Senior Compliance Associate
Position Overview
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 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 Senior Compliance Associate will contribute to the implementation and execution of the Compliance framework for Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. in alignment with applicable laws and regulations (e.g. MiCA, PSD2, AMLD). This is a second line of defence role focused on execution and delivery of operational compliance tasks.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Regulatory Compliance and Monitoring:
- Contribute to the maintenance of a robust Compliance Monitoring Plan (CMP), aligned with risk-based principles and applicable regulatory framework.
- Assist in performing periodic thematic reviews across key regulatory obligations and collaborate with the Central Compliance Testing & Assurance team to ensure appropriate second line coverage.
- Execute tasks to support regulatory horizon scanning and impact assessments for emerging laws.
- Policy & Framework Development:
- Assist in drafting, maintaining, and updating local compliance policies and frameworks, ensuring alignment with local EU/Luxembourg regulatory requirements and group-level standards.
- Contribute to the maintenance of the Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) and the CMP.
- Regulatory Engagement and Reporting:
- Prepare drafts and coordinate materials for regulatory reports, dashboards and presentations for regulatory engagement and internal governance bodies.
- Support the team in responding to regulatory queries and preparing for inspections.
- Consumer Protection, Advisory and Business Support:
- Provide timely and practical guidance on routine Compliance matters to business and operational teams.
- Support the Compliance by Design process through initial review of new products and services to ensure compliance from the design stage.
- Execute monitoring tasks related to Consumer Protection matters focusing on Conflict of Interest, transparency and disclosures, in line with applicable laws and regulations.
- Governance Support:
- Maintain registers (e.g. controls, conflict of interest, breaches, complaints) and assist with the governance structure of the Compliance function.
- Assist in liaising and preparing materials for internal governance bodies.
- AML/CFT Oversight:
- Support the Chief Compliance Officer to ensure effective implementation of the AML/CFT obligations.
- Contribute to the preparation of annual regulatory reports (e.g. AML Risk Assessment, RC Report, Annual Compliance Summary Report, Annual Complaints report) and support FIU/LE engagements.
- Training and Culture:
- Coordinate the training content and audience for Compliance-related trainings (e.g. AML/CFT, MiCA, whistleblowing).
Perks & Benefits
Practice Area
Compliance
Position
Senior
Applicant Location Requirements
Applicants must be located in: US
Application Contact
Contact: Coinbase Hiring Team
Application Deadline
June 22, 2026
Employment Type
Full time
