Senior Operations​/Back-Office Manager

Senior Operations/Back-Office Manager

Description de l'entreprise

A FINMA-regulated securities firm headquartered in Geneva, at the intersection of institutional finance and digital asset infrastructure. One of Europe's leading providers of custody, tokenisation, and core banking solutions for institutional clients, banks, asset managers, and corporations. ~100 employees, entrepreneurial culture, world-class technical team. Scaling rapidly across Europe.

Description du poste

The Role

You’ll own the full back‑office function of a regulated digital asset firm and manage a lean ops team of 2‑3. Expect 60‑80% hands‑on operational execution alongside team leadership. This is a build‑and‑run role with real ownership: you’ll set standards, improve processes, and ensure everything settles cleanly across a complex product stack (equities, bonds, crypto, tokenised assets). You’ll report directly to a senior member of the founding team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full settlement and booking cycle: securities, cash, digital assets (trades, deposits/withdrawals, corporate actions, staking, fees, taxes, reversals)
• Daily position and transaction reconciliations / investigate and resolve breaks
• Manage the security master file and correspondent banking relationships
• Ensure proper accounting and book‑keeping across middleware and core banking system
• Produce regulatory reports (trade, transaction, derivatives, stamp tax) and client reports (tax statements, portfolio reports)
• Apply 4‑eyes principle and travel rule compliance on all transaction input/verification
• Act as business‑side partner for IT: test features, flag bugs, drive platform improvements
• Support compliance and client teams on client master file management

Profil recherché

Your Profile

• Master’s degree in business, economics, banking, or accounting
• 8‑10+ years in back‑office operations at a regulated financial institution (bank, securities firm, asset manager, or fintech)
• Experience managing a small team
• Solid expertise in settlement, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting, across traditional and/or digital asset classes
• Genuine curiosity about crypto and blockchain, you don’t need to be a native, but you need to care; if you are already crypto‑native, it is a huge plus!
• Highly organised, ownership‑driven, autonomous, detail‑oriented, hands‑on
• Fluent English required;
  French B2+ is a strong advantage for day‑to‑day integration in Geneva

Why This Role

• Direct reporting line to a co‑founder, real visibility and influence from day one
• Rare combination: institutional‑grade compliance + live crypto/blockchain infrastructure
• High ownership over a critical function in a fast‑scaling European fintech
• Hybrid work, flexible hours, experienced team, genuine expertise in digital assets
• Competitive package

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