Vice President Operations

About This Role

The Vice President of Operations will lead and scale the operational foundation for a fast-growing crypto and digital asset financial platform. This role involves translating strategic goals into efficient, compliant, and scalable operational execution across the organization, working closely with executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee day-to-day operational functions across the company, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and scalability
• Design, implement, and continuously optimize operational processes, internal controls, and performance metrics
• Build operational infrastructure to support rapid growth across trading, asset management, custody, compliance, and client operations
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure regulatory readiness and institutional-grade governance
• Drive cross-functional execution across product, technology, finance, and operations teams
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to support data-driven decision-making
• Identify operational risks and inefficiencies; proactively design mitigation and improvement plans
• Support vendor management, third-party relationships, and strategic outsourcing decisions
• Lead and mentor operations team members, fostering a culture of accountability and execution excellence

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in operations leadership roles within financial services, fintech, crypto, trading, asset management, or regulated environments
• Proven experience scaling operations in high-growth or startup environments
• Strong understanding of operational risk, internal controls, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience working with senior executives, boards, or institutional investors
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and build structure from the ground up
• Strong analytical, organizational, and execution capabilities
• Excellent communication skills and cross-functional leadership ability

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in operations leadership roles within financial services, fintech, crypto, trading, asset management, or regulated environments

Nice to Have

• Experience in crypto, digital assets, capital markets, hedge funds, or proprietary trading firms
• Prior exposure to global or remote-first teams
• Experience supporting institutional clients or institutional-grade platforms