This Institutional Operations Intern job is with Coinbase in New York. This is an internship or trainee position with a hybrid schedule. Pay for this role is set at $40 an hour, according to the posting.
Coinbase describes the job as follows.
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.
This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.
Join the Institutional Operations Solutions (IOS) team within the Institutional group as a Institutional Operations Intern. This team manages risk and delivers operational solutions across Coinbase’s Institutional organization, supporting a broad range of teams and functions that help scale the institutional business. You'll work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and institutional clients, tackling real operational challenges.
What you'll do
Support day-to-day IOS operations while identifying and managing operational risk across compliance and regulatory requirements
Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and risk management capabilities, recommending solutions backed by data analysis
Partner with Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to build technology solutions that support institutional operations at scale
Analyze data sets and deliver recommendations grounded in sound quantitative reasoning
Collaborate with fellow interns on a group project solving a real business problem, presenting findings and solutions to the leadership team
Required Skills and Experience
Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in business, management, finance, accounting, or a related discipline
Demonstrated problem-solving ability with capacity to identify second-order effects and streamline processes accordingly
Proven willingness to engage cross-functional stakeholders and collaborate in team settings
Familiarity with finance or banking concepts, with interest in crypto and digital assets
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
Position ID: P78040
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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below.
Hourly Rate: $40 to $40 USD
Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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What is the salary for the Institutional Operations Intern role at Coinbase?
Coinbase advertises $40 an hour for this role.
Is this a remote, hybrid or office job?
It is hybrid. You would work partly from home and partly from the office in New York.
Where do I send my application to Coinbase?
Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Coinbase's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.
When was this job posted?
Coinbase published the role on September 8, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.
Source: Coinbase careers page (www.coinbase.com). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.
🏢 About Coinbase
Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform - and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone…
