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At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.
To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
The Operations Associate will report to the Chief Operating Officer of CB Payments Ltd. and our UK entity to execute key operational processes such as outsourcing control, vendor oversight and supporting Coinbase to deliver the Financial Promotions regime compliantly.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties)
- Review and refine service provider performance measures, report on service provider deliverables, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve delivery
- In collaboration with second line of defense teams, design first line of defense controls and carry out and report on regular assessments
- Set up and manage formal escalation processes related to outsourced services, including succinctly communicating issues to relevant partners and proactively collaborating to ensure timely resolution if needed
- Help develop execution of local operational and outsourcing processes/procedures to ensure successful delivery against regulatory requirements and drive more efficient execution across e-money operations
- Oversee monitoring and reporting cadence of important issues such as fraud rates, ensuring that local management have visibility into trends
- Support the definition of the Outsourcing and Operations agenda and effectively support daily business operations for CB Payments Ltd. to support all lines of business, while managing consistent performance on targets
- Support Coinbase in delivering the Financial Promotions regime including management of external partners, working in collaboration with cross functional teams to ensure ongoing compliance for new product launches and overseeing controls, monitoring and reporting for the program.
- Support in the execution of critical ad hoc projects, on matters impacting the local business
- Support in putting together internal and external materials for regulatory meetings
- Program manage discrete cross-functional initiatives, which may be part of broader projects
- Interpret data and use it to make recommendations on projects and workstreams
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- 2+ years experience in financial services / operations management
- High attention to detail: ability to produce content that could be shared externally with light review
- Demonstrated experience in defining and implementing operational policies and procedures, in particular regarding outsourcing
- Demonstrated experience of supervising outsourced activities to ensure service providers are delivering to the expected standard
- Demonstrated understanding of understand regulatory requirements, and ability to align work with requirements
- Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of business functions, with an emphasis on senior management and external consultants
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced remote environment
- Commitment to Diversity
Nice to haves:
- Deep subject matter expertise and experience in crypto
- Advanced understanding of Google apps, JIRA
- Basic knowledge of SQL, Redash, Snowflake, Looker
PID #: P59242
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Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system.
Why Work With Us
We’ve taken a huge challenge and made it into our mission: To create an open financial system for the world. To achieve this, we are building a team of smart, creative, passionate optimists, the kind of people who see opportunity where others see roadblocks. If this sounds like you, check out our open roles.