Strategy and Operations Manager @ Wintermute

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About Wintermute

Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the leading global players in the digital asset markets. Wintermute is the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading company providing liquidity across all major exchanges and trading platforms. Our OTC desk offers a wide range of spot and derivatives products and supports over 2,000 counterparties across crypto natives and traditional financial institutions. We actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem by being one of the largest players in DeFi as well as our investments arm, partnerships and incubations.

Wintermute was founded in 2017 by trading industry leaders and has successfully navigated multiple crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. Read morehere.

Strategy & Operations team

Strategy & Operations team is in the COO office of Wintermute, tasked with scaling the company to its very ambitious milestones. Your role will be very varied and cross-functional. You will report to the Head of Strategy & Operation and will be co-designing, owning and implementing strategic initiatives as well as building the core business functions for scale. Expect to be very practical and hands-on!

It is an incredibly unique opportunity to be part of a “startup” that has already become a global market leader in its category, achieved commercial success and is yet small enough (in terms of headcount) where you can make a big difference!

Note: this role is not about “giving advice to management” and “high-level strategy design” or managing others. The role is about making important things happen and building a business for the future.

Opportunities for you:

All-round experience growing a successful businesses from X to Y
Experience designing processes and scaling operations across a very wide set of functional areas, many of them likely new to you
Hands-on entrepreneurial experience and experience building important aspects of a business
Influence on shaping your role: your specific projects and responsibilities will be the intersection of your talents/interests and company needs; there is no limit to the scope of the role
A lot of personal accountability and related non-linear rewards for results
Experience working in the most dynamic and exciting industry of the decade in a company that has a very diversified exposure to crypto (you do not bet on a specific token, protocol or product)

Potential/likely functional subject areas:

Cross-functional delivery: Driving strategic cross-functional initiatives to successful and quick implementation, be an active problem solver as well as executor, not only coordinator
Go-to-market: Enhancing business development processes, sales operations, and product marketing strategies to drive revenue, cross-sell, retention; initiate activities across various functional areas and help execute
Product & New businesses: Help establish growth markets and businesses and launch operations there (e.g. new markets in Asia or new OTC offerings)
Corporate projects and communications: Execute complex cross-functional due diligence and partner onboarding projects. Own various corporate update preparations and presentations like board, investor and company updates.
Reporting & analytics: Become expert on various financial and market data sources. Deeply understand the data, be able to analyze and check complex datasets and deal with databases, identify actionable insights from data. Implement automation tools and data analytics dashboards to inform decision-making processes
Talent operations: Work on employer marketing, support certain talent searches, help develop internal training programs to support employee functional knowledge and professional growth

Hard Skills Requirements

3-10 years experience in a high-performance environment, such as management consulting, investment banking, PE, VC-backed startup, law firm, etc. Combination of advisory role like consulting and in house execution is a strong plus
Top tier MBA may be a plus but isn’t necessary
Strong problem solving skills, both quantitative and qualitative – we will test
Ability and interest to be hands on and drive execution; ability to translate strategy or idea into action and execute it
Strong communication skills - be able to communicate clearly, concisely and listen well
Very structured, organized, and reliable. Able to drive a sense of urgency and alignment in cross-functional projects, able to assume ownership proactively
Ability and interest to learn about new technologies quickly, both on conceptual (e.g. how DeFi protocols work) and hands-on (how to use automation tools) levels

Other Requirements

Curiosity in the world of finance, trading, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies; if you are not interested to follow the industry in your spare time “because it’s fascinating”, it will be difficult to keep up
Ability to see the big picture, design processes from scratch and break down big strategic projects into small executable steps (and execute these steps)
Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL) and scripting languages (e.g. Python) to facilitate data-driven decision-making, may be a plus but isn’t necessary
Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI) to communicate insights effectively
Results-driven and ability to get things done in a fast and efficient way, good at making sure the "trains run on time"
A healthy level of self-awareness and ability to learn from your own mistakes
Preference to work in a meritocracy and being judged by what you deliver
Ownership mentality, prepared to work beyond 9-to-5 to achieve what is required for the business
Like working in the team environment working from our London office

Here is why you should join our dynamic team:

Opportunity to work at one of the world's leading algorithmic trading firms
Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments.
A vibrant working culture with team meals, festive celebrations, gaming events and company wide team building events.
A Wintermute-inspired office in central London, featuring an array of amenities such as table tennis and foosball, personalized desk configurations, a cozy team breakout area with games.
Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.
A performance-based compensation with a significant earning potential alongside standard perks like pension and private health insurance.

Strategy and Operations Manager