Global Head of Operations
Company
Clara
Location
Remote
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Clara is the leading spend management platform for companies in Latin America. Our end-to-end solution includes our locally-issued corporate cards, a Bill Pay product, financing solutions, and our highly-rated software platform; already being used by thousands of the most successful companies across the region.
Clara is backed by top global and regional investors such as GGV Capital, Coatue, DST Global Partners, General Catalyst, monashees, Acrew Capital, Kaszek, Citius, Canary, Citi Ventures, Picus Capital, Avid Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Endeavor Catalyst, Goldman Sachs, Accial Capital, and prominent angel investors.
We are looking for a Global Head of Operations who will:
- Develop and implement strategic operational initiatives globally for continuous operational improvement.
- Streamline and standardize processes between all countries for enhanced efficiency, growth, and security
- Serve as the liaison between operations and cross-functional teams including product, growth, finance, and risk - as well as the C Suite and country managers.
- Define and align operations strategy tied to broader company OKRs.
- Provide leadership for a high-performing operations team.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and regulatory compliance globally.
- Set, define and monitor KPIs for operational efficiency and growth success.
- Identify and mitigate operational risks proactively.
- Work with product and engineering leadership to define the product roadmap related to onboarding and operations, and support new feat
To lead and drive operational excellence by developing and implementing strategic plans, informing product roadmap, creating and optimizing processes, and fostering a high-performing team. Focused on aligning operations with broader business goals, ensuring financial responsibility, and enabling growth, this role's goal is to contribute to overall organizational success through efficient and effective operations. This role is the main stakeholder from the operations side to all other leaders in the organization and needs to ensure they are well served and that their initiatives do not affect operational reliability in turn.
Our requirements for this position are:
- Expertise in developing and implementing strategic operational plans at scale.
- Excellent stakeholder management (from C-level to entry level positions).
- Strong problem solving skills, especially when faced with incomplete data.
- Proficient utilizing data to make informed decisions.
- Skillful in streamlining processes for enhanced efficiency.
- Experience managing multi-country operations teams in a fast pace environment
- Deep knowledge of finance operations as part of a financial company, or as part of a finance-related team within companies in other sectors.
- Proven capability in identifying and mitigating operational risks.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Experience in startups desirable but not mandatory.
- English Professional Proficiency.
#LI-Hybrid
The way we do things is as important as what we do. That is why we operate on a set of carefully-identified values. They are what we expect from ourselves and each other in our day-to-day.
We value
* Clarity - Open and direct communication
* Simplicity - Pare things down to the essential
* Ownership - We're all owners and act like it
* Pride - Make quality products we're proud of
* Always Be Changing (ABC) - Continuous self-improvement
* Inclusivity - Every voice counts; we value each other for our shared mission and contributions
We are
* Shaping business finances in Latin America
* Driven by our 6 core values
* Proud of our inclusive and caring culture
* Certified as Top LinkedIn Startup
We offer
* Competitive salary & a robust stock ownership plan
* 100% flexible work model
* A set of benefits that are adaptable to your needs & way of life
* Opportunities for growth in a fast-paced environment
* A chance to shape B2B payments in Latin America and increase the region’s economic competitiveness
Date Posted
09/07/2024
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