Hybrid Strategy & Operations Lead

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About the role

  • Operations Excellence Lead driving strategic initiatives to optimize workflows at Upvest. Collaborating across teams to support seamless product launches and operational readiness in a fintech environment.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage strategic initiatives to streamline and enhance operational processes, aligning them with company objectives and growth strategies
  • Own and oversee Upvest’s operational process landscape, ensuring workflows are documented, optimized, and compliant with regulations and internal policies
  • Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure operational readiness and the seamless integration of new tools and product launches, whether driven by upstream or downstream initiatives
  • Utilize data-driven analysis to identify inefficiencies, workload challenges, and cost drivers, implementing impactful solutions to improve performance
  • Oversee and optimize daily operational execution, managing risks, maintaining metrics and KPIs, and ensuring seamless delivery across teams
  • Conduct strategic workforce planning and resource allocation to address workload peaks, support team scalability, and enhance operational resilience
  • Lead cross-functional training initiatives and foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure team agility and adaptability to evolving business needs

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Business Administration or STEM
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience within Strategy & Operations, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or a similar role
  • Experience in Investment Banking Middle- and Backoffice Operations is a plus
  • Strong data analysis skills with a proactive, self-driven approach to problem-solving
  • Strong investigative and analytical abilities, with keen attention to detail and error identification
  • Exceptional ability to communicate and foster positive business relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Fluency in English (written and verbal); German proficiency is an advantage

Benefits

  • 30 days of annual leave
  • Sports benefits
  • Confidential professional coaching
  • Flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year
  • One-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest
  • Personal development budget
  • Choice to work from hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe
  • Competitive, above-market salary
  • Participation in employee equity program
  • Company-wide events including UpFest, dinners, offsites and Holiday parties
  • Commitment to a culture of inclusion

Job title

Strategy & Operations Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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