Senior Manager, Internal Audit IT

ABOUT THE ROLE Coinbase is a remote-first company that is uncompromising on its mission to increase economic freedom. We're looking for a Senior Manager, Internal IT & Security Audit, to lead our global IT and security audit program. As a key member of our team, you will operate within an independent third line of defense, maintaining functional accountability to the Audit Committee. Your leadership will directly strengthen how Coinbase identifies, evaluates, and mitigates technology and security risks across the organization. WHAT YOU'LL DO As the Senior Manager, Internal IT & Security Audit, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional IT and security audits. This will include: - Owning the multi-year IT and security audit roadmap, ensuring coordinated coverage across all regions (US, EMEA, UK, APAC) and alignment with Coinbase's enterprise risk profile and regulatory expectations. - Leading and developing a high-performing global team of internal auditors and co-sourced resources, setting goals, coaching talent, managing performance, and building succession pipelines across regions. - Driving integrated assurance across the three lines of defense by partnering with first and second line risk, compliance, security, and technology teams to rationalize testing and maximize control coverage. - Shaping executive-level reporting on technology and security control effectiveness, distilling key themes, emerging risks, and root causes into clear materials for senior management, the Head of Internal Audit, and the Audit Committee. - Partnering with technology and security leadership across Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, and Product to provide independent challenge on major initiatives (e.g., cloud migrations, new product launches, architecture changes) without compromising third-line independence. - Building continuous improvement into the audit function by driving adoption of data analytics, automation, and generative AI to modernize IT and security audit execution, including continuous monitoring and automated evidence retrieval. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - 12+ years of experience in internal audit with deep focus on IT and information security, or in first-line / second-line technology/security roles with significant controls and audit exposure. - Demonstrated success leading global, cross-functional IT audit portfolios spanning cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and third-party risk across multiple regulatory jurisdictions (US, EMEA, APAC). - Deep technical knowledge of cloud-based technology stacks, software development lifecycles, cloud security configurations, and enterprise IT operations risks and controls. - Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP, CIA, CPA) and working fluency with frameworks such as NIST, COBIT, and ITIL. - Proven leadership experience building, mentoring, and managing global audit teams, including co-sourced resources and indirect reports across time zones. - Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. WHY REMOTE Coinbase is a remote-first company, but not remote-only. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” BENEFITS - Annual base salary range: $201,365 - $236,900 USD. - Total compensation may also include equity and bonus