Specialist, Market Operations

Coinbase; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is a remote-first company with quarterly in-person surges. As a Specialist in Market Operations, you will provide real-time support for trading and clearing systems across two exchanges, resolve inquiries, and assist with deployment testing to protect production environments.

You will collaborate with product and development teams to launch new products, enable clients and vendors, and document improvements to align with growth objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 1+ years in markets operations or a technical operations role.
• Experience with listed futures or options and error trade analysis.
• Ability to diagnose complex technical problems and explain solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience delivering multi-channel support under high-volume, time-sensitive conditions.

Responsibilities

• Own real-time functional and technical support for electronic trading, clearing systems, and exchange applications across CDE and Deribit.
• Investigate and resolve customer inquiries related to exchange functionality, market events, connectivity, product schedules, and business technology.
• Provide front-line support for internal and external investigations tied to exchange operations, including error trade analysis and resolution.
• Coordinate with product and development teams to launch new products, implement platform updates, and execute deployment testing in pre-production environments.
• Support onboarding and ongoing operational enablement of clients and vendors across both exchanges, including prediction markets and event contracts listed on CDE.
• Identify, document, and recommend operational process improvements aligned with business objectives and platform growth.

Skills

Real-time support

Multi-channel support

Problem diagnosis

Salesforce/JIRA familiarity

SQL

Generative AI usage

Education

BA/BS in Information Systems/ Economics/ Finance/ technical field

Tools

FIX protocol

SQL

Salesforce

JIRA

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called 'surges.' learn more about working at Coinbase.

As a Specialist, Market Operations, you'll provide frontline operational support across two exchanges: the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE) and Deribit. This team runs 24/7, keeping trading, clearing, and connectivity systems healthy for clients and internal stakeholders. You'll troubleshoot issues in real time, coordinate cross-functional resolution for complex problems, and execute deployment testing to protect production environments.

What you'll do

• Own real-time functional and technical support for electronic trading, clearing systems, and exchange applications across CDE and Deribit.

• Investigate and resolve customer inquiries related to exchange functionality, market events, connectivity, product schedules, and business technology.

• Provide front-line support for internal and external investigations tied to exchange operations, including error trade analysis and resolution.

• Coordinate with product and development teams to launch new products, implement platform updates, and execute deployment testing in pre-production environments.

• Support onboarding and ongoing operational enablement of clients and vendors across both exchanges, including prediction markets and event contracts listed on CDE.

• Identify, document, and recommend operational process improvements aligned with business objectives and platform growth.

Required Skills and Experience

• BA/BS in Information Systems, Economics, Finance, or a technical field, with 1+ years of experience in financial markets operations or a technical operations role.

• Demonstrated product and operational knowledge of listed futures or options, including hands-on experience with error trade analysis and resolution.

• Proven ability to diagnose and articulate complex technical problems and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience delivering multi-channel support (voice, email, chat) with documented ability to maintain quality under high-volume, time-sensitive conditions.

• Familiarity with prediction markets, event contracts, FIX protocol, network protocols, SQL, or CRM tools such as Salesforce and JIRA is a plus.

• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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*Pay Transparency Notice:** *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$112,965-$132,900 USD

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