Remote-First Institutional Credit Risk Analyst

Coinbase; Juneau (AK); 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. You will own credit analysis for complex counterparties and monitor exposures that inform institutional product scaling.

Role can be based in the United States or United Kingdom, with remote-first flexibility. Responsibilities include underwriting institutional counterparties, recommending internal credit ratings, and communicating risk to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of hands-on credit risk management experience in fast-moving financial services or digital asset environments.
• Experience underwriting institutional counterparties such as hedge funds, asset managers, PE or VC firms.
• Knowledge of capital markets products and standard documentation (PBAs, MLAs, prime brokerage agreements).
• 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, PE, and VC firms.
• Recommend internal credit ratings and risk-based limits with written analyses for senior leadership.
• Monitor portfolio exposures and communicate concentration trends to leadership.
• Analyze asset volatility and liquidity risks to inform limit-setting and capital planning.
• Negotiate industry documentation (PBAs, MLAs, ACAs) and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve client challenges.

Skills

Credit risk

Underwriting

Portfolio monitoring

Institutional clients

Capital markets

PBAs/MLAs

Credit memos

Quantitative modeling

SQL

Generative AI

Tools

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 that inform institutional product scaling.

Role can be based in the United States or United Kingdom, with remote-first flexibility. Responsibilities include underwriting institutional counterparties, recommending internal credit ratings, and communicating risk to senior leadership.