Coinbase Brokerage Ops Associate | $121K Fintech Role in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Career positioning: This is a solid mid-entry role for finance professionals looking to gain exposure at the intersection of traditional brokerage operations and crypto/fintech. Coinbase's Capital Markets team operates a regulated US equities brokerage, meaning you'll build skills that translate back to traditional finance as well as forward into crypto-native operations.
Compensation context: The $121K–$127K base range is competitive for a brokerage operations associate role — traditional bank ops associates at this level typically earn $80K–$100K. Coinbase's premium reflects the intensity of the environment and crypto market demands. Additional equity and bonus eligibility can meaningfully increase total comp.
Skills you'll develop:
- Deep expertise in US equities trade lifecycle, ACATs, and clearing platforms (Apex)
- Cross-functional coordination in a regulated, high-stakes environment
- SQL and workflow automation tools applicable across fintech roles
- Generative AI integration in operational workflows — an increasingly in-demand skill
Green flags: High ownership early in your career, exposure to a publicly traded crypto company, and skills that are portable across fintech, traditional brokerage, and compliance functions.
Red flags to consider: Coinbase explicitly describes the environment as "intense" with a "high bar" — this culture suits high performers but can lead to burnout. The quarterly surges signal a demanding in-person commitment despite remote status. The narrow salary band also leaves little room for negotiation at the base level.
Best suited for ambitious finance ops professionals who want rapid skill development and a fintech brand on their resume.
Headquarters: Remote - USA
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 an Associate, Broker Dealer Operations, you'll join the Coinbase Capital Markets team within Finance and help run the daily operational engine behind our U.S. equities brokerage experience. This team keeps customer accounts, trades, cash, positions, transfers, and corporate actions accurate, controlled, and scalable. You'll execute core broker-dealer workflows, investigate exceptions, and drive improvements that make the operation safer and more efficient for millions of customers.
What you'll do:
- Execute daily trade, position, balance, and cash reconciliations between Coinbase and Apex records, investigating and resolving breaks with full documentation.
- Support customer account onboarding and maintenance workflows, including documentation review, status follow-up, and exception escalation.
- Process inbound and outbound securities transfers (ACATs) end-to-end, from intake review and eligibility checks through submission, tracking, and exception resolution.
- Monitor operational alerts and exception queues, prioritize customer- and risk-impacting issues, and coordinate remediation across Engineering, Product, Trading, CX, Compliance, Finance, and Apex.
- Support corporate action operations by reviewing event notices, monitoring deadlines, validating allocations, and investigating post-event discrepancies.
- Identify recurring failure modes and propose practical improvements to reduce manual work, shorten resolution time, and improve customer outcomes.
Required skills and experience:
- 2+ years in financial services operations, brokerage operations, clearing and settlement, trade support, or a related operational control function.
- Working knowledge of U.S. equities trade lifecycle concepts, including order processing, settlement, positions, cash movements, corporate actions, and account transfers.
- Demonstrated experience investigating data breaks or operational exceptions across multiple systems and driving issues to documented resolution.
- Proven ability to follow documented procedures consistently in a regulated environment while exercising sound judgment on exceptions outside the runbook.
- Familiarity with clearing platforms (e.g., Apex Clearing), Jira, SQL, or workflow-automation tools used in brokerage operations.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P78331
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): $121,410 — $127,800 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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