Head of Operations scaling Payward Services’ regulated B2B2C financial infrastructure platform. Leading product operations, US licensing, compliance readiness, and regulated-entity execution.
Responsibilities
Own platform product operations and launch readiness for B2B2C products including KYC/KYB, lending, and unified APIs
Gate product go-lives against regulatory and operational requirements
Build scalable operations that enable products to ship quickly in regulated markets
Drive cross-functional execution across Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and external partners
Run roadmap milestones, compliance deliverables, and infrastructure programs
Operate day-to-day activities across US regulated entities, including licensing maintenance, operational risk, incident management, outsourcing, intra-group coordination, audit and examination readiness, and Board/ExCo/management reporting
Serve as functional operating lead, equivalent to a functional COO, for US regulated entities
Lead operational work for US state money transmitter and state lending license workstreams, including NMLS filings
Translate regulatory requirements into governance processes, controls, documentation, and examiner evidence
Support licenses through approval
Act as operational counterpart to regulators and examiners alongside Legal and Compliance
Handle information requests, supervisory queries, incident notifications, and follow-up actions
Represent US regulated entities in board, regulatory, and executive discussions
Define core metrics, improve systems, and elevate the operating model for regulated B2B products
Requirements
8–12 years of experience
Strategy consulting background, including MBB, Big 4 strategy, or boutique experience
Proven operational execution experience in-house
Experience operating inside a scaling fintech, bank, or crypto firm in special projects, chief of staff, operations strategy, business/product operations, or operations lead roles
Experience running or working on a B2B or B2B2C business in technology
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