Operations Specialist

BitGo; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Vacation

Lunch / meals provided

Equipment and workspace setup

Job summary

BitGo Europe in Frankfurt seeks an Operations Specialist to handle high-volume, confidential operational tasks in crypto and banking workflows. You will manage onboarding, KYC/AML reviews, reconciliations, and client records, coordinating with Sales, IT Security, and Compliance to ensure accuracy and regulatory alignment.

The role emphasizes evening and Sunday availability, strong organizational skills, and teamwork to support our institutional clients in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 2–3 years in operations, banking or financial services.
• Solid knowledge of KYC/AML, reconciliations or financial operations.
• Experience guiding or coordinating colleagues; e.g. shift lead or team coordinator.
• Clear written and spoken communication in German and English with internal/external stakeholders.
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail; commitment to improving daily workflows.
• Well organized with email, spreadsheets and databases to manage and track tasks.
• Strong sense of urgency when serving internal/external clients; prompt responses.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Team player with sound judgment; comfortable taking ownership for evening/Sunday shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for crypto and banking transactions and monitor until on-chain settlement.
• Carry out withdrawal verification for client requests and review complex cases.
• Prepare and review daily, monthly and quarterly reconciliations of crypto and fiat accounts.
• Troubleshoot account issues; respond promptly and coordinate with Sales, KYC/AML, IT Security, CS.
• Maintain hardware/software for daily operations; ensure back-ups and support token updates.
• Manage client onboarding from document request to account opening for institutional/retail clients.
• Carry out KYC/AML due diligence reviews; verify docs and source of funds; apply sanctions checks.
• Maintain audit-ready client records across internal tools.
• Open, maintain and close client accounts; complete tasks accurately and on time.
• Monitor client accounts through lifecycle; perform periodic KYC reviews and risk updates.
• Collaborate with KYC/AML team; escalate irregularities or questions.
• Support Compliance with first-level alert screening and approved decisions (restrictions, offboarding, returns).
• Provide day-to-day guidance to part-time operations team; coordinate shifts and handovers.

Skills

KYC/AML knowledge

Reconciliations

Team coordination

German and English fluency

Attention to detail

Priority & multi-tasking

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Email

Job description

BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) is the digital asset infrastructure company delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, stablecoins, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since 2013, BitGo has focused on accelerating the transition of the financial system to a digital asset economy. BitGo maintains a global presence and multiple regulated entities, including BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, the first federally chartered digital asset trust bank owned by a publicly traded company. Today, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, financial institutions, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of investors worldwide. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com

BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, offering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing and settlement out of regulated cold storage. Founded in 2013, BitGo is the first digital asset company to focus exclusively on serving institutional clients. BitGo is dedicated to advancing a digital financial services economy that is borderless and accessible 24/7. With multiple Trust companies around the world, BitGo is the preferred security and operational backbone for more than 1,500 institutional clients in 50 countries, including many of the world’s top brands, cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms. BitGO also secures approximately 20% of all on-chain Bitcoin transactions by value and is the largest independent digital asset custodian. For more information, please visit www.bitgo.com .

The Operations Specialist will work on site for BitGo Europe in Frankfurt. This individual will be responsible for performing high volume, complex, confidential operational activities, in accordance with company policies and procedures. Working hours and essential duties and responsibilities are set out below. The duties include, but are not limited to, those listed.

Working hours

• Full-time position of 40 hours per week, on site in Frankfurt.
• Monday to Friday, 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm, including a 30-minute break.
• Sundays: initially on a call-on/call-off basis, with shifts announced in advance. We plan to introduce a regular Sunday shift of about 4 hours, mainly between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm, with some flexibility to adjust to client demand. Sunday shifts are offset with time off in lieu in line with the German Working Time Act, so that weekly working time remains 40 hours on average.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for crypto and banking transactions, ensuring secure handling and post-transaction monitoring until on-chain settlement is confirmed.
• Carry out the withdrawal verification process for regular and unscheduled client requests, and review complex or unusual cases.
• Prepare and review daily, monthly and quarterly reconciliations of crypto and fiat accounts, covering transactions as well as Assets under Custody (AuC), and produce the related internal reports.
• Troubleshoot account issues, answer inquiries promptly, and work with Sales, KYC/AML, IT Security and Customer Success to resolve problems.
• Maintain the hardware and software needed for daily operations, check that backup systems are in place, and support updates such as new token support.
• Manage client onboarding from the first document request to account opening, ensuring institutional and retail clients are onboarded efficiently and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Carry out KYC/AML due diligence reviews, including verifying client documentation, ownership structures and source of funds, and applying sanctions and risk checks.
• Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready client records across our internal tools.
• Open, maintain and close client accounts, completing all tasks accurately and on time.
• Monitor client accounts throughout the customer lifecycle, including periodic KYC reviews and updates to client risk profiles.
• Work closely with the KYC/AML team and elevate irregularities or open compliance questions.
• Support the Compliance team with first-level alert screening and the operational execution of approved compliance decisions, such as account restrictions, offboarding steps, returns of funds and Travel Rule follow-ups.
• Provide day-to-day functional guidance to the part‑time operations team, without disciplinary line responsibility: distribute tasks across shifts, coordinate handovers, and act as the first point of contact for questions and escalations.
• Review the team’s work for accuracy and completeness, and train new part‑time colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and 2–3 years of experience in operations, banking or financial services, with a genuine interest in digital assets.
• Solid knowledge of KYC/AML, reconciliations or financial operations.
• Experience guiding or coordinating colleagues, for example as a shift lead, mentor or team coordinator. Formal management experience is not required.
• Clear written and spoken communication in German and English, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail, with a commitment to continuously improving daily workflows.
• Well organized and confident with email, spreadsheets and databases to manage and track tasks.
• Strong sense of urgency, when serving internal and external clients, with prompt responses and support.
• Analytical, solution-oriented mindset, with active listening skills to help resolve issues.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Team player with sound judgment and decision‑making skills, comfortable taking ownership of decisions in the evenings and on Sundays.
• Availability for evening and Sunday work, as set out under Working hours.
• Full-time position based on a 40-hour workweek.

Why Join BitGo?

Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets.

Here are some of the benefits* of working at BitGo:

• Competitive base salary, bonus and RSUs
• Paid parental leave, paid vacation
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring environment
• *Benefits may vary based on location

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing.