Credit Risk Analyst

Summary

Coinbase is a remote-first company focused on increasing economic freedom by building the future of finance. The Credit Risk Analyst will join the Counterparty and Credit Risk team to underwrite institutional counterparties, recommend risk-based limits, monitor portfolio exposures, and support lending solutions in the digital asset market.

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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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

• Remote-first work arrangement, with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
• Equity eligibility
• Bonus eligibility
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401(k)