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Senior Associate, FCM
The FCM Operations team supports Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. across US Futures, Prediction Markets, and Options by managing back-office operations including trade flow management, position management, margin monitoring, regulatory reporting, and business analytics. As a Senior Associate, FCM, you'll own exception management and operational readiness for new product launches, ensuring our derivatives infrastructure scales reliably while meeting regulatory expectations.
What you'll do:
Own exception management across cash, positions, trades, and margin, including triage, investigation, resolution, and implementation of durable fixes
Lead operational readiness for new product launches, covering UAT/test case design, playbooks, cutover plans, and post-launch stabilization
Partner with Product, Risk, Compliance, Accounting, and Engineering to design processes, controls, and reporting that scale and meet regulatory expectations
Establish monitoring and exception reporting frameworks (SLAs, KPIs, dashboards) and run incident triage with clear escalation paths
Drive root cause analysis and post-mortems, translating learnings into product and process improvements
Identify and implement automation and tooling to reduce operational friction and manual work
Required Skills and Experience:
5+ years in financial services or fintech operations with FCM, broker-dealer, or listed derivatives experience, emphasizing trade operations, margin, or exception management
Demonstrated analytical problem-solving in exception-based operations with strong prioritization and escalation judgment
Product launch and operational readiness experience, including requirements gathering, UAT execution, playbook development, and go-live support
Effective cross-functional business partnering with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Compliance teams in fast-moving environments
Working knowledge of listed derivatives characteristics and interest in blockchain/cryptocurrency markets
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P77584
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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):
$130,900—$154,000 USD
Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency and blockchain technology company on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system. The company operates a digital asset exchange and provides financial services centered on crypto and blockchain technology. Coinbase serves both consumer and institutional markets, offering products and services that leverage blockchain-based technology to update traditional financial systems. The company is focused on regulatory advocacy, policy development, and creating efficient contracting and operational processes to scale its platform.
