COO - Crypto Exchange

Park Brown International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Brown International is partnering with a leading global crypto exchange undergoing rapid evolution into a multi-product financial platform spanning trading, payments, wealth, and institutional solutions. We seek a Chief Operating Officer to drive global execution, performance, and operational discipline at group level.

Reporting to the Founder, the role owns end-to-end P&L and ensures alignment between central strategy and regional delivery, scaling across markets with a strong data-driven,

Qualifications

• Senior executive with proven global P&L ownership.
• Experience scaling high-growth, multi-market businesses.
• Strong grasp of international crypto/fintech regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Own global P&L and drive revenue growth, costs, profitability.
• Define operating strategy across multiple markets.
• Lead regional heads and ensure execution discipline.
• Embed data-driven decision making with KPI frameworks.
• Collaborate with Product, Tech, Compliance to enable scalable growth.

Skills

Global P&L ownership

Executive leadership

Regulatory landscape

Crypto/fintech experience

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Job description

We have been engaged by a leading global crypto exchange undergoing rapid evolution into a multi-product financial platform spanning trading, payments, wealth, and institutional solutions.

As the business scales across regions and regulatory environments, our client is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to drive global execution, performance, and operational discipline at group level. Reporting to the Founder, this role owns end-to-end P&L and ensures alignment between central strategy and regional delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own global P&L, driving revenue growth, cost efficiency, and profitability
• Lead regional business heads, instilling accountability and execution rigour
• Define and implement operating strategy across multiple markets
• Scale market expansion leveraging local regulatory and commercial dynamics
• Optimise performance across a diversified product suite (trading, payments, wealth, institutional)
• Establish KPI frameworks and embed data-driven decision making
• Partner cross-functionally (Product, Tech, Compliance) to enable scalable growth
• Identify new revenue streams and strategic growth initiatives
• Drive operational excellence across all markets

Candidate Profile

• Senior executive with proven global P&L ownership
• Track record scaling high-growth, complex businesses across multiple markets
• Strong understanding of international regulatory and commercial landscapes
• Experience in crypto, fintech, or adjacent digital sectors preferred
• Strategic and hands-on operator with a strong commercial mindset
• Data-led decision maker with high execution intensity
• Able to influence senior stakeholders across regions and functions
• Fluent English required