Coinbase: Legal Operations Manager, Vendor & Spend Management — Remote - USA

About Coinbase

Coinbase works on digital-asset and financial technology, with its recruitment material discussing an open financial system and crypto-related markets. Its advertised business activities connect consumer and business products with engineering, financial operations and regulated-market development. The company describes local product initiatives alongside the compliance, policy and operational work needed to support them. This gives the business both a technology dimension and a financial-services context, with product delivery linked to the requirements of the markets in which it operates.

The position and its setting

Coinbase lists Legal Operations Manager, Vendor & Spend Management in Remote - USA, under reference 8129321. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Legal & Compliance
• Employer listing date: 14 August 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• Own expense management, law firm and vendor spend oversight, and annual budget planning for the Legal, Policy, and Compliance departments, delivering accurate forecasting and cost visibility to leadership
• Drive the legal e-billing program end-to-end, including vendor and contractor onboarding, billing guideline enforcement, engagement letter review, and conflicts of interest processes
• Building: and maintain a top-tier law firm panel program and spend optimization strategy, including benchmarking billing rates, negotiating alternative fee arrangements, and evaluating firm performance against delivery and cost targets
• Partner with legal department leadership on budget strategy, advising on law firm selection, resource allocation, and cost-reduction opportunities backed by spend data and trend analysis
• Leadership: the relationship with FP&A on invoicing, accruals, and month-end financial processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across all legal vendor-related financial workflows
• Administer and optimize the legal e-billing system, training stakeholders on processes and use of systems, and identifying opportunities to improve workflows and data quality
• Administer and optimize the legal e-billing system, including managing complex integrations between Brightflag and internal ERP/FP&A systems, configuring automated rule-based billing enforcement, and training stakeholders on processes to improve adoption and data quality
• Required Skills and

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience at a comparable in-house legal practice, preferably at a high-growth technology company
• Deep vendor and law firm spend management experience, including hands-on experience with e-billing platforms, law firm panel programs, and negotiating alternative fee arrangements
• Ability to design, implement, and improve operational processes at scale, including vendor onboarding workflows, billing guidelines, and reporting frameworks
• Experience building reports and dashboards that translate spend data into actionable insights for legal leadership decision-making
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
• #LI-Remote
• Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below)
• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• $148,835 — $175,500 USD
• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period
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• Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com
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Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Remote
• Advertised location: Remote - USA

Conditions requiring the complete notice

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Coinbase

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Open the official Coinbase posting below and match the title and reference 8129321.

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Practical preparation: AI

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• AI
• compliance
• training
• stakeholder management
• commercial negotiations
• partnership development
• billing