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Senior Manager, Trust & Safety Operations, Investigations

OperationsOperationsFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

39 days ago

Salary

$230.3K - $270.9K / year

Seniority

Senior

Professional Certificate7 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishSQL

Job Description

• Lead a team of investigators to conduct deep-dive ATO and scam investigations, extracting actionable insights that inform upstream mitigations and product improvements • Build and maintain systems for tracking investigation findings, patterns, and outcomes—ensuring insights are packaged and delivered to partner PED teams in a consumable and actionable format • Coach and develop investigators at varying experience levels, including transitioning operational SMEs into investigation roles and providing stretch opportunities for high-performing ICs • Accountable for strategic direction for the ATO labeling program, leveraging a mature program team responsible for execution. You will be partnering with ML/DS teams to anticipate model training needs and proactively expand labeling scope to be best-in-class • Drive the evolution of T&S manual review queues to meet business needs, implementing AI-assisted workflows • Coach program managers and SMEs to operate independently while maintaining quality and throughput standards • Partner with Risk PED, ML/DS, Litigation, and CX to translate investigation learnings into product and process changes • Govern standards including taxonomy, SLAs, and responsible AI practices across investigations, labeling, and manual review • Drive a prioritized mitigation roadmap with clear outcome metrics, automation targets, and executive readouts • Own OKRs for investigations, labeling, and manual review functions; contribute to executive business reviews • Manage escalation readouts (delegating where appropriate) and provide incident support as needed • Build and maintain dashboards and reporting to track operational health, quality, and impact.

Job Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in investigations, threat intelligence, or trust & safety, with 4+ years managing teams; we value demonstrated expertise over formal credentials—hands-on experience may substitute for a degree—we value what you've learned in the field
  • Deep expertise in ATO and social engineering scams (pig-butchering, romance scams, etc.)—you understand attacker TTPs and know what best-in-class investigations look like
  • Demonstrated expertise in structured investigative methodologies, evidence handling, and case management at scale—often developed in agency, military, or law enforcement environments (FBI, NSA, or similar), but we welcome candidates who've built these skills through other paths
  • Experience operating at speed and with autonomy in a tech environment—you've bridged rigorous investigative discipline with fast-moving product organizations and have built systems and processes that scale
  • Strong cross-functional partnership skills; able to translate technical investigation findings into actionable recommendations for product and engineering teams
  • SQL proficiency and experience working with AI/LLM tools required—you lead with an AI-first mindset and can envision how to integrate automation into investigations and labeling workflows
  • Nice to Haves: Crypto or blockchain industry experience
  • Threat intelligence background
  • Risk operations experience
  • Familiarity with Jira, SQL interfaces, or similar investigation/data tooling.

Benefits

  • Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

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