Role at a glance
- Salary
- $179.5K – $211.2K/yr
- Location
- Remote - US Remote - US - Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only)
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 7+ years of experience providing compliance and regulatory support for CFTC-registered designated contract markets (DCMs) or derivatives...
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Role Summary
The Manager, Derivatives Compliance serves as second-in-command of the Market Regulation Department for Coinbase Derivatives Exchange, a CFTC-registered designated contract market and self-regulatory organization. The role helps maintain the exchange’s compliance and regulatory posture and supports obligations that protect customers and licenses.
What You'll Do
- Lead the day-to-day operations of the Market Regulation Department and provide continuity and decision-making in the Chief Regulatory...
- Drive compliance with applicable CFTC regulatory requirements, including Parts 38, 39, and 40, by identifying gaps and implementing...
- Manage internal and external examinations and audits, coordinate responses, and resolve findings.
- Review escalated trade surveillance cases, assess potential rulebook violations, and determine appropriate enforcement actions.
- Advise CDE personnel and partner teams on DCM Core Principles, CFTC regulations, and CDE’s rulebook and policies.
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View full postingQualifications
7+ years supporting CFTC-registered DCMs or DCOs; hands-on experience applying CFTC Parts 38, 39, and 40; experience engaging senior CFTC staff; knowledge of CFTC Core Principles, market fundamentals, trading practices, investigative and surveillance techniques; ability to write regulatory memoranda, reports, and information requests; experience managing concurrent regulatory workstreams; responsible use of generative AI with human oversight.
Required
- 7+ years of experience providing compliance and regulatory support for CFTC-registered designated contract markets (DCMs) or derivatives...
- Hands-on experience interpreting and applying CFTC Parts 38, 39, and 40 in a DCM and/or DCO environment
- Experience engaging directly with senior CFTC staff, including the Division of Market Oversight, Division of Clearing and Risk, and...
- Deep knowledge of CFTC Core Principles
- Knowledge of market fundamentals, trading practices, investigative and surveillance techniques
- Ability to synthesize regulatory observations into written memoranda, reports, and information requests
- Experience managing multiple concurrent regulatory workstreams across cross-functional stakeholders
- Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
Original job description
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Original job description
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Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
As the Manager, Derivatives Compliance, you'll serve as the second-in-command of the Market Regulation Department for Coinbase's CFTC-registered designated contract market. Working closely with CDE's Chief Regulatory Officer, you'll help ensure CDE impartially and effectively meets its obligations as a highly regulated futures exchange and self-regulatory organization, directly shaping the compliance and regulatory posture that protects our customers and our licenses.
What you'll do:
- Own the day-to-day leadership of CDE's Market Regulation Department as second-in-command, providing continuity and decision-making in the Chief Regulatory Officer's absence
- Drive CDE's compliance posture across all applicable CFTC regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, Part 38, 39, 40 of the Commodity Exchange Act, identifying gaps and implementing corrective actions
- Lead the management of internal and external examinations and audits, coordinating responses and ensuring timely resolution of findings
- Partner with CDE trade surveillance personnel to review escalated cases, assess potential rulebook violations, and determine appropriate enforcement actions
- Strengthen cross-functional alignment by advising CDE personnel and partner teams on DCM Core Principles, CFTC regulations, and CDE's rulebook and policies
Required Skills and Experience:
- 7+ years of experience providing compliance and regulatory support for CFTC-registered designated contract markets (DCMs) or derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs)
- Demonstrated hands-on experience interpreting and applying CFTC Parts 38, 39, and 40 in a DCM and/or DCO environment, with the ability to discuss specific regulatory requirements and their practical application to exchange operations, rulebook governance, and compliance programs.
- Demonstrated experience engaging directly with senior CFTC staff, including the Division of Market Oversight, Division of Clearing and Risk, and Market Participants Division
- Deep knowledge of CFTC Core Principles with proven ability to analyze and apply to ensure DCM maintains compliance with applicable regulations
- Strong grasp of market fundamentals, trading practices, investigative and surveillance techniques, sufficient to evaluate complex potential violations
- Proven ability to synthesize regulatory observations into clear written memoranda, reports, and information requests for stakeholders at all levels, including regulators
- Track record of managing multiple concurrent regulatory workstreams across cross-functional stakeholders while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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About the company
Coinbase
Large Enterprise
Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and has grown to serve millions of users globally, providing a secure and user-friendly experience for both novice and experienced traders. Coinbase aims to create an open financial system for the world, advocating for the adoption of digital currencies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in various markets. Through its innovative products and services, Coinbase seeks to empower individuals and institutions to transact in cryptocurrencies with confidence.
Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and has grown to serve millions of users globally, providing a secure and user-friendly experience for both novice and experienced traders. Coinbase aims to create an open financial system for the world, advocating for the adoption of digital currencies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in various markets. Through its innovative products and services, Coinbase seeks to empower individuals and institutions to transact in cryptocurrencies with confidence.