Remote Credit Risk Analyst for Institutional Markets

Coinbase; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Credit Risk Analyst to join the Counterparty and Credit Risk team within Financial & Operational Risk. You will own credit analysis for complex counterparties and monitor exposures across Coinbase's global institutional client base.

You'll underwrite counterparties and recommend risk-based limits, collaborating with business development, operations, legal, and product teams. The role is based in the United States or United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of hands-on credit risk management experience, including counterparty underwriting or portfolio monitoring.
• Experience covering institutional clients such as hedge funds, asset managers, private equity, or venture capital firms.
• Working knowledge of capital markets products and standard industry documentation (PBAs, MLAs, prime brokerage agreements).
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear written credit memos and present risk recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own diligence and underwriting of institutional counterparties including hedge funds, asset managers, private equity, and venture capital firms.
• Recommend internal credit ratings and risk-based limits, preparing written analyses for senior leadership review.
• Monitor portfolio exposures, conduct periodic surveillance of trading partners, and communicate concentration trends and settlement risks to leadership.
• Analyze asset volatility and liquidity risks on a per-asset and portfolio basis to inform limit-setting and capital planning.
• Negotiate industry documentation and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex client or product challenges.

Skills

Credit risk management

Underwriting

Quantitative analysis

SQL

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Credit Risk Analyst to join the Counterparty and Credit Risk team within Financial & Operational Risk. You will own credit analysis for complex counterparties and monitor exposures across Coinbase's global institutional client base.

You'll underwrite counterparties and recommend risk-based limits, collaborating with business development, operations, legal, and product teams. The role is based in the United States or United Kingdom.