Senior Manager, Strategic Operations

About Coinbase

Coinbase's mission is to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system.

About the Role

The Senior Strategic Operations Manager, Physical Security is the DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) who connects PhySec's work to the rest of Security & Privacy — ensuring strategy, OKRs, metrics, QBR content, and ERM views show up consistently.

Physical Security Team Overview

Coinbase's Physical Security (PhySec) team protects Coinbase's people and places through proactive threat detection and mitigation, employee training and empowerment, and rapid, employee-centric incident response. The team spans:

• Executive Protection — at-risk individuals, travel, residential and event security
• Intelligence — threat management, strategic intelligence, backgrounds & talent diligence
• Physical Security Operations / GSOC — global incident response, guard force management, cold storage and COE support
• Security Systems & Technology — access control, CCTV, alarms, radios, physical security design
• Strategic Operations — L&D, metrics & reporting, special projects, procurement

Integration & Collaboration

PhySec sits inside the broader Security & Privacy (S&P) organization and is tightly integrated with Security Programs, Security Strategy/BISOs, Technology Risk, and Security Operations, Engineering, and Compliance teams across S&P and the company.

Culture & Work Environment

Coinbase's culture is intense and demanding. The company seeks candidates passionate about crypto and blockchain technology, eager to leave their mark, who relish working with high-caliber colleagues and actively seek feedback. While many roles are remote-first, in-person participation is required throughout the year with multiple team and company-wide offsites annually.