Operations Senior Associate
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As an Operations Senior Associate reporting to the Chief Operating Officer of CB Payments Ltd., you'll be the operational backbone of Coinbase's UK business. You'll own CBPL's financial promotions and asset listings process, lead local product governance, and drive customer experience improvements that shape how Coinbase grows in the UK market.
What you'll do:
- Own and run the end-to-end Financial Promotions and Asset Listings approval workflow for the UK, acting as first-line approver under the three lines of defence model and maintaining a clear audit trail across all in-scope channels
- Build, improve, and scale UK operational processes and workflows, identifying inefficiencies and driving automation to support new product launches and an evolving regulatory landscape
- Lead the UK product governance process, coordinating launch timelines and facilitating local stakeholder reviews to ensure new products meet CBPL's regulatory and operational requirements before go-live
- Prepare governance and senior stakeholder reporting materials that provide clear visibility of financial promotions activity, operational performance, and key risks to ExCo, Board, and Operational forums
- Partner with the central Customer Experience team to shape and deliver local UK CX initiatives focused on improving onboarding, support outcomes, and customer satisfaction
Required Skills and Experience:
- 4+ years in financial services operations with demonstrated experience translating UK FCA regulations, financial promotions rules, or MiFID requirements into documented processes and controls
- Proven track record of building and scaling operational processes in a regulated environment, not just maintaining them, with the judgment to engage Legal, Compliance, and Product stakeholders at the right moments
- Experience defining and implementing operational policies and procedures that withstand regulatory scrutiny, including maintaining audit-ready documentation
- Demonstrated ability to gather, organize, and interpret operational data to inform decisions, quantify progress, and produce reporting for senior leadership
- 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).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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Best personality fits for this role
Your natural leadership aligns perfectly with owning critical processes and driving improvements.
Read the ENTJ career guide →Your strong organizational skills are perfect for owning and running complex approval workflows.
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