Data Analyst, Institutional Data and Analytics

At Coinbase, our mission is toincrease economic freedom around the world, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people. We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto. Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us.

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for candidates who will thrive in aculture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves. Second, we expect all employees to commit to ourmission-focused approach to our work. Most importantly, we seek people who are excited about crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture. We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world.

Who you are:

• You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there.
• You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0.
• You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
• You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.
• You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.
• You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.

Institutional Operations Solutions are responsible for the day to day operations and support of Coinbase’s suite of Institutional Products and Services. We are focused on managing risk and building scale in operations processes as well as providing exceptional customer service to our Institutional clients. As a Data Analyst on our team, you will help drive business impact through data. You will have the opportunity to transform data into valuable business insights and help shape our strategy by establishing critical metrics, building visualizations, and automating reporting.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Improve operational efficiency and risk management by developing metrics, self-service tools, and deep analyses that drive actionable insights.
• Proactively identify opportunity areas for improvement including reporting automation, deep dive investigations, and new analytical partnerships.
• Collaborate in a tight-knit team environment to foster efficient execution, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and support the analytical technologies that empower our team to have timely, flexible, and structured access to our data.
• Collaborate with multiple operations teams to manage an analytic roadmap.
• Drive the vision, building, and adoption of self-service analytic capabilities; develop these capabilities at scale.
• Understand data resources and know when, how, and which best to use for each project.
• Work cross-functionally with other data owners to to maximize consistency and establish best practices.
• Frame and break down complex business problems into key components and recommend practical solutions.
• Monitor key performance metrics and use data to identify actionable opportunities to minimize risk and increase efficiency.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• 3+ years of experience working with data in a relevant function (e.g. operations, finance, business analytics, etc.).
• Advanced SQL and data modeling skills, Python experience is a plus.
• Report automation experience (e.g. using Apache Airflow, Python, etc. ).
• Motivated by Coinbase’s mission, crypto and delivering an exceptional Institutional product to our customers.
• Proficient using at least one data visualization product (Looker, Tableau, QuickSight, SuperSet, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, including experience meeting with and communicating information to senior leadership.
• Highly collaborative, with an ability to gather and balance inputs from many cross-functional partner teams.
• Ability to think strategically, formulate appropriate analytical solutions, and execute in order to solve business needs.
• Highly flexible and adaptable to meet the evolving needs of a high-growth, fast paced organization.

Nice to haves:

• Deep subject matter expertise and experience in crypto and financial services, including risk management.
• Experience with financial industry regulations.
• Experience with descriptive and inferential statistics.
• Experience with customer support metrics/data.

Job #: P61805

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