Operations Manager / Chief of Staff (Fintech)

Fintech payments company seeks an experienced operations manager to transform CEO strategy into an actionable plan, ensure deadlines, align sales and product, and implement OKRs/KPIs. Office in Cyprus or remote.

Responsibilities include: breaking down strategy into initiatives and milestones, linking sales and product, maintaining a rhythm of weekly priorities and quarterly OKRs/KPIs, tracking dependencies (release and partner contract, integration and compliance, launch and marketing), analyzing team estimates, suggesting cuts to meet deadlines, automating routine with AI tools (status summaries, meeting notes, overdue tracking), providing decision options with cost and recommendations, and delivering weekly analytics.

5+ years in tech companies, at least 2 years responsible for deadlines and results of multiple teams; experience in fintech, payments, or crypto; not a coder but can analyze a 'three months' estimate and challenge it; implemented OKRs and KPIs to regular measurement; worked closely with a founder or top executive in a 10-50 person company; daily use of AI tools; set up structures and processes in Linear, Jira, or similar; fluent Russian and English B2+. Nice to have: engineering or product background, launching products from scratch to production, experience with KYC providers, card programs, and App Store/Google Play reviews.

Office in Cyprus or remote; 24 vacation days, paid sick leave.