Head of Business Operations, Voleon Securities

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. For more than a decade, our affiliate Voleon Capital Management has led the hedge fund industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management, becoming a multibillion-dollar asset manager. Voleon Securities builds on Voleon’s deep real-world experience applying ML to financial markets. 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 responsible for ensuring relentless focus on the most critical objectives and the end-to-end smooth operation of the business. You will be part of a small leadership team responsible the success of a dynamic and entrepreneurial start-up business.

• 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.

• 5-10 years of professional experience in roles demanding high judgment and leadership across growth businesses.
• Experience leading complex cross-organizational projects that meet (or exceed) deadlines.
• Proven ability to develop crisp, clear spreadsheet models for business planning, financial modeling and analysis.
• Ability to track complex structures and a wide range of key details while maintaining focus on long-term strategic objectives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to synthesize complex issues crisply and clearly.
• Track record of earning trust with colleagues. 
• Ability to dive deep with technical teams to solve problems.
• Strong bias for action, ready to move forward in the face of uncertainty and take smart risks.
• Exceptional attention to detail and very high standards for quality.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

• Direct experience in technology-driven market making businesses.
• Startup experience or core team member in new business launches within existing organizations.
• MBA from a top school.

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, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes 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.

“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program

If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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