Senior Executive Officer, ADGM

At Coinbase, you drive the company's regional crypto strategy in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), managing critical regulatory relationships and building the operational foundation for a growing business. You lead the locally based team, manage Coinbase's Middle East crypto operations and ADGM legal entity, and shape how crypto capital markets develop in this strategically important financial center.

What you'll do

• Build and lead the locally based Abu Dhabi team, managing Coinbase's Middle East crypto business and ADGM legal entity while engaging senior regulators, clients, and industry stakeholders
• Drive the development and execution of Coinbase's UAE crypto strategy in close collaboration with the Dubai/VARA team
• Develop operational capacity to grow Coinbase's tokenization business and adjacent opportunities under ADGM
• Oversee strategic budgeting and resourcing to optimize business impact and ensure alignment with local and global financial frameworks
• Establish robust governance structures, including controls, compliance programs, and ethical leadership practices that align local operations with global standards
• Lead ongoing engagement with ADGM and FSRA, cultivating trusted relationships with senior regulators and key external stakeholders
• Champion Coinbase's culture within the entity, ensuring customer interests are appropriately prioritized and strategy aligns with Coinbase's global business model

What you bring

• 7+ years of senior-level experience in financial services, including securities
• Deep understanding of ADGM/FSRA regulatory requirements covering best execution, client assets, custody, market conduct (FSMR, COBS, MIR), and AML frameworks
• Proven track record in operational oversight, including policies and procedures development and monitoring of day-to-day business activities
• Strong understanding of how regulated financial services functions operate (Compliance, Finance, Risk, Treasury, Audit, Outsourcing)
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive alignment across senior, peer, and junior stakeholders regionally and globally
• Sound judgment in assessing and escalating risk, with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with regulators, specifically ADGM and FSRA
• Familiarity with the crypto/Web3 landscape, including tokenization, DeFi, and digital asset markets
• Ability to use AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

What we offer

• Target annual base salary of 730,000 AED, plus equity and bonus eligibility
• Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Quarterly in-person working sessions (surges) for intense collaboration

About Coinbase

Coinbase is building regulated presence in the Middle East and is expanding its crypto capital markets operations globally. The company is remote-first, bringing teams together quarterly for intensive working sessions.