Lead the Market Regulation Department at Coinbase Derivatives, ensuring compliance with CFTC regulations in a dynamic environment.
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Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer at Coinbase Derivatives, the individual will oversee the Market Regulation Department, ensuring compliance with CFTC regulations and managing audits and examinations. Key skills include extensive experience with derivatives markets, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to synthesize complex information for diverse stakeholders. This position is suited for a seasoned professional with a strong background in compliance and regulatory frameworks, particularly within the derivatives space. Coinbase emphasizes a high-performance culture, pushing boundaries to shape the future of finance.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
- Coinbase has 84 other open roles including Analytics Engineer, Concierge Specialist IV, Group Product Manager, Compliance Automation.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$113,145).
Quick facts
- Is the Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer, Coinbase Derivatives role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $179,520–$211,200 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer, Coinbase Derivatives role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in USA.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets vp candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer, Coinbase Derivatives 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 the Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer of Coinbase Derivatives, LLC (CDE), you'll serve as the second-in-command of the Market Regulation Department for Coinbase's CFTC-registered designated contract market. Working closely with CDE's Chief Regulatory Officer, you'll help ensure CDE impartially and effectively meets its obligations as a highly regulated futures exchange and self-regulatory organization, directly shaping the compliance and regulatory posture that protects our customers and our licenses.
What you'll do:
- Own the day-to-day leadership of CDE's Market Regulation Department as second-in-command, providing continuity and decision-making in the Chief Regulatory Officer's absence
- Drive CDE's compliance posture across all applicable CFTC regulatory requirements, identifying gaps and implementing corrective actions
- Lead the management of internal and external examinations and audits, coordinating responses and ensuring timely resolution of findings
- Partner with CDE trade surveillance personnel to review escalated cases, assess potential rulebook violations, and determine appropriate enforcement actions
- Strengthen cross-functional alignment by advising CDE personnel and partner teams on DCM Core Principles, CFTC regulations, and CDE's rulebook and policies
Required Skills and Experience:
- 7+ years of experience providing compliance and regulatory support for CFTC-registered designated contract markets (DCMs) or derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs)
- Demonstrated experience engaging directly with senior CFTC staff, including the Division of Market Oversight, Division of Clearing and Risk, and Market Participants Division
- Deep knowledge of CFTC Core Principles with proven ability to analyze and apply to ensure DCM maintains compliance with applicable regulations
- Strong grasp of market fundamentals, trading practices, investigative and surveillance techniques, sufficient to evaluate complex potential violations
- Proven ability to synthesize regulatory observations into clear written memoranda, reports, and information requests for stakeholders at all levels, including regulators
- Track record of managing multiple concurrent regulatory workstreams across cross-functional stakeholders while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
- 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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- AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.