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.
Strategic Programs is an organization of Technical Program Managers responsible for the strategy, planning, and execution of large-scale global programs that are mission-critical to Coinbase. The team partners with Tech Leadership across the business; fueling growth and enhancing our engineering capabilities. We're currently hiring for roles spanning multiple levels across our Retail, Institutional, Developer, Infrastructure and Platform teams. Leveling is determined based on an applicant's years of relevant experience as well as through performance in a formal interview loop.
As a TPM at Coinbase, your role will be pivotal in ensuring smooth engineering operations, optimizing processes, and fostering a culture of operational excellence through continuous improvement.
What You'll Be Doing (i.e., Job Duties)
- Create and then lead a continuous improvement program
- Be accountable for roadmap delivery, including success criteria as defined in collaboration with your stakeholders
- Team up with external & internal stakeholders (engineering, data science, product, compliance, marketing, customer experience etc) to gather requirements and define objectives
- Create requirements documentation, milestone mapping, prioritization, and program communications
- Create thorough functional specs, project / release plans, and roadmaps
- Monitor program status, identify issues / risks, succinctly communicate issues, and proactively collaborate to ensure timely resolution
What We Look For In You (ie. Job Requirements)
- 6+ years of technical program management experience at a technology company and/or in a technical capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or equivalent
- Enjoy solving hard problems and can turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into action plans
- Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders in order to drive alignment
- Ability to leverage data to inform critical decisions and make recommendations
- Prior experience working on global programs
- Able to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities simultaneously
Nice to haves
- Program or project management certifications
- Prior crypto experience and a demonstrated interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies
- Advanced understanding of Google apps, JIRA, Looker, SQL
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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 OpportunityCoinbase 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.
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