Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coinbase is a cryptocurrency and financial technology company focused on increasing economic freedom through digital assets. The Credit Risk Analyst will support the Counterparty and Credit Risk team by underwriting institutional counterparties, recommending credit limits, monitoring portfolio exposures, and analyzing volatility and liquidity risks. The role also involves preparing credit analyses, negotiating industry documentation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to address client and product challenges.
Responsibilities
- Own 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, preparing written analysis that substantiates each assessment for senior leadership review
- Monitor portfolio exposures, conduct periodic surveillance of trading partners, and clearly communicate concentration trends and settlement risks to leadership
- Analyze asset volatility and liquidity risks on a per-asset and portfolio basis to inform limit-setting and capital planning
- Negotiate industry documentation (e.g., PBAs, MLAs, and ACAs) and collaborate with business development, operations, legal, and product teams to resolve complex client or product challenges
Skills
- 1-3 years of hands-on credit risk management experience, including counterparty underwriting or portfolio monitoring in a fast-moving financial services or digital asset environment
- Prior experience covering institutional clients such as hedge funds, asset managers, private equity, or venture capital firms
- Working knowledge of capital markets products and standard industry documentation (PBAs, MLAs, prime brokerage agreements)
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear written credit memos and present risk recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Proficiency building quantitative credit models and exposure analyses using spreadsheets, SQL, or other analytical tools
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
Benefits
- Equity eligibility
- Bonus eligibility
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Remote-first work arrangement with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges”
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