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Job Description
About Base and Coinbase
Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We believe that the onchain platform is the most important builder platform since the internet ('online'). We believe that the onchain platform should be open source, free to use, and globally available. And we believe that in order to make it really work, we need all hands on deck, working together to scale in a secure, decentralized, easy-to-use way.
At Base, we live by our Stay Based values: we 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 small to significant personal tradeoffs when necessary to drive impact and innovation.
Base is incubated within Coinbase and plans to progressively decentralize in the years ahead. We believe that decentralization is critical to creating an open, global crypto economy that is accessible to everyone.
About the Role
We are looking for a strong Technical Program Manager to join the Base team with emphasis in the Base Chain and Protocol, to enable and accelerate the success of Base.
What you'll be doing
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs, from problem definition through launch and post-launch follow-up.
- Translate product and business goals into actionable execution plans with clear milestones, owners, and success metrics.
- Identify risks early, drive mitigations, and escalate crisply when leadership decisions are needed.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and cross-functional teams (e.g., Compliance, Legal, CX, Finance) to align priorities and resolve blockers.
Requirements
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.
- 8+ years of experience in a Technical Program Manager or similar role driving large technical programs in a high-growth or high-scale consumer technology company.
- Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives with significant ambiguity, tight timelines, and multiple stakeholders — from framing through launch.
- Experience defining program-level KPIs and using dashboards and experiments to guide decisions.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted partnerships across functions.
Key skills/competency
- Technical Program Management
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Product Development
- Agile Methodologies
- Decentralization
- Blockchain Technology
- Crypto Protocols
- Consumer Technology
How to Get Hired at Coinbase
- Customize your resume: Highlight your 8+ years of Technical Program Management experience and success in high-growth tech environments. Emphasize your ability to handle ambiguity and drive cross-functional initiatives.
- Showcase AI proficiency: Clearly demonstrate your experience using generative AI tools and copilots, detailing how you've improved efficiency and quality.
- Quantify your impact: Provide specific examples of defining program KPIs, using data to guide decisions, and successfully launching complex projects.
- Prepare for technical and behavioral questions: Be ready to discuss your experience with blockchain, protocols, and decentralized systems, as well as your stakeholder management approach.
- Understand Coinbase culture: Research Base's 'Stay Based' values and demonstrate how your work ethic aligns with their Zone 3+ philosophy.
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