Head of Business Operations, Voleon Securities

Overview

Voleon Securities, a new business within the Voleon Group, provides liquidity in securities markets. We apply state-of-the-art AI / ML techniques to construct our market-making strategies. This is a chance to join the initial buildout of a fully modern securities business rooted in the frontier of AI / ML and statistics.

As Head of Business Operations, you will be responsible for the overall planning and operation of Voleon Securities. You will own long-range company planning and forecasting, coordinating and partnering with the heads of research, trading and business development. You will be part of a small leadership team responsible for the success of a dynamic and entrepreneurial start-up business.

Responsibilities

• Own the company's financial model and financial plan. Prepare budgets and track to actuals, with support from shared finops teams.
• Own core planning mechanisms including goal setting and tracking, offsites, business planning documents, and reporting to owners.
• Develop and drive on-time execution of project plans within Voleon Securities and across multiple teams within the Voleon Group for critical cross-functional projects.
• Oversee financial operations and ensure strong execution by partner teams, including finops for trading activities, corporate accounting, audit, preparation and review of monthly financial statements.
• Define and drive reporting and review of key controllable input metrics that measure progress and performance.
• Ensure robustness of regulatory compliance, in partnership with Chief Compliance Officer.
• Research and develop plans for business expansion opportunities such as geographic expansion.
• Evaluate and negotiate potential vendor relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Drive creation and operation of key business functions required to support rapid growth and expansion.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $215,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus and other benefits. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

Equal Opportunity

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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