LATAM Operations Lead - Fintech Scale (Remote)

kala talent; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Remote LATAM role

Job summary

Kala Talent is seeking a LATAM Business Operations Manager to build and scale the company’s operations across Latin America. This is a hands-on role focusing on creating new processes, systems, partnerships, and day-to-day execution in cross-border markets.

You will collaborate with leadership to define operational needs, align with US-based business goals, and implement scalable solutions in finance, compliance, and vendor management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business operations, finance operations, strategy, or a similar role.
• Experience helping US-based or international companies build or scale operations in LATAM.
• Background in fintech, financial services, banking, payments, or related financial environment.
• Strong understanding of LATAM market operations and local requirements.
• Experience building processes from scratch in a fast-moving environment.
• Highly analytical and proficient with data to support decisions.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve operational processes to support growth across LATAM.
• Develop operational strategy for new and existing LATAM markets.
• Identify gaps and local requirements to address as the company expands.
• Coordinate operational activities across internal teams and external partners.
• Establish scalable processes for onboarding, payments, vendors, documentation, reporting, and other operations.
• Adapt processes for different LATAM markets with local knowledge.
• Collaborate with finance, compliance, product, and commercial teams.
• Build relationships with local vendors, partners, and service providers.
• Create reporting and visibility around regional operations and key metrics.
• Resolve operational problems and own execution.
• Lay groundwork for a larger LATAM operations function over time.

Skills

Project management

Analytical/data-driven

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Fintech background

Job description

Kala Talent is seeking a LATAM Business Operations Manager to build and scale the company’s operations across Latin America. This is a hands-on role focusing on creating new processes, systems, partnerships, and day-to-day execution in cross-border markets.

You will collaborate with leadership to define operational needs, align with US-based business goals, and implement scalable solutions in finance, compliance, and vendor management.