Head of Operations - Seturion (gn)

Boerse Stuttgart Group; Stuttgart; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Bike leasing

30 days' holiday

Workflex

Job summary

A leading European exchange group in Stuttgart is seeking a Head of Operations to shape core functions, ensuring smooth business activities and driving operational scalability. This pivotal role demands relevant experience in the financial sector, strong team leadership skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset. The successful candidate will lead operational processes and work with cross-functional teams in a dynamic fintech environment, with competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a comparable role within the financial sector.
• Proven track record in leading operational functions in the post-trade environment.
• Excellent communication skills in German and English.
• Strong interest in digital assets, blockchain technology, and innovative capital market structures.

Responsibilities

• Build, structure, and scale the Operations function for a DLT-based settlement.
• End-to-end responsibility for operational processes across the securities lifecycle.
• Ensure smooth day-to-day operations in a regulatory-compliant environment.
• Define, implement, and monitor scalable processes and controls.
• Translate regulatory requirements into operational workflows.
• Manage operational interfaces across Compliance, Legal, and IT.
• Build, lead, and develop a specialized Operations team.

Skills

Operational management

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Process management

Digital assets knowledge

Decision-making

Job description

The Boerse Stuttgart Group is the sixth-largest exchange group in Europe, combining capital market, digital, and crypto businesses under one roof. With locations in Stuttgart, Berlin, Frankfurt, Mailand, Stockholm, Zurich, Ljubljana, and Madrid, and a dedicated team of over 700 employees, we operate international exchanges and develop innovative solutions for institutional and private clients in the areas of brokerage, trading, and custody.

#Europe. #Blockchain. #Tokenised assets. #Disruption. #Pioneers. Are you interested in these terms? Then you've come to the right place. The Börse Stuttgart Group is setting out to revolutionise existing capital markets and create a unified capital markets union in Europe through the use of blockchain technology. With the newly founded FinTech Seturion in Stuttgart and BX Digital in Zurich, we are developing innovative and future-proof solutions for the European capital market. We work at the interface between traditional financial services and new blockchain technologies.

As Head of Operations (gn), you will actively shape Seturion’s core functions from day one. Working closely with the CEO and the leadership team, you will strategically build and continuously expand the Operations department. You will ensure smooth day-to-day business activities and drive the company’s sustainable operational scalability. In this role, you will act as a key figure with significant autonomy, responsibility, and long-term development opportunities.

Your Tasks

• Operational Scaling for DLT: Build, structure, and scale the Operations function for a DLT-based settlement and registry solution.
• Ownership of the Post-Trade Lifecycle: End-to-end responsibility for operational processes across the securities and post-trade lifecycle (settlement, corporate actions, reporting, registry).
• Operational Excellence: Ensure smooth day-to-day operations and maintain a stable, efficient, and regulatory-compliant operational environment.
• Process & KPI Management: Define, implement, and monitor scalable processes, controls, and KPIs.
• Regulatory Operationalization: Work closely with the leadership team to translate regulatory and strategic requirements into robust operational workflows.
• Cross-Functional Interface Management: Manage critical operational interfaces across Compliance, Legal, Risk, IT and other core functions.
• Team Building & Leadership: Build, lead, and develop a specialized Operations team.
• Product & Market Enablement: Support product launches, market integrations, and scaling phases from an operational perspective.

What you bring to the table

• Professional Experience: Relevant experience in a comparable role within the financial sector, combined with a solid understanding of regulatory requirements for financial institutions.
• Functional & Managerial Expertise: Proven track record in leading operational functions, ideally within the post-trade environment.
• Personal Competencies: You combine entrepreneurial thinking, accountability, a hands-on mentality, and a confident approach to decision-making. You also bring a strong interest in digital assets, blockchain technology, and innovative capital market structures.
• Language skills: Excellent communication skills in German and English, both spoken and written.

What we offer you

• A unique opportunity: The once-in-a-lifetime chance to actively shape the future of the capital market.
• Challenging tasks: A key role in building an innovative fintech company with strong corporate backing and clear development prospects, including overall responsibility for central areas of the business
• Attractive compensation: Competitive salary that recognises success and performance
• Modern working environment: Hybrid working in Stuttgart with flexible working hours
  Dynamic and innovative environment: Flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and a collegial, future-oriented environment.
• Additional benefits: Bike leasing, up to 20 days/year working in other European countries (Workflex) and 30 days' holiday plus days off on 24 and 31 December.

Join our team and become part of our success story!