US Banking & Licensing Operations Lead

Castle Island; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Fintech innovation

Global impact

Collaborative culture

Job summary

OpenFX is hiring a Business Operations Manager in the United States to own the US banking and licence-operationalisation program. You will coordinate onboarding with banks, BaaS providers, and custodians, and lead cross-functional efforts across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Trade Operations, Product and Engineering.

You will drive readiness, risk management, and governance, measuring success by live launches and cadence improvements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of operating experience in fintech, payments, banking or another regulated financial-services environment.
• Direct hands-on experience taking a financial product live with US banks: sponsor-bank or BaaS programs, money-transmitter-based programs, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of the US money-transmission landscape from an operator's seat: licensing, compliance, and controls.
• Proven ability to lead complicated programs across many functions with clear ownership.
• Strong commercial and analytical judgment: read fee schedules, model economics, make data-driven decisions.
• Clear, direct written communication and executive judgment.
• Comfort with ambiguity and pace; autonomous work style.
• Based in the United States with willingness to travel to partners and Miami.

Responsibilities

• US banking program and partner onboarding: end-to-end onboarding with sponsor banks, BaaS providers, custodians and liquidity partners.
• Licence operationalisation and launch readiness: defining streams, ownership, and readiness for launch.
• Partner management and performance: manage partner contracts, scorecards, and governance.
• Cross-functional program delivery across the Americas and beyond: coordinate multiple functions and regions.
• Operating cadence and decision support: maintain project tracker, produce business cases and readiness recommendations.

Skills

Operating experience in fintech/pay m

US bank sponsorship/BaaS

US money-transmission knowledge

Program leadership across functions

Commercial/financial analysis

Executive communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Travel to Miami

Job description

OpenFX is hiring a Business Operations Manager in the United States to own the US banking and licence-operationalisation program. You will coordinate onboarding with banks, BaaS providers, and custodians, and lead cross-functional efforts across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Trade Operations, Product and Engineering.

You will drive readiness, risk management, and governance, measuring success by live launches and cadence improvements.