[Hiring] Senior Manager, Digital Securities & Market Structure Policy @Coinbase

Role Description

As the Senior Manager, Digital Securities & Market Structure Policy, you'll be a critical stakeholder in leading Coinbase's engagement with the SEC on digital asset market structure, trading, and issuance rulemaking. You'll be deeply engaged in the rulemaking process, bringing expertise to bear on active rule proposals, comment letter strategy, and requests for no-action or exemptive relief.

• Drive Coinbase's engagement on active and pending SEC rulemakings related to market structure, trading, and securities issuance.
• Lead the development of Coinbase's comment letter strategy in response to SEC proposals affecting digital asset markets.
• Build and maintain relationships with SEC staff and Commissioners' offices.
• Translate proposed and final rules into internal guidance for Legal, Product, and executive stakeholders.
• Partner with Legal to assess regulatory risk and compliance implications of new rules.
• Represent Coinbase externally in industry working groups and regulator engagements on market structure policy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in securities law, market structure policy, or corporate finance.
• Direct, hands-on experience working at or with the SEC on rulemaking processes.
• Deep understanding of the SEC rulemaking process and Administrative Procedure Act.
• Substantive expertise in trading market structure or securities issuance and corporate finance mechanics.
• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory text into actionable guidance for cross-functional teams.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.

Requirements

• Experience drafting or responding to public rulemaking comments.
• Ability to apply knowledge to active digital asset rule proposals.
• Direct experience briefing senior executives and external regulators on policy implications.

Benefits

• Base salary varies by location.
• Total compensation may include equity and bonus eligibility.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Company Description

Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”