Specialist, Market Operations
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As a Specialist, Market Operations at Coinbase, you provide frontline operational support across two exchanges: the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE) and Deribit. This team runs 24/7, keeping trading, clearing, and connectivity systems healthy for clients and internal stakeholders. You troubleshoot issues in real time, coordinate cross-functional resolution for complex problems, and execute deployment testing to protect production environments.
What you'll do
- Own real-time functional and technical support for electronic trading, clearing systems, and exchange applications across CDE and Deribit
- Investigate and resolve customer inquiries related to exchange functionality, market events, connectivity, product schedules, and business technology
- Provide front-line support for internal and external investigations tied to exchange operations, including error trade analysis and resolution
- Coordinate with product and development teams to launch new products, implement platform updates, and execute deployment testing in pre-production environments
- Support onboarding and ongoing operational enablement of clients and vendors across both exchanges, including prediction markets and event contracts listed on CDE
- Identify, document, and recommend operational process improvements aligned with business objectives and platform growth
What you bring
- BA/BS in Information Systems, Economics, Finance, or a technical field, with 1+ years of experience in financial markets operations or a technical operations role
- Demonstrated product and operational knowledge of listed futures or options, including hands-on experience with error trade analysis and resolution
- Proven ability to diagnose and articulate complex technical problems and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience delivering multi-channel support (voice, email, chat) with documented ability to maintain quality under high-volume, time-sensitive conditions
Nice to have
- Familiarity with prediction markets, event contracts, FIX protocol, network protocols, SQL, or CRM tools such as Salesforce and JIRA
- Responsible use of generative AI, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
What we offer
- Annual base salary: £81,630-£90,700 GBP
- Equity and bonus eligibility
- Benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- Remote-first work model with quarterly in-person working sessions
About Coinbase
Coinbase is a mission-driven company focused on increasing economic freedom. The company operates the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE) and Deribit, serving traders and clients worldwide.
Context for this role
From the live jobs we track on CryptoJobsHQ, updated daily.
Coinbase has 174 open roles on CryptoJobsHQ: 50 in Engineering, 26 in Legal & Compliance and 21 in Finance. 86% are fully remote, most of the rest in the US and Canada. 27 were posted in the last 7 days. The median advertised base salary is $202k, from 106 listings that publish pay.
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