FINRA Licensed Operations Director

Job Summary

Leading operations for Payward's US equities business, the full-time FINRA Licensed Operations Director will manage the end-to-end order flow, oversee tokenized equities operations, and ensure regulatory compliance in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end order flow for US equities, including reconciliation, corporate actions, and exception management
• Design and implement the operating model for Kraken Securities and xStocks, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
• Hire and develop a high-performing operations team while setting performance targets and monitoring progress

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in brokerage or fintech operations, including time inside a FINRA-registered broker-dealer
• In-depth knowledge of traditional financial markets execution, clearing, settlement, and corporate actions
• Direct experience operating under SEC and FINRA rules, including trade reporting and examination response
• Required at hire: FINRA Series 7, Series 99, and Series 24
• Must be eligible for registration and comfortable carrying named-principal responsibility in a regulated entity