Operations Senior Associate

About the role

In this role, you will oversee daily business operations for Coinbase's European branch, ensuring performance meets targets and identifying risks. You will also improve operational and regulatory reporting by leveraging SQL, Snowflake, and Looker to create actionable insights.

You will work closely with various stakeholders to maintain compliance with outsourcing frameworks and manage third-party risks. Success in this position requires a proactive approach to managing complex projects and the ability to drive improvements in operational processes.

The annual base salary for this position is set at €111,500.

Skills that matter here

• SQL: SQL will be used to extract and analyze data for reporting and insights.
• Snowflake: Snowflake will support data management and reporting processes.
• Looker: Looker will be utilized for building dashboards and visualizing data.

Who this role suits

• A candidate with a strong background in financial services or operations strategy.
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and is not afraid of challenges.
• An analytical thinker who can convert complex problems into structured plans.
• A self-starter who can work independently and drive initiatives with minimal oversight.

From the employer

What you'll do:

• Own daily business operations for CBIE across all lines of business, managing consistent performance against targets and surfacing risks or gaps to leadership.
• Drive improvements to operational and regulatory reporting by streamlining data sets, building dashboards, and producing actionable insights using SQL, Snowflake, and Looker.
• Develop and execute local operational and outsourcing processes, procedures, and reporting to meet regulatory requirements, including day-to-day management of the outsourcing risk management framework.
• Partner with functional owners, central teams, and stakeholders to ensure compliance with the outsourcing framework and effective management of third-party risk.
• Lead discrete cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc projects spanning operations, growth, strategy, and regulatory priorities.
• Support regulatory and product operations activities for CBIE, including preparation of materials for internal and external regulatory meetings.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in financial services, management consulting, operations strategy, or data analysis, with demonstrated ability to operate in a regulated environment.
• Proven track record building or improving operational processes end-to-end, from design through implementation and ongoing measurement.
• Proficiency in SQL, Snowflake, and Looker (or comparable BI tools) with demonstrated ability to self-serve insights, interrogate data, and produce dashboards independently.
• Direct experience with outsourcing governance and/or third-party risk management in a regulated financial services setting, including maintaining documentation, controls, SLAs, and governance records.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex, ambiguous problems into structured workplans and execute against them with minimal oversight.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Pay Transparency Notice:

The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): €111.500—€111.500 EUR.

• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 4 applications per 30-day period.
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