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As a Luxembourg Audit Manager, you'll join the Internal Audit team and own a portfolio of operational, financial, and compliance audits across Coinbase's Luxembourg entity operations. This team delivers independent, third-line assurance over governance, risk management, and control effectiveness, helping Coinbase protect customers and maintain trust at scale. You'll shape audit coverage aligned with European and Luxembourg regulatory requirements (CSSF, ECB, EBA, ESMA), ensure findings from complex audit work are communicated to executive, Board-level, and regulatory audiences, and lead team members to build a best-in-class operational audit function.
What you'll do:
- Own and coordinate a portfolio of operational, financial, and compliance audits covering financial controls, regulatory compliance, business processes, vendor/third-party risk, and data governance in accordance with CSSF, CBL, ECB, EBA, and ESMA requirements.
- Shape the multi-year operational and compliance audit roadmap, coordinating coverage with co-sourced partners and aligning with enterprise risk initiatives and European regulatory frameworks (MiCA, PSD2, AMLD, DORA).
- Synthesize complex audit findings into high-impact reports and presentations for executive leadership, the Chief Audit Executive, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, and regulatory bodies, ensuring conclusions are rigorous, documented, and actionable.
- Drive remediation strategy for operational and compliance findings, challenging management on risk-based solutions, validating corrective actions, and escalating thematic concerns to senior leadership.
- Partner with business unit leadership across Finance, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to deliver independent advisory value while maintaining third-line independence and objectivity.
- Evaluate and develop audit talent, mentoring team members and contributing to the growth and modernization of the Internal Audit function across EMEA.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 8+ years in internal audit, external audit, or compliance audit in a regulated financial services environment, with demonstrated experience managing audit teams, concurrent audit portfolios, and co-sourced engagements across EMEA/APAC time zones.
- Deep working knowledge of European and Luxembourg regulatory frameworks (CSSF, CBL, ECB, EBA, ESMA) with proven experience executing audits within these regimes.
- Hands-on audit execution experience across financial controls, operational processes, compliance requirements, data governance, and control certifications using COSO, COBIT, SOC 2, or ISO 27001 frameworks.
- Relevant professional certifications (CIA, CISA, or CFE) with demonstrated ability to present findings and recommendations to executive, Board-level, and regulatory audiences.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
€125.970—€132.600 EUR
- 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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