Specialist, Market Operations

Coinbase
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with financial markets operations experience working in a remote-first but high-intensity, 24/7 environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with financial markets operations experience and a background in trading systems support
    — “1+ years of experience in financial markets operations or a technical operations role”
  • Individuals who can manage complex technical and functional issues with cross-team coordination
    — “Coordinate cross-functional resolution for complex problems”
  • Professionals with a strong foundation in listed futures or options and error trade analysis
    — “Demonstrated product and operational knowledge of listed futures or options, including hands-on experience with error trade analysis and resolution”

Things to consider

  • Quarterly in-person 'surges' are mandatory despite the remote-first work arrangement
    — “Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges””
  • Candidates must be prepared to work across two distinct exchanges with different operational needs
    — “provide frontline operational support across two exchanges: the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE) and Deribit”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in real-time troubleshooting and cross-functional coordination in your resume and interview responses
    — “troubleshoot issues in real time, coordinate cross-functional resolution for complex problems”
  • Emphasize documented success in high-volume, time-sensitive support environments
    — “Experience delivering multi-channel support (voice, email, chat) with documented ability to maintain quality under high-volume, time-sensitive conditions”
  • Showcase your ability to articulate technical problems to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
    — “Proven ability to diagnose and articulate complex technical problems and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • real-time functional and technical support
  • customer inquiries resolution
  • internal and external investigations
  • new product launches
Typical background
financial markets operationstechnical operations

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial Markets OperationsExchange OperationsProduct And Operational KnowledgeMulti-channel SupportError Trade Analysis

Preferred

Prediction MarketsEvent ContractsFIX ProtocolNetwork ProtocolsSQLCRM Tools

About the role

Original posting from Coinbase

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. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

As a Specialist, Market Operations, you'll 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'll 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.

Required Skills and Experience:

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.

Familiarity with prediction markets, event contracts, FIX protocol, network protocols, SQL, or CRM tools such as Salesforce and JIRA is a plus.

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: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). 

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):$112,965—$132,900 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.

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Source: Coinbase careers

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