Trade Surveillance Associate

Coinbase is a prominent company in the cryptocurrency and digital asset exchange space. As a Trade Surveillance Associate, you will play a critical role within the compliance department, focusing on maintaining market integrity and platform trust. Your day-to-day responsibilities involve monitoring trading activity to detect potential market manipulation, such as spoofing or wash trading, by investigating alerts generated by surveillance systems. You will also conduct market assessments for new asset launches, evaluating liquidity and trading behavior to ensure compliance with established trading rules. This role requires close collaboration with engineering and compliance teams to refine surveillance policies, improve monitoring systems, and respond to regulatory inquiries. The position is well-suited for professionals with at least two years of experience in market surveillance, trade monitoring, or trading roles at regulated entities like broker-dealers or exchanges. Successful candidates should possess strong analytical skills, experience with data tools such as SQL, and a solid understanding of market structure and relevant financial regulations. This role demands a proactive approach to identifying process gaps and a high degree of precision in documenting investigative findings.