Sokin

Director of Global Operations

Sokin
Posted 10/19/2026contractLondon • United KingdomLeadWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing global operations and data functions, with a focus on incident management, operational excellence, and team leadership in a FinTech environment. Proven ability to drive process efficiencies, implement data strategies, and enhance customer support through effective resource management and stakeholder collaboration.

Highest-signal resume keywords
FinTech Operations ExperienceIncident Management StrategyAgile Environment ExperienceTeam Leadership and DevelopmentOperational Excellence and Process Efficiency

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own and evolve Sokin’s global Operations and Data capabilities
  • Lead global delivery of Operations, incident management, and Data functions
  • Manage Regional Heads of Operations and Head of Data
  • Oversee team performance, capacity planning, global resourcing, and 24/7 coverage
  • Set objectives, run performance reviews, and develop future leaders
  • Manage leadership transition, handover, and hand-back during the 18-month cover
  • Lead and develop an operational team delivering consistent 24/7 customer support
  • Manage team capacity and resource a global team
  • Develop job specifications and career development frameworks with HR
  • Drive operational excellence, process efficiencies, AI tooling adoption, performance metrics, and SLAs
  • Collaborate with Banking Partnerships, Relationship Management, and Product Engineering teams
  • Define and prioritise continuous operational improvements
  • Define and implement the long-term incident management strategy
  • Design, implement, and scale end-to-end incident management processes, teams, and tooling
  • Report incident metrics, follow-ups, and regulatory reporting as needed
  • Reduce recurring issues and improve or automate incident response
  • Define and set targets for incident metrics such as MTTR
  • Lead and develop the Data team and internal data reporting and insights function
  • Support the Head of Data with data strategy, resourcing, tooling, prioritisation, and frameworks
  • Implement data request and approval processes and support data security procedures
  • Establish and improve SLAs and frameworks for data access and reporting requests

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience in FinTech operations, including cross-border payments, reconciliation, and customer support
  • Experience in fast-paced, scaling Agile environments delivering API-led products
  • Direct experience working alongside Product Delivery teams
  • Involvement in requirements gathering, operational go-live testing, and launch support
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Servant team leadership
  • Passion for personal and professional development and internal promotion
  • Right to work in the jurisdiction where the candidate will work

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 18-month maternity cover with a structured handover
  • Agile, flexible working culture
  • Hybrid working arrangement
  • Inclusive work environment
  • Accommodations during the recruitment process
  • Career development and internal promotion opportunities
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Continuous learning opportunities

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Hard Skills
Incident ManagementData Strategy ImplementationPerformance Metrics DefinitionAPI-Led Product DeliveryCapacity PlanningOperational Go-Live TestingData Reporting and InsightsAI Tooling AdoptionSLA EstablishmentCross-Border Payments
Soft Skills
Exceptional CommunicationStakeholder ManagementServant LeadershipPassion for Development
Industry Keywords
FinTechCustomer SupportReconciliationOperational ImprovementsPerformance ReviewsTeam Capacity ManagementRegulatory ReportingData Security ProceduresContinuous Improvement24/7 Coverage