Crypto Markets Operations Analyst — Automation & AI

CoinShares Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CoinShares is seeking an entry-level Operations Lead for CoinShares Capital Markets, supporting the execution, risk management and process integrity across proprietary trading and market-making activities. You will learn from senior staff and help manage the operational side of ETF products, with a focus on automation and scalable processes.

You will gain exposure to the crypto markets, apply AI-assisted tooling, and contribute to end-to-end operational improvements while owning repeatable tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is essential.
• Experience in financial services, ideally capital markets, trading or operations is advantageous.
• Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets is essential.
• Understanding derivatives mechanics such as perpetual swaps, funding rates, margin requirements and liquidation logic is an advantage.
• Practical experience using AI tools for analysis, research or automation is essential.
• Eye for turning manual tasks into automated processes is essential.
• Strong analytical and research skills are essential.
• Ability to read a block explorer and trace transactions is an advantage.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow complex processes and instructions is essential.
• Curiosity and adaptability, with a willingness to learn is essential.
• Interest in crypto financial markets and blockchain is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing operational models, reporting tools and procedures, using automation and AI-assisted tooling.
• Assist traders to ensure transactions are booked accurately and resolve exceptions.
• Support the trade lifecycle across proprietary trading and market-making, including settlements.
• Monitor intraday and end-of-day trading performance and assist in reporting.
• Review daily risk reports and alert management to potential action items.
• Support ETF creation and redemption processes.
• Run reconciliations of data feeds with automation tooling.
• Move assets across trading, brokerage and bank accounts to support activities.
• Monitor margins, collateral and funding across exchanges and counterparties; flag breaches.
• Document processes and AI-driven workflows for transparency and auditability.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce risk using AI/automation.
• Collaborate with Finance to support audit requests.

Skills

Excel

AI tools

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Curiosity & learning

Understanding of derivatives

Block explorer literacy

Automation awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Finance/Economics/Data Science background

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

CoinShares is seeking an entry-level Operations Lead for CoinShares Capital Markets, supporting the execution, risk management and process integrity across proprietary trading and market-making activities. You will learn from senior staff and help manage the operational side of ETF products, with a focus on automation and scalable processes.

You will gain exposure to the crypto markets, apply AI-assisted tooling, and contribute to end-to-end operational improvements while owning repeatable tasks