VP Global Operations

About the role

Tensec is seeking a builder to join our operations team. This individual will be responsible for defining and executing strategy, owning the outcomes, and building the institutional infrastructure that allows Tensec to scale without breaking. This role is critical to the company's future growth and will involve building the treasury backend that powers real-time money movement on stablecoin rails, leading the US market buildout, and serving as the legal and operational architect for an increasingly complex platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for day-to-day operational, legal, and cross-functional questions from the CMO, CPO, and senior layers under the country management teams.
• Advise the product team on operational and legal requirements for the client onboarding experience.
• Coordinate legal review of onboarding flows and ensure the backend operations organization can deliver what the frontend promises.
• Ensure the operations organization provides the support the PMO function requires to execute cross-functional initiatives.
• Manage and expand our vendor network, including existing infrastructure partners powering our Asia and EU corridors.
• Evaluate, negotiate, and onboard new partners as we enter additional markets.
• Work with engineering and product to develop and continuously improve the orchestration technology that makes Tensec's treasury function intelligent, automated, and scalable across all corridors.
• Work closely with the treasury and finance teams to ensure the operational and technical foundation you build serves their needs effectively.
• Advisory on the requirements for the risk framework governing treasury operations, ensuring the infrastructure you build is designed to support risk program ownership rather than replace it.
• Ensure the treasury infrastructure is legally sound across all operating jurisdictions, in coordination with local counsel.
• Own the operational and legal groundwork for existing licenses and partnerships, and US market entry, targeted for H2 2026.
• Identify and manage the regulatory, banking, and operational dependencies that make a US launch clean and defensible, including all associated marketing reviews.
• Hire and lead the US operations lead who runs market execution on the ground.
• Monitor and advise on the AI governance requirements that will apply to Tensec's US operations and ensure US market entry accounts for emerging AI transparency and accountability obligations.
• Inform the CCO organization on US and cross-jurisdictional legal requirements that affect how the compliance program must be structured.
• Advising strategically on compliance program design across markets, translating regulatory developments across BSA/AML, FinCEN, OFAC, and sanctions into actionable guidance for the compliance team.
• Build the legal infrastructure, including templates, playbooks, and review processes, that scales and that the GC/CLO will inherit.
• Serve as the internal legal resource for all People & HR matters across all three jurisdictions.

Requirements

A builder with high agency, intellectual honesty, and relentless curiosity. Someone who can navigate ambiguity at scale and build institutional infrastructure. A background in law or compliance, or close working knowledge of these frameworks, is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in operations, treasury, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of treasury operations, trade finance, and AI-governed treasury systems.
• Legal and compliance fundamentals: AML/CFT obligations, KYB/KYC standards, sanctions screening, and regulatory expectations of institutions like BCB, BACEN, CNBV.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and the ability to adapt to changing environments.

Skills

• Operational leadership and strategic thinking.
• Vendor management and negotiation skills.
• Technical understanding of treasury systems and AI.
• Legal and compliance expertise.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Benefits

Tensec offers a competitive compensation range of $200K - $240K, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Pay

$200K - $240K

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, with occasional travel to support US market entry.