Join Coinbase as an Associate in Broker Dealer Operations to enhance the U.S. equities brokerage experience for millions of customers.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 8 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 8 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Execute daily trade, position, balance, and cash reconciliations
- Support customer account onboarding and maintenance workflows
- Process inbound and outbound securities transfers
- Monitor operational alerts and exception queues
- Support corporate action operations
Must have
- 2+ years in financial services operations
- Working knowledge of U.S. equities trade lifecycle concepts
- Experience investigating data breaks or operational exceptions
- Ability to follow documented procedures in a regulated environment
- Familiarity with clearing platforms
Practical constraints
- Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period
AI in the day-to-day
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Requirements
- Experience
- 2+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Associate in Broker Dealer Operations at Coinbase, the individual will manage daily operational tasks related to U.S. equities brokerage, ensuring accuracy in customer accounts, trades, and corporate actions. Key skills include a solid understanding of the equities trade lifecycle and experience in financial services operations, particularly in brokerage or trade support. This position is suited for candidates with at least two years of relevant experience who can navigate a regulated environment while driving operational improvements. Coinbase emphasizes a collaborative work culture, with quarterly in-person sessions to enhance team dynamics.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Coinbase's careers page October 3, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Starts above 70% of 123 comparable mid other roles in United States that list SQL we track (median $100,000 across 43 companies). See SQL salary trends
- SQL appears in 7.4% of 3065 comparable mid other roles in United States; Jira appears in 1.8% of 3065 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Broker Dealer Operations, Associate role remote?
- Yes — Coinbase lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $121,410–$127,800 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Broker Dealer Operations, Associate role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Apex Clearing, Jira, SQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Broker Dealer Operations, Associate role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
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
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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)).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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