Manager, Strategic Programs

Coinbase
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward experienced program managers comfortable with high-stakes trading CX strategy and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on financial services domain and remote-first but in-person intensive work arrangement.

Best fit for

  • Experienced program managers with a deep understanding of trading and financial services who thrive in cross-functional leadership roles
    — “own a portfolio of trading product domains, including support contact rate reduction targets”
  • Candidates with a proven ability to drive retention and revenue through strategic CX programs and high-level stakeholder alignment
    — “proven track record owning a high-value customer segment or business-critical program where retention, revenue, or market share were explicit success metrics”
  • Individuals who excel in shaping strategy and delivering measurable outcomes across multiple teams and product launches
    — “set program strategy and prioritization frameworks for ambiguous, high-stakes problems”

Things to consider

  • Quarterly in-person surges may require travel and time commitments outside of typical remote work expectations
    — “remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called 'surges'”
  • Must possess active FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses, which are not common in all domains
    — “Active FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in reducing contact rates and improving retention through CX improvements and automation
    — “build and execute a multi-quarter improvement roadmap that combines in-product fixes with CX-owned improvements”
  • Emphasize cross-functional program leadership involving Sales, Compliance, and BPO partners
    — “lead complex cross-functional programs spanning 5+ teams (including Sales, Compliance, and BPO partners)”
  • Showcase ability to influence Director+ stakeholders and align priorities without direct authority
    — “experience influencing Director+ stakeholders, negotiating priorities across competing initiatives”
  • Demonstrate how you connect CX metrics to revenue and retention outcomes in your reporting
    — “proficiency defining KPI frameworks, OKR glidepaths, and executive reporting that connects CX performance metrics to revenue and retention impact”
  • Demonstrate responsible use of generative AI to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
    — “utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • reducing-customer-friction
  • launch-readiness
  • high-net-worth-customer-segment-strategy
  • cross-functional-program-execution
  • measurable-business-outcomes
Typical background
program-managementcx-operationsproduct-operations

Skills & requirements

Required

Program-managementCross-functional-collaborationStakeholder-managementFinancial-servicesCustomer-experienceTrading-productsFinra-series-7-and-series-63-licenses

Preferred

Generative-aiOkr-glidepaths

Stack & domain

Program ManagementCXProduct OperationsFinra Series 7 And Series 63 LicensesGenerative AILeadershipInfluencingNegotiatingStrategic ThinkingProblem SolvingFinra Series 7Finra Series 63FinanceTradingCustomer Experience

About the role

Original posting from Coinbase

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

As a CX Trading Program Manager on the CX Programs team within Customer Experience, you'll own the end-to-end support experience across Coinbase's trading products, including the differentiated service model for our highest-value trading customers. You'll bridge Trading product teams and CX operations to reduce customer friction, ensure smooth product launches, and drive retention for the customers who matter most to our trading business.

What you'll do:

Own a portfolio of trading product domains, including support contact rate reduction targets, launch readiness, and performance scorecards across approximately half of the global trading CX scope

Lead the high net worth CX program end-to-end, defining segment strategy, retention priorities, the service model, and the cross-functional operating model spanning Sales, Concierge, Compliance/Risk, and Trading product

Set program strategy and prioritization frameworks for ambiguous, high-stakes problems, influencing Director+ stakeholders to align on tradeoffs, resources, and sequencing

Build and execute a multi-quarter improvement roadmap that combines in-product fixes with CX-owned improvements through automation, help center content, and proactive support to reduce top contact drivers

Execute CX readiness for Tier 1 trading launches, coordinating across Product, WFM, L&D, and Tooling, then measuring post-launch impact on CSAT, contact volume, and adoption

Partner with Trading product teams through regular operational reviews that surface voice-of-customer themes, quantify business impact, and close performance gaps with executive-ready reporting

Required Skills and Experience:

7+ years in program management, CX, or product operations, with 5+ years in a trading, brokerage, or financial services environment

Proven track record owning a high-value customer segment or business-critical program where retention, revenue, or market share were explicit success metrics

Demonstrated ability to define strategy and lead complex cross-functional programs spanning 5+ teams (including Sales, Compliance, and BPO partners) with measurable business outcomes

Experience influencing Director+ stakeholders, negotiating priorities across competing initiatives, and driving alignment without direct authority

Proficiency defining KPI frameworks, OKR glidepaths, and executive reporting that connects CX performance metrics to revenue and retention impact

Active FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses

Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Position ID #: P77911

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

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):$166,345—$195,700 USD

Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Source: Coinbase careers

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