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We are hiring a Technical Operations Manager to strengthen operational execution and change delivery across Owl’s live regulated payments environment. This role sits at the intersection of operations, technology, vendor management and control execution. You will identify operational pain points, drive process redesign and targeted system or workflow enhancements, and coordinate cross-functional delivery across key services and vendors to keep Owl scalable, well controlled and regulator-ready.
Job Responsibility:
Process improvement, systems enhancement and change delivery
Identify operational pain points, control gaps and recurring failure points across onboarding, payment flows, AML/CFT operations and support workflows
Translate issues into practical process redesign, tooling changes, workflow enhancements and clear business or operational requirements
Partner with Product, Engineering, FinCrime and business teams to shape, prioritise and implement process changes and targeted system feature enhancements
Define success measures and track whether changes deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, control robustness, service quality and scalability
Operational incident management and service continuity
Act as the first point of coordination for operational issues, service disruptions and cross-workstream queries
Triage incidents, assign owners, track actions, and ensure timely escalation, stakeholder communication and closure
Coordinate root cause analysis, post-incident actions and preventive improvements, ensuring lessons learned feed into longer-term fixes
Maintain operational runbooks, issue logs, decision logs and escalation paths
Cross-functional coordination and delivery
Own the daily operational rhythm across Product, Engineering, FinCrime, Customer Support, Fraud, Risk, Compliance and Finance
Coordinate non-technical operational dependencies and unblock issues affecting supplier onboarding, payment flows and service delivery
Support operational readiness for releases, process changes, vendor changes and platform transitions
Ensure actions, decisions, dependencies and risks are tracked through to completion through Jira, Confluence or equivalent tooling
Vendor and third-party oversight
Monitor performance of outsourced service providers and critical third parties under Owl’s outsourcing / OSP framework
Track SLAs, service issues, remediation items and recurring performance themes, and support vendor governance follow-up
Provide operational input to risk, compliance and audit reviews relating to third-party services
Operational reporting, controls and governance
Produce and maintain operational MI, dashboards and KPIs covering service performance, incidents, backlog, quality, change outcomes and control effectiveness
Support the COO/CIO and control functions with accurate data, control evidence and management reporting
Contribute to internal reviews, audits, risk assessments and regulatory readiness activities
Help ensure that key operational processes are documented, repeatable and supported by appropriate controls
Requirements:
5+ years of experience in operations, service management, technical program management, payments operations, risk operations, or a similar cross-functional role in fintech, payments, e-commerce, marketplaces, or another regulated environment
Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and decision-making in day-to-day work
Proven ability to operate effectively with a global-first mindset
Demonstrated experience driving process redesign, operational improvement and system or workflow changes in partnership with technical and business teams
Experience translating operational problems into structured requirements, user stories, process maps, playbooks or change actions that can be implemented and tracked
Demonstrated experience coordinating incidents, escalations, dependencies or service issues across technical and business teams
Experience working with outsourced providers or vendors, including SLA monitoring, service reviews and follow-up of remediation actions
Strong operational and analytical mindset, with experience using data to prioritise issues, measure outcomes and improve performance
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues for technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management
Comfort working alongside Financial Crime SMEs in KYC/KYB onboarding and AML/CFT transaction monitoring, with sufficient understanding of regulated operational controls to coordinate effectively across those areas
Nice to have:
Experience in a regulated payments institution, e-money institution, acquirer, processor, marketplace or banking environment
Familiarity with first-line risk and control ownership, operational resilience, incident management, change governance and third-party risk or outsourcing governance
Working knowledge of KYC/KYB onboarding, AML/CFT operations, fraud operations or customer support workflows
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Excel or Google Sheets, BI or dashboarding tools, SQL, process-mapping tools, workflow automation platforms or AI-enabled productivity tools
Exposure to regulatory or audit environments and evidence-based control management
What we offer:
Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses
“Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle