Remote Credit Risk Analyst – Institutional Underwriting

Coinbase; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Credit Risk Analyst to join the Counterparty and Credit Risk team within Financial & Operational Risk. The role focuses on owning diligence for institutional counterparties, recommending risk-based limits, and monitoring exposures in a fast-evolving digital asset market.

It is based in the United States or United Kingdom. Responsibilities include underwriting diverse institutional clients, producing clear credit memos, and collaborating with business development, operations,

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands-on credit risk management experience in financial services or digital asset environments.
• Experience underwriting or monitoring credit for institutional clients like hedge funds or asset managers.
• Ability to produce clear written credit memos and present risk recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Experience with quantitative models and exposure analyses using spreadsheets or SQL.

Responsibilities

• 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 with written analyses for leadership.
• Monitor portfolio exposures and communicate concentration trends to leadership.
• Analyze asset volatility and liquidity risks to inform limit-setting and capital planning.
• Negotiate documentation (PBAs, MLAs, ACAs) with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Credit risk management

Underwriting

Portfolio monitoring

Institutional client coverage

Credit memos & risk recommendations

Quantitative modeling

SQL

Generative AI in risk

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Credit Risk Analyst to join the Counterparty and Credit Risk team within Financial & Operational Risk. The role focuses on owning diligence for institutional counterparties, recommending risk-based limits, and monitoring exposures in a fast-evolving digital asset market.

It is based in the United States or United Kingdom. Responsibilities include underwriting diverse institutional clients, producing clear credit memos, and collaborating with business development, operations,