Group Product Manager, Payments Core

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.

This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company.

” learn more about working at Coinbase . The Payments Core team within Coinbase's Platform product group owns the heart of how fiat money moves at Coinbase, processing hundreds of billions of dollars annually across 15+ payment methods in 30+ countries. As the Group Product Manager for Payments Core, you'll own the product vision and multi-year strategy for Coinbase's payment processing infrastructure, driving processing optimization, cost efficiency, and global expansion.

This is a high-impact IC leadership role for a seasoned payments expert.

What You'Ll Do

: Own the end-to-end product roadmap for Payments Core, encompassing core payment processing, payment method integrations (ACH, cards, bank transfers), multi-partner infrastructure, and payment lifecycle management. Drive optimization of payment processing success rates, least-cost routing, and transaction efficiency to directly improve Coinbase's revenue and customer experience across its global footprint. Lead the strategy and execution for multi-partner payments infrastructure, enabling processing partner routing, redundancy, and failover to maximize reliability and cost efficiency.

Partner with Engineering to shape system architecture and technical investments that drive scalability, resilience, and adaptability across Payments Core's platform. Build self-serve capabilities that enable Product Groups to leverage Payments Core without heavy integration overhead, unblocking growth across Coinbase's product surface. Shape Payments Core's long-term strategy for emerging payment methods, real-time payment networks, and evolving regulatory landscapes.

Required Skills and Experience: 10+ years of product management experience, with deep expertise in payments infrastructure, payment processing, or fintech platforms. Track record of owning and driving multi-year platform strategies that delivered measurable improvements in processing success rates, cost efficiency, or global payment coverage. Deep technical fluency in payment systems architecture, processing flows, multi-partner routing, payment method economics, interchange optimization, and the regulatory landscape for payments across major markets.

Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in highly regulated environments, driving alignment across engineering, finance, compliance, and business stakeholders, and articulating platform strategy and investment tradeoffs to executive leadership. Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Pay Transparency

Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below).

Compensation

may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and

Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K)

). Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $243,865 $286,900 USD Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period. Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.