About the Role
We are looking for a CEO for the shareholder's Family Office to take full operational and strategic management of assets, international infrastructure, and related businesses.
We are considering not only current Family Office CEOs but also strong COOs / Operations Directors from Fintech, Payments, Crypto, or iGaming, who have practical experience in building international structures, interacting with banks, payment institutions, and regulators.
The role involves a high degree of autonomy, ownership, and the ability to build processes, teams, and infrastructure from scratch.
Responsibilities
1. Strategic and Operational Management
- Building and developing a Family Office from scratch.
- Coordinating all shareholder structures and assets.
- Developing and implementing operational processes and management systems.
- Monitoring the execution of strategic tasks and initiatives.
2. International Infrastructure and Jurisdictions
- Managing structures in the EU, Cyprus, UAE, and other international jurisdictions.
- Interacting with international legal, tax, and corporate consultants.
- Overseeing the corporate structure of companies and corporate governance issues.
- Analyzing new jurisdictions and business development opportunities.
3. Banking and Payment Infrastructure
- Opening and supporting bank accounts for fintech, payment, and gaming companies.
- Building and optimizing international settlement chains.
- Interacting with banks, PSPs, EMIs, and payment partners.
- Supporting KYC, KYB, AML, and Due Diligence processes.
- Managing requests from banks, payment institutions, and regulators.
4. Finance and Control
- Controlling the financial flows of the group of companies.
- Organizing and controlling financial accounting and reporting.
- Monitoring interaction with external financial consultants and contractors.
- Participating in the structuring of international financial flows.
5. Asset and Contractor Management
- Coordinating external contractors, consultants, and service providers.
- Monitoring task completion and the quality of services provided.
- Managing projects related to the development of the shareholder's infrastructure.
6. Team Management
- Forming and developing the Family Office team.
- Setting tasks and monitoring results.
- Interacting with the top management of the shareholder's existing businesses.
- Building an effective management and reporting system.
Requirements
- Experience in creating and managing a Family Office or experience as COO / Operations Director in Fintech, Payments, Crypto, or iGaming.
- Mandatory experience in the payment industry and/or iGaming.
- Practical experience with international jurisdictions: EU, Cyprus, UAE, RF.
- Experience opening bank accounts for fintech, payment, or gaming companies.
- Understanding of international settlement chains, payment infrastructure, and financial flows.
- Practical experience with bank compliance, KYC, KYB, and Due Diligence.
- Experience managing international teams and projects.
- Strong negotiation skills and a high degree of autonomy.
- English language – fluent.
- Location: Cyprus or willingness to relocate.
Conditions
- Location: Cyprus.
- Work format: office / hybrid.
- High level of autonomy and direct interaction with the shareholder.
- Opportunity to build a Family Office and operational infrastructure from scratch.
- International projects in Fintech, Payments, Crypto, and iGaming.
- Compensation level is discussed individually.
