator and writer; experience with drafting project plans across multiple stakeholders, holding teams accountable to their deliverables, and producing final reports
- Knowledge of and experience with security standards and frameworks, especially ISO27001/5
- Understanding of security and security risk management frameworks: NIST CSF, FAIR risk quantification methodology, etc
Nice to haves:
- Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (ex. in a technical area, business administration, industrial engineering)
- Knowledge of global regulatory requirements, including cybersecurity, data privacy and global trade compliance
- Information security risk management qualifications like CISA, CISSP, CISM, etc
- Knowledge of a cloud-services environment
- Expertise in automation and building scalable solutions
Position ID: P69478
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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:
$167,280—$196,800 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.
Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).
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