Director of Global Operations - 18 months Maternity Cover

Sokin; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Sokin seeks a Director of Global Operations in London for an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will lead global operations, incident management, and the data function, ensuring world-class delivery of product engineering initiatives to a growing customer base.

Reporting to the COO, you will drive the operational agenda, establish roadmaps, and manage 24/7 coverage where needed, while collaborating with Product Engineering, Banking Partnerships, and other teams to sustain high-performance service

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale operations across multiple domains (Ops, Incident, Data).
• Strong track record in FinTech or financial services operations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Direct line management of regional operations leaders and Head of Data.
• Own global delivery of operations, incident management, and data functions.
• Define roadmaps, metrics, and SLAs; ensure 24/7 coverage where required.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and other teams to align delivery and operational needs.
• Lead incident management strategy, tooling, metrics, and post-incident reviews.
• Develop and mentor teams; foster continuous learning and internal promotion.

Skills

Leadership & people management

Operations management

Incident management

Data strategy & reporting

Stakeholder management

Agile / cross-functional delivery

Job description

Location: London, hybrid 3 days

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Role Overview

The Director of Global Operations role reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and is responsible for the global delivery of the Operations and incident management and Data functions at Sokin. You will run a world-class Operations function that ensures the successful delivery of product engineering initiatives to our expanding customer base, and acts as a centre of excellence for customer experience. You will also be responsible for the Data function, ensuring delivery of the organisation's data strategy and reporting. This is an 18-month cover with a structured handover. You will own the function day to day, progress the operational, incident management and data roadmaps, and hand it back in a strong position. Legal, Regulatory and Compliance are out of scope, though involvement or consultation on organisational design and process excellence is expected.

About Us

Sokin is a next-generation B2B financial services provider, enabling businesses to make and receive global payments with greater speed, lower cost, and total transparency. Our mission is simple: we’re simplifying global business - so businesses thrive wherever they choose to grow. We deliver services across:

• Global payments and receivables
• Foreign Exchange (FX)
• Treasury management
• Finance reconciliations

We are rapidly expanding, with established presence in EMEA, APAC, and North America. Backed by a strong global infrastructure and industry-leading partners, we are redefining how businesses move money worldwide. Our clients span industries from sports and entertainment to logistics and travel, and our community is growing rapidly. As we continue to expand, we’re building a team of exceptional people who share our ambition to transform the future of global payments.

Key Responsibilities

Managerial Responsibility

• Direct line management of the Regional Heads of Operations and Head of Data
• Accountability for team performance, capacity planning, and global resourcing, including 24/7 coverage
• Setting objectives and performance expectations, running reviews, and developing future leaders, with a focus on internal promotion and career development
• Managing the team through the leadership transition, including a clear handover at the start and a clean hand back at the end of the cover

Organisational Design and Team Leadership

• Lead and Develop an Operational team that provides a 5-star 24/7 consistent customer support experience
• Manage team capacity and proactively resource a global team who can support the scaling company and customer base
• Work with HR to develop and implement clear, defined and structured job specifications and career development frameworks for roles within the Operations function and provide mentoring and coaching
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and improvement

Operational Excellence and Customer Support

• Drive a high-accountability, high-ownership, high-performance culture
• Continuously identify and implement process efficiencies, particularly utilising AI tooling as appropriate, to improve both the day-to-day running of the team and improve the quality and speed of customer responses
• Establish, baseline and continuously improve on key team performance metrics and SLAs
• Collaborate with related teams such as Banking Partnerships and Relationship Management to ensure effective end-to-end action for key customer retention and third-party provider performance
• Partner with Product Engineering tribe leads to keep visibility on delivery commitments, surface risks early, and factor operational dependencies into product planning
• Define and prioritise, with Product Engineering, a backlog of continuous operational improvements

Incident Management

• Define and implement the long-term strategy for incident management at Sokin, encompassing Engineering, Data, Security and Legal issues alongside relevant stakeholders
• Design, implement and scale a full end-to-end incident management process and accountable team, including resourcing and tooling
• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting of incident metrics, follow ups and regulatory reporting as needed
• Work with Engineering to reduce recurring issues and speed up or automate incident response
• Define, baseline, and set targets for incident metrics such as MTTR with Engineering leadership

Data

• Lead and Develop a Data team that delivers a best-in-class internal data reporting and insights function to stakeholders across the business
• Support the Head of Data in the design and implementation of the data strategy, from resourcing and tooling to prioritisation and frameworks
• Support the implementation and rollout of the data request and approval process, ensuring adherence to data security procedures and legal and regulatory requirements
• Help establish, baseline and improve SLAs and a consistent framework for the response and delivery of both data access and reporting requests

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in FinTech operations, including cross-border payments, reconciliation, and customer support
• Experience in fast-paced, scaling Agile environments delivering API-led products
• Direct experience working alongside Product Delivery teams, with involvement in requirements gathering, operational go live testing and launch support
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Servant team leadership with a passion for personal and professional development and internal promotion and career development

Please note, candidates will need to have the right to work in the jurisdiction that they are looking to work in.

Sokin is an equal opportunities employer and committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. As a growing global startup with bases across multiple countries, we were established on and continue to promote an agile, flexible working culture. Please reach out to discuss any accommodations you may require during the recruitment process.