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Requirements found

Marketing (must) Onboarding Sql (must) Python (must)

What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Trade the financing book daily, managing long and short side liquidity across Prime Financing and CB Institutional products.
  • Optimize net interest margin on principal borrow/lend activity through active position management and pricing adjustments.
  • Support asset and client pricing for financing implementation across lending, margin, and shorting products.
  • Engage directly with institutional clients, including hedge funds, ETF issuers, market makers, UHNW individuals, and corporates, to structure financing solut…
  • Build and refine custom client solutions that improve onboarding, internal processes, and overall client experience.
  • Required Skills and Experience:
  • 2+ years of experience in equity or fixed income financing, prime brokerage, or derivatives at a bank, broker-dealer, or crypto exchange.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, or similar programming languages applied to trading analytics, pricing models, or data analysis.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of fiat and crypto funding market fundamentals, including repo, securities lending, and margin financing mechanics.
  • Proven ability to communicate clearly with institutional clients and internal stakeholders while managing competing priorities with urgency.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “Support asset and client pricing for financing implementation across lending, margin, and shorting products.” · “Engage directly with institutional clients, including hedge funds, ETF issuers, market makers, UHNW individuals, and corporates, to structure financing solut…” · “Build and refine custom client solutions that improve onboarding, internal processes, and overall client experience.”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “As a Prime Financing Trading Analyst on the Institutional Prime Finance team, you'll help manage and grow Coinbase's institutional financing book across lend…” · “Proficiency in Python, SQL, or similar programming languages applied to trading analytics, pricing models, or data analysis.” · “Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice .”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Technical skill Supporting
    In the posting: “Proficiency in Python, SQL, or similar programming languages applied to trading analytics, pricing models, or data analysis.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Communication Supporting
    In the posting: “Proven ability to communicate clearly with institutional clients and internal stakeholders while managing competing priorities with urgency.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Planning and organisation Supporting
    In the posting: “Proven ability to communicate clearly with institutional clients and internal stakeholders while managing competing priorities with urgency.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Attention to detail and quality Supporting
    In the posting: “Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, c…”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Stakeholder management Supporting
    In the posting: “Proven ability to communicate clearly with institutional clients and internal stakeholders while managing competing priorities with urgency.”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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  4. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  5. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  6. How have you used marketing in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  7. Tell me about a problem you solved using sql. From this posting
  8. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  9. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  10. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  11. Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
  13. This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
  14. Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
  15. How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
  16. Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
  17. Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
  18. A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
  19. What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
  20. Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
  21. Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
  22. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
  23. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  24. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  25. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  26. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  27. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  28. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  29. Describe a process you improved.
  30. Do you have any questions for us?
  31. Why do you want to work here?
  32. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  33. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  34. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  35. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  36. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  37. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  38. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  39. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  40. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  41. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  42. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  43. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  44. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  45. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  46. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  47. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  48. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  49. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  50. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  51. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  52. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?