Senior Broker-Dealer Operations Lead | Remote-First

Coinbase, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Associate, Broker Dealer Operations to join Coinbase Capital Markets (CCM). You will own recurring broker-dealer operations workflows, perform reconciliations, and support regulatory reporting in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

The role requires 5+ years in financial services operations, experience with Apex Clearing/Apex Ascend, and strong SQL, Jira, and process-improvement skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial services operations or broker-dealer operations.
• Experience with U.S. equities trade lifecycle.
• Ability to author or improve SOPs and controls.
• Experience with Apex Clearing/Apex Ascend or equivalent.
• Proficient in SQL, Jira, and data-quality/workflow tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own recurring broker-dealer operations workflows across one or more areas, including reconciliations, corporate actions, securities transfers, account maintenance, error processing, and regulatory reporting support.
• Perform daily order, trade, position, balance, and cash reconciliations between Coinbase and Apex records, investigating breaks, documenting root causes, and driving resolution to closure.
• Manage complex exceptions and time-sensitive incidents by coordinating remediation across Apex, Engineering, Product, Trading, CX, Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Risk, prioritizing by customer, financial, and regulatory impact.
• Build and maintain audit-ready documentation, including SOPs, runbooks, control checklists, and process maps, translating operational lessons into durable controls.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to define operational requirements, test new functionality, validate launch readiness, and improve tooling, dashboards, and automation.
• Identify systemic failure modes and lead process-improvement initiatives that reduce manual work, improve detection and recovery speed, and strengthen operational resilience.

Skills

SQL

Jira

Data quality tooling

Workflow automation

Operational problem-solving

Tools

Apex Clearing

Apex Ascend

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Associate, Broker Dealer Operations to join Coinbase Capital Markets (CCM). You will own recurring broker-dealer operations workflows, perform reconciliations, and support regulatory reporting in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

The role requires 5+ years in financial services operations, experience with Apex Clearing/Apex Ascend, and strong SQL, Jira, and process-improvement skills.