Head of SOX and Internal Controls

About the role

The Head of SOX and Internal Controls position at Coinbase is a critical role within the Accounting team. This role is responsible for owning and strengthening the company's SOX business process control environment across all in-scope entities and processes. The ideal candidate will lead the annual SOX risk assessment, materiality determinations, and end-to-end design and implementation of key and non-key business controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise SOX business process control framework, including scoping, risk assessment, control design standards, and documentation requirements across all in-scope entities and processes.
• Lead the annual SOX risk assessment, materiality determinations, and end-to-end design and implementation of key and non-key business controls (manual, automated, and IT-dependent).
• Partner with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Operations, Compliance, Legal, and Engineering to embed effective controls into core processes such as order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, revenue, and digital asset flows.
• Drive timely remediation of control deficiencies by designing and implementing sustainable corrective actions, and serve as the primary business controls liaison with Internal Audit and external auditors for SOX testing, walkthroughs, and evidence requests.
• Execute regular SOX status reporting to senior leadership (CAO, CFO, Audit Committee), and establish governance forums, training, playbooks, and guidance for control owners and process owners across the organization.

Requirements

• 13+ years of progressive experience in SOX, internal controls, internal audit, or risk management, with significant exposure to public company environments and leadership of large-scale SOX programs.
• 6+ years of people management experience.
• Deep technical knowledge of SOX 404, PCAOB standards, and the COSO framework, with demonstrated ability to design and test business process controls across core finance and operational processes (revenue recognition, financial reporting, procurement, payroll, digital asset safeguarding).
• Professional certification such as CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, or CRMA.
• Track record of influencing senior leaders (CFO, CAO, Controller, Head of Internal Audit) and driving cross-functional initiatives without direct authority in a high-growth, technology-driven or financial services environment.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, workflow tools, and control automation technologies (e.g., RPA, data analytics, continuous control monitoring), with experience managing SOX in multi-entity or multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-growth, technology-driven or financial services environment.
• Experience with SOX compliance in multi-entity or multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Experience with ERP systems, workflow tools, and control automation technologies.

Skills

• SOX Compliance
• Internal Controls
• Internal Audit
• Risk Management
• ERP Systems
• Workflow Tools
• Control Automation Technologies

Benefits

Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Pay

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $205,785 USD - $242,100 USD

Schedule

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