Business Operations Manager / Director

Salary Range: 150000 to 200000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end B2B client onboarding, from initial engagement and contract execution through technical integration, operational readiness, and go-live.
Serve as the primary operational point of contact for institutional clients, including brokers, FCMs, introducing brokers, and other market participants.
Coordinate contract listing, account setup, credentialing, and related operational processes in partnership with legal, compliance, product, and technology, to deliver a seamless and scalable client experience.
Identify onboarding bottlenecks, design pragmatic solutions, and drive execution from recommendation through implementation.
Develop and maintain operational playbooks, process documentation, SLAs, escalation paths, and client readiness materials.
Track and report onboarding pipeline status, client health, operational risks, and KPIs to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Represent OG.com in client-facing discussions, including navigating negotiations, resolving issues, and prioritizing conversations with sound judgement and credibility. Build strong client relationships, anticipate operational risks, and resolve issues before they escalate.
Lead cross-functional special projects that do not sit neatly within one function, translating business objectives into clear project plans, milestones, owners, and deliverables.

Preferred Experience

5+ years of experience in business operations, client onboarding, implementation, or strategic operations, ideally within fintech, regulated financial markets, derivatives, exchanges, or clearing.
Experience at a top-tier management consultancy is a huge plus. We value candidates who can diagnose problems, structure ambiguity, and redesign systems rather than simply execute tasks.
Implementation consulting or enterprise client launch experience, ideally leading complex multi-stakeholder rollouts, for institutional clients is a strong plus.
Direct exposure to institutional clients is required.
Experience with CFTC-regulated entities, including exchanges, clearing houses, futures commission merchants (FCMs), introducing brokers, swap dealers or other comparable regulated market structures is highly valued.
Deep knowledge of prediction market contracts, UpDown options, Strike Options, margined derivatives, perpetuals, or similar products across multiple asset classes is a strong plus.
Fintech experience is required, ideally at a high growth or category leading fintech operator. Crypto or digital assets experience is welcome and viewed favorably.

Preferred Skills

Exceptional stakeholder management, with the ability to align cross-functional teams, manage competing priorities, and create accountability without formal authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent OG.com  credibly with sophisticated institutional clients
Analytically rigorous and systems-oriented, with a strong ability to identify root causes, build frameworks, and design scalable operating models
Strong project management discipline, including clear ownership, milestone tracking, risk identification, blocker escalation, and follow-through
Sound business judgment and the ability to push back strategically while preserving client relationships and protecting the business
Agentic workflow management experience is a strong plus, including the ability to translate complex business processes into modular, step-by-step workflows where specialized agents or tools can coordinate, review, and hand off work autonomously
Continuous improvement mindset; you are energized by making complex processes clearer, faster, and more reliable
Collaborative, direct, low-ego, and highly accountable
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, lean environment where you may need to build the playbook while executing
Chicago-based or able to work a hybrid schedule with regular presence in the Chicago office