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At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.
To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.
The immigration team owns the day‑to‑day operations and continuous improvement of our global immigration program. As a Global Immigration Program Manager, you’ll own a high‑impact portfolio of cases and vendor relationships, ship clear guidance, and use data to improve speed, quality, and cost in service of our business and employees.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Serve as a key subject‑matter expert on global immigration across major categories (e.g., H‑1B, TN, E‑3, L‑1, O‑1, PERM/green card, J‑1), providing clear guidance, scenario planning, and recommendations to HR and business partners, with escalation support from senior leaders and external counsel on the highest‑risk matters.
- Build and improve the immigration operating model: document and standardize processes; partner with Tier 1/Tier 2 teams so they can reliably run repeatable work; identify and close gaps in enablement and controls.
- Manage the annual H‑1B CAP portfolio and ongoing case lifecycle (portability, amendments, extensions) to avoid business disruption: own timelines, documentation readiness, vendor coordination, and stakeholder communication.
- Support global expansion and M&A workstreams by assessing work authorization feasibility, cost, and timelines; contribute to go/no‑go guidance and implementation playbooks in partnership with Legal, Global Mobility, and other People partners.
- Establish crisp intake and employee/manager communications: maintain Jira/HRIS request flows, publish FAQs and how‑to guides, and provide calm, structured updates during regulatory changes or travel disruptions.
- Define and maintain operational KPIs (e.g., time‑to‑file, approval rate, error/redo rate, cost‑per‑matter); run regular reviews with your manager and partner teams and drive continuous improvement experiments based on data.
- Partner with HR Tech/People Analytics to translate immigration needs into clear requirements, automate repetitive workflows, strengthen document controls, and ship dashboards that reduce manual work and error paths.
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- 5+ years corporate immigration and/or global mobility experience across in‑house and/or top‑tier law firm environments, including deep US expertise and practical exposure to multi‑country issues.
- 1–2+ years providing work direction or mentorship and/or running a scaled vendor/outsourced workload (no direct reports required): you raise the bar through clear expectations, SOPs, and metrics, and are comfortable managing day‑to‑day operations within your scope.
- Strong program and project management skills: you simplify complex requirements, keep multiple workstreams on track, and leave behind documentation and playbooks that others can run independently.
- Demonstrated success building or scaling immigration/mobility programs (policy, controls, enablement, vendors, reporting) with measurable improvements in SLA, quality, cost, and/or stakeholder satisfaction.
- Clear, business‑aligned judgment and communication: you translate legal nuance into practical options for HR and business partners, write crisp guidance, and are comfortable presenting to senior leaders with support from your manager.
- Data‑driven operator comfortable with Jira/ATS/HRIS and case‑management tooling; you look for opportunities to automate repetitive steps and use data to spot issues and prioritize improvements.
Nice to haves:
- Global immigration experience across LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
- High‑growth tech/fintech experience, including multi‑country expansions (entity, EOR, conversions) and post‑close M&A integration.
- Track record moving work from Specialist to Tier 1/Tier 2 via SOPs, training, and guardrails.
Job #: P75999
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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
Commitment to Equal OpportunityCoinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).
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AI DisclosureFor select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.
The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com
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