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Salary: USD 252,620 - 297,200 / annual
Coinbase is seeking a Senior Manager, Digital Securities & Market Structure Policy to lead the company's regulatory engagement with the SEC on digital asset market structure, trading, and securities issuance rulemaking. This is a critical strategic role that sits at the intersection of policy, compliance, and business operations.
You will be deeply embedded in the SEC rulemaking process, serving as a key stakeholder in shaping how Coinbase navigates the evolving U.S. securities regulatory landscape. Your expertise will directly influence product strategy, legal compliance, and executive decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive Coinbase's engagement on active and pending SEC rulemakings related to market structure, trading, and securities issuance, ensuring the company's positions are well-represented throughout the rulemaking lifecycle.
- Lead development of Coinbase's comment letter strategy in response to SEC proposals affecting digital asset markets, drafting or directing substantive responses that advance regulatory objectives.
- Build and maintain relationships with SEC staff and Commissioners' offices, positioning Coinbase as a credible, constructive participant in the policy process.
- Translate proposed and final rules into internal guidance for Legal, Product, and executive stakeholders, identifying compliance implications, operational requirements, and strategic opportunities.
- Partner with Legal to assess regulatory risk and compliance implications of new rules, including evaluating paths for no-action letters or exemptive relief.
- Represent Coinbase externally in industry working groups and regulator engagements on market structure policy, shaping industry-wide positions and coalition strategies.
Coinbase is a remote-first company with quarterly in-person working sessions called "surges." The environment is intense and mission-driven, focused on increasing economic freedom through cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in securities law, market structure policy, or corporate finance, with direct, hands-on experience working at or with the SEC on rulemaking processes.
- Deep understanding of the SEC rulemaking process and Administrative Procedure Act, with demonstrated experience drafting or responding to public rulemaking comments.
- Substantive expertise in either trading market structure or securities issuance and corporate finance mechanics, with the ability to apply that knowledge to active digital asset rule proposals.
- Proven ability to translate complex regulatory text into actionable guidance for cross-functional teams, with direct experience briefing senior executives and external regulators on policy implications.
- Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
