Senior Manager, Base Ecosystem

Senior Manager, Base Ecosystem at Coinbase

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. This massive, ambitious opportunity demands the best of us daily, as we build the emerging onchain platform and with it, the future global financial system.

We seek a candidate passionate about our mission, believing in crypto's power to update the financial system. We want someone eager to leave their mark, who relishes working with high-caliber colleagues, actively seeks feedback, and runs towards solving the company's hardest problems.

Our intense work culture 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. 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.

Base aims to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain, and we need your help to achieve that. We believe the onchain platform is the most important builder platform since the internet, and it should be open source, free to use, and globally available. To make it truly work, we need all hands on deck, scaling securely, decentralized, and user-friendly.

At Base, we live by our Stay Based values: do the right thing, work hard, stay optimistic, prioritize the team, and push creative boundaries—all while building the future of onchain. We value a Zone 3+ work ethic, where our team rises to the challenge, embraces hard weeks, and makes personal tradeoffs when necessary to drive impact and innovation.

Base is incubated within Coinbase and plans to progressively decentralize. We believe decentralization is critical to creating an open, global crypto economy accessible to everyone. Base is built on Optimism’s open-source OP Stack. We’re joining as the second Core Dev team working on the OP Stack to ensure it’s a public good, contributing a portion of sequencer revenue to funding public goods.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Executing Infrastructure and Consumer partnerships / alliances across Base Chain, Base App, Base Pay, Base Build and Spindl.
• Developing GTM strategies that help enshrine Base as the preferred app, network and platform for creators, brands, enterprises, developers and users.
• Building and maintaining productive relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Managing a pod of 2-3 teammates.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• 8+ years relevant experience in technology, finance (e.g. Corporate Development, investing) or consulting with a proven track record of deal execution (e.g. M&A, investments, large partnerships).
• An unrelenting passion for onchain apps / platforms and a robust onchain resume.
• A results-driven mindset with humility and self-awareness.
• Experience executing complex transactions and managing multiple projects across internal and external stakeholders through clear communication, strong analytical skills (qualitative and quantitative), organization and a constant focus on operational excellence.

Key skills/competency:

• Strategic Partnerships
• Go-To-Market Strategy
• Deal Execution
• Stakeholder Management
• Onchain Ecosystem
• Blockchain Technology
• Team Leadership
• Analytical Skills
• Operational Excellence
• Decentralization