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Operations Manager (m/f/d)

M^ZERO

M^ZERO

Operations
Remote
Posted on Nov 22, 2024
Intro
CrossLend is a technology-driven asset manager and a key operational entity within the M^0 ecosystem. In the M stack, CrossLend serves as an SPV Operator, overseeing the off-chain management of assets used to back the stablecoin M. Additionally, CrossLend monitors critical processes for M issuers, ensuring their compliance when retrieving value from the system. In cases of an issuer default, CrossLend takes on the role of operator to manage the orderly wind-down of their operations. With a high degree of automation, CrossLend enables efficient, low-touch asset management at a scale of several billion.
Key Responsibilities
  • Regularly monitoring portfolios to ensure that they are guideline compliant
  • Meticulously efficient and diligent onboarding of business partners
  • Relationship management with partner banks and service providers
  • Evaluation and onboarding of service providers
  • Analyse and control the performance of portfolio’s data and monitor underlying cash flows
  • Close cooperation with the stakeholder and the finance department is required to ensure a flawless flow of processes and corporate action data to capital market participants
  • Embrace flexibility and agility in a fast paced environment
  • Implementation of KYC and AML processes for customers, service providers and partners
  • Development, creation, introduction and maintenance of process guidelines and documentation
  • Research and monitoring of new regulatory changes relating to the business purposes
  • Review and approval of cash transfers for liquidation calls, and investments within the scope of the asset management mandate
  • Lead and support the annual audit in cooperation with the auditor, corporate servicer and tax advisor
Qualifications
  • Master degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field
  • Good network within the banking industry
  • Be always on top of things. Strong project management skills
  • Experience in capital markets with an asset manager, bank or fund
  • Experience in banking processes, compliance and structuring / execution of securities transactions
  • Comprehensive and coherent understanding of financial reporting and a strong ability to communicate your findings to business partners
Skills & Attributes
  • Strong business acumen and management skills
  • Reliable and respectful team-working spirit
  • Outstanding communication skills with internal stakeholders and external partners
  • Stellar written and verbal communication skills in English, German would be a plus
About us

M^0 is money middleware for the digital age. It is a decentralized, on-chain protocol, as well as a corresponding set of off-chain standards and APIs, that powers a federation of stablecoin issuers. With M^0, any number of independent institutions can tap on turnkey middleware to become the minter of a fungible stablecoin.

Investors: M^0 and its affiliated entities have raised nearly $60M of equity over the past two years, from some of the most reputable and long-term oriented crypto and fintech investors, including Bain Capital Crypto, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, GSR, Caladan, Road Capital, AirTree, Standard Crypto, The SALT Fund, ParaFi Capital, Distributed Capital, Kraynos Capital, Mouro Capital and Earlybird.
Leadership: The M^0 Lab’s founding team combines decades of expertise in stablecoin innovation, crypto governance design, and traditional financial services. Luca Prosperi, Co-Founder and CEO, has a 20-year track record in financial intermediaries and was instrumental in lending oversight at MakerDAO. Greg Di Prisco, Co-Founder and Chief Architect, previously led business development at MakerDAO and co-founded Ajna Labs and Distributed Capital Partners. Oliver Schimek, Co-Founder and COO, has a background in securitization and digital finance, founding CrossLend and leading various financial services companies, while Joao, Chief Strategy Officer, has deep expertise in stablecoins, including leading the development of USDC and EURC at Circle.

At M^0, we offer equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, or other class protected by applicable law.