Remote Trade Surveillance & Compliance Associate

Coinbase; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Trade Surveillance Associate in the Market Regulation Department to monitor activity, investigate potential violations, and produce reports supporting CDE's regulatory obligations. You’ll analyze alerts, triage cases, and deliver updates to senior leadership in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

The role requires 3+ years of surveillance experience, strong knowledge of derivatives and CFTC regs, and the ability to manage multiple investigations with precision.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience providing market and trade surveillance support for regulated entities.
• Sound understanding of market fundamentals, derivatives trading practices, and investigative techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, well-organized investigative memoranda, reports, and presentations.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent investigations and regulatory deadlines.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.

Responsibilities

• Investigate potential trade practice violations, including spoofing, wash trading, money pass activity, front running, fraud, and other disruptive trading activity by CDE participants to ensure compliance with CDE's rulebook and applicable CFTC regulations.
• Analyze alerts generated by CDE's trade surveillance system, triaging and escalating matters that require heightened review in partnership with Market Regulation Department leadership.
• Produce investigative reports documenting observations, findings, and assessments, maintaining compliance with recordkeeping requirements for all inquiries and investigations.
• Deliver updates and presentations to the Chief Regulatory Officer, CDE Board, and Regulatory Oversight Committee on matters related to trade activity in accordance with CDE rules and procedures.
• Identify patterns and trends across surveillance data that may indicate emerging market risks or systemic compliance gaps, recommending process improvements to strengthen the program.

Skills

Market surveillance

Regulatory knowledge

Investigative reporting

Multi-case investigations

AI governance

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Trade Surveillance Associate in the Market Regulation Department to monitor activity, investigate potential violations, and produce reports supporting CDE's regulatory obligations. You’ll analyze alerts, triage cases, and deliver updates to senior leadership in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

The role requires 3+ years of surveillance experience, strong knowledge of derivatives and CFTC regs, and the ability to manage multiple investigations with precision.