Executive Operations Manager

SFORS; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holidays (27 days annual leave

UK bank holidays included

Private health and dental insurance

Education & training support

International working environment

Job summary

SFORS in London is seeking an Executive Operations Manager to orchestrate operational priorities and strategic initiatives for the UK business. Hybrid work model with close collaboration to the Country Head, driving momentum and aligning stakeholders across functions.

You will coordinate cross-functional activities, manage projects end-to-end, and ensure processes scale with growth in a fast-paced international environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Business Operations or Executive Operations in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience supporting a senior leader (Country Head/GM) or equivalent.
• Strong organisational, project management and delivery focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of key initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Translate strategic initiatives into action plans, roadmaps, milestones, and timelines.
• Coordinate local projects including office development, relocations, and new processes.
• Track progress, dependencies, risks, budgets and deliverables.
• Ensure projects are on time, within scope, budget and quality standards.
• Provide regular progress updates to the Country Head and senior management.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Jira/Asana/Confluence

Advanced Excel

Tools

Jira

Asana

Confluence

Job description

Hello!

We are SFORS - a trading company where traders become successful!

We specialise in trading on global financial markets and are one of the key players in the proprietary trading industry, as well as a leader in premarket trading.

For the past 20 years, the company has achieved consistent success in the stock market through significant investments in trader development, advanced trading technologies, a progressive risk management model, and the creation of effective trading strategies, all of which help traders achieve success.

SFORS operates exclusively with its own capital and does not raise or manage external investments.

As we continue to expand our presence in the United Kingdom, we are looking for an Executive Operations Manager to join our London office.

Work format: Hybrid

About the Role

As Executive Operations Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the efficient execution of operational priorities and business initiatives within the London office.

Working closely with the Country Head, you will coordinate cross-functional activities, drive project delivery, and ensure that operational processes support the continued growth of the UK business. You will bring structure, visibility, and momentum to initiatives by aligning stakeholders, tracking progress, and removing operational obstacles.

Success in this role requires exceptional organisation, strong project management skills, sound commercial judgement, and the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced international environment.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Execution

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of key business initiatives from approved concept through to successful delivery.
• Translate strategic initiatives set by the Country Head into clear action plans, roadmaps, milestones, and timelines.
• Coordinate local projects, including office development, relocation activities, new processes, and operational initiatives.
• Track project progress, dependencies, risks,budgets and deliverables.
• Ensure projects are completed on time , within scope, budget, and agreed quality standards.
• Provide regular and structured progress updates to the Country Head.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as a central coordination point across UK and global functions
• Coordinate collaboration between Finance, Legal, Office Management, Operations, and other relevant teams.
• Translate requests from Global HQ into clear and practical tasks for the local team.
• Monitor progress, manage dependencies, and proactively identify and escalation risks or delays.
• Consolidate information and prepare reports, presentations, and decision-making materials for the Country Head and senior management.

Office Operations

• Ensure the smooth and uninterrupted operation of the London office.
• Oversee office infrastructure, IT services, security, logistics, workplace services, and general operational requirements.
• Coordinate office vendors and service providers, including procurement, contract administration, performance monitoring, and service delivery.
• Ensure the office is prepared for team growth, new employees, business visits, meetings, and internal events.
• Maintain clear operational procedures, checklists, service standards, and escalation processes.
• Identify operational risks and implement preventive measures.

Experience

• Proven experience in Business Operations, Executive Operations, Project Management, Office Operations, or a similar role.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, preferably within FinTech, proprietary trading, financial services, technology, or another high-growth industry.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects from planning through implementation.
• Demonstrable experience supporting a Country Head, General Manager, or another senior business leader.
• Practical experience in vendor management, procurement, tenders, and SLA monitoring.
• Understanding of the UK business environment and local service market.
• Experience supporting a new or rapidly growing office would be an advantage.

Skills

• Highly organised, proactive and delivery-focused.
• Ability to create and manage roadmaps, milestones, deadlines, and dependencies.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, Confluence or similar platforms would be an advantage.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and remain effective under pressure.
• Collaborative, but willing to challenge where necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Language

• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of additional languages would be an advantage.

Benefits

• 35 days of holidays, including 27 days of annual leave and 8 UK bank holidays.
• Comprehensive private health and dental insurance.
• Partial reimbursement for selected sports, wellness, rehabilitation activities, and therapist sessions.
• Financial support for external professional education and training.
• Access to internal learning programmes, guest speaker sessions, cultural and social events, and the corporate library.
• An international working environment and the opportunity to contribute directly to the development of the SFORS London office.