Country Director, India Full Time NEW

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As Country Director, India, you’ll join the Consumer & Business International team to own Coinbase’s overall strategy and business performance across the Indian market. You’ll drive cross-functional execution across Product, Policy, Marketing, and Business Development to launch locally relevant initiatives that accelerate user growth and revenue. This role requires navigating a complex and evolving regulatory environment, building relationships with regulators and commercial partners, and leading a local team that positions Coinbase for long-term success in one of the world’s largest crypto economies.

What you’ll do:

• Own Coinbase’s business performance in India, with direct accountability for user growth, revenue, and long-term market position, including identifying and building relationships with potential commercial partners and key stakeholders.
• Drive the country strategy by synthesizing market, regulatory, and competitive analysis into high-impact growth opportunities and translating them into executable plans.
• Lead cross-functional execution in partnership with Marketing, Business Development, Legal, Compliance, and Policy to deliver India-specific initiatives while managing regulatory risk and compliance requirements.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to shape and launch locally relevant products that achieve product-market fit within India’s regulatory constraints.
• Shape Coinbase’s regulatory and policy positioning in India by engaging directly with regulators, industry bodies, and policy stakeholders to unlock new products and maintain compliance.
• Build and develop a high-performing local team while serving as Coinbase’s senior representative in India across regulators, partners, media, and industry forums.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Senior leadership experience (CEO, COO, GM, Country Head, or Founder) scaling a platform, e-commerce, fintech, or trading business in India, with measurable impact on revenue and active users over a minimum of 5 years.
• Direct experience engaging with Indian financial regulators and policy stakeholders, with demonstrated outcomes balancing constructive relationships and commercial objectives.
• Track record partnering with Product, Marketing, and Business Development to build, launch, and scale products in regulated environments, including navigation of licensing, compliance, and risk frameworks.
• Deep understanding of India’s regulated financial services ecosystem, including how institutions operate across Compliance, Risk, Finance, Treasury, Audit, and third-party oversight functions.
• Proven ability to lead in a remote-first, globally matrixed organization, aligning local execution with global standards while advocating for market-specific needs at the executive level.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):: ₹14,878,400 INR – ₹14,878,400 INR

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.

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AI Disclosure

For 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.  

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