[Hiring] VP Global Operations @Tensec

Role Description

Tensec is moving from three markets to many. We operate across the US, Mexico, and Brazil today and are expanding into Asia and the EU. We have financial partnerships powering our Asia and EU corridors today. Building the proprietary orchestration layer that sits above them, giving Tensec the flexibility to operate across any rail and in any market on our own terms, is one of the most important things we will do in the next two years.

We are looking for someone who makes things happen. The COO sets direction. You execute it with precision, own the outcomes, and build the institutional infrastructure that lets Tensec scale without breaking. That is not a supporting role. That is the most consequential operational role in the company today. On top of that, you will help build the treasury backend that powers real-time money movement on stablecoin rails, own the US market buildout heading into H2 2026, and as we expand into trade finance, serve as the legal and operational architect of an increasingly complex platform.

What You'll Own

• Operational Leadership
  • Serve as the first point of contact for day-to-day operational, legal, and cross-functional questions from the CMO, CPO, and the 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.
  • Ensure the operational tools your team relies on are deployed responsibly and that AI-generated outputs are used appropriately across client-facing and internal workflows.
• Treasury Backend Infrastructure
  • Build the proprietary orchestration layer that sits above our existing vendor infrastructure.
  • Manage and expand our vendor network, including existing infrastructure partners powering our Asia and EU corridors.
  • Work with engineering and product to develop and continuously improve the orchestration technology.
  • Work closely with the treasury and finance teams to ensure the operational and technical foundation serves their needs effectively.
  • Advise on the requirements for the risk framework governing treasury operations.
  • Ensure the treasury infrastructure is legally sound across all operating jurisdictions.
• US Market Buildout
  • 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 for a clean US launch.
  • 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.
• Compliance Advisory
  • Inform the CCO organization on US and cross-jurisdictional legal requirements affecting the compliance program structure.
  • Advise strategically on compliance program design across markets.
  • Ensure the compliance team has the legal substance they need to execute well.
• Legal Affairs
  • Serve as Tensec's primary internal legal voice across all US matters.
  • Direct and coordinate our existing legal network.
  • Manage MTL obligations and monitor the regulatory landscape as we expand into new corridors.
  • Lead legal review on all client agreements, vendor contracts, and external partnerships.
  • Build the legal infrastructure, including templates, playbooks, and review processes.
  • Serve as the internal legal resource for all People & HR matters across all three jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• A builder who is energized by the absence of a playbook.
• Intellectually honest and relentlessly curious.
• High agency; ownership of outcomes, not just tasks.
• Comfortable in ambiguity at scale.
• A natural institutional builder.
• Experience in large institutions to understand the value of equity trajectory.

Why Now

The treasury infrastructure, trade finance architecture, operational expansion, and legal foundation that will carry Tensec from three markets to thirty needs to be built now, correctly, by someone who understands all of those dimensions at once. That person is rare. If you are reading this and recognizing yourself in it, we should talk.