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Alessandro Merz

Senior Institutional Technical Sales Specialist

๐Ÿ“ Dublin, Ireland

๐Ÿ”ดHODLing

Institutional Analyst at Coinbase with 7+ years of work experience bridging technical and business domains. Expertise in blockchain technology, institutional crypto markets, and cloud infrastructure. Proven track record onboarding 240+ enterprise clients generating $4.8B annual trading volume.

Skills

Technical Sales9/10
Client Relationship Management9/10
English9/10
Business Development8/10
German8/10
Institutional Finance (8/10)Blockchain Technology (8/10)SQL (8/10)Cryptocurrency Markets (8/10)DataDog (8/10)Excel (8/10)Cloud Infrastructure (7/10)Risk Management (7/10)Anti-Money Laundering (AML) (7/10)M&A Analysis (6/10)

Work Experience

Senior Institutional Technical Sales Specialist

Coinbase

Mar 2022 โ€” Present

Onboarded 20+ enterprise clients per quarter, generated $1.6B in quarterly trading volume, managed high-value client base of 240+ institutional traders contributing $4.8B in annual trading volume through technical solution consulting and account management.

Business Development Representative - Large Enterprises

IBM

May 2020 โ€” Mar 2022

Advised $500M-10B finance, banking, energy, and utility companies on cloud blockchain applications. Created migration and implementation plans for infrastructure and application modernization. Provided technical education and demonstrations. Team Top Performer 2 years in a row.

Associate Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Mar 2018 โ€” Apr 2020

Performed risk management analysis including Counter-Terrorism Financing, KYC services, PEP screening, and Anti-Money Laundering procedures. Provided research and analysis on AML topics for global financial clients in Financial Crime Prevention team.

Private Equity Analyst

Mandarin Capital

Aug 2017 โ€” Mar 2018

Carried out 120 teasers, blind memos, and market research for M&A opportunities. Used SQL to collect data and perform comparable company analyses and relative valuations. Assisted with acquisition analysis and negotiations resulting in 1 successful acquisition.