The opportunity
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
What you'll do
Own the strategic direction and governance of Coinbase's Strategic: Intelligence program, serving as the recognized subject-matter expert across reputational due diligence, geopolitical intelligence, and first-party diligence.
Lead Reputational Due Diligence for mergers and acquisitions, investments,: and strategic partnerships, producing complex risk findings that inform Corporate Development and executive decision-making within defined SLAs and quality standards.
Deliver forward-looking geopolitical intelligence, assessing how events and: crises impact Coinbase offices, personnel, assets, and business strategy, and routing timely assessments to senior leadership, GSOC, Executive Protection, and Business Continuity teams.
Source and establish open and closed-source intelligence streams while: building deep relationships with public and private-sector intelligence partners to proactively identify threats targeting Coinbase and the crypto community.
Design scalable, AI-enabled processes that increase program efficiency and: reduce cost while maintaining appropriate human-in-the-loop safeguards, and define program metrics that communicate impact to senior leadership.
Mentor analysts, specialists, and contractors, including senior teammates,: providing high-signal feedback on judgment, influence, and craft and elevating standards across complex, ambiguous work.
What they're looking for
- + years of experience in intelligence, due diligence, geopolitical risk: analysis, investigations, or related fields, with recognized expertise in at least one intelligence domain.
- Proven track record producing investigation and geopolitical risk reports: that have directly informed M&A, investment, or other business decisions at scale.
- Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives independently from problem: identification through solution delivery, owning a defined capability within a broader program while holding cross-functional partners and vendors accountable.
- Communicates complex technical and business risks clearly to senior audiences: in written and verbal formats, ensuring stakeholders are rarely surprised by outcomes.