Join our small, fiery team on a mission to usher in the Bitcoin Golden Age
About Shakepay
Shakepay is on a mission to usher in a Bitcoin golden age, where Canadians have access to Bitcoin-friendly, secure, and rewarding financial services
When Shakepay launched in 2015, it quickly became one of Canada’s fastest-growing financial institutions
Backed by top venture capitalists having raised $44M+ and trusted by over one million Canadians and counting, Shakepay is reimagining banking for the digital age
People who choose careers at Shakepay are helping shape a future of financial inclusion, opportunity, and prosperity for all Canadians
About the role
As the Business Operations Lead, you will collaborate closely with executives and team leads to drive our company roadmap, optimize operational processes, and ensure scalability to accommodate our growth
The ideal candidate will bring forward an impressive track record of leading cross-functional teams and projects, evaluating and prioritizing business opportunities, as well as making time, information, and decision-making more effective across the company
Your responsibilities
- Collaborate with other members of the leadership team to define the company’s strategic direction and operational priorities
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and a high throughout the company
- Translate strategic goals into actionable plans, ensuring alignment across teams
- Lead the Business Operations team efforts to scale systems, communication, and teams to accommodate growth and drive customer success
Must have
- Strategic vision: Demonstrated ability to turn a strategy into actionable operational plans for teams to execute
- Operational leadership: Strong leadership skills with a history of effectively leading and motivating large cross-functional teams
- Experience scaling operations: Proven experience leading efforts to scale systems, processes, teams, and individuals to accommodate fast growth
- People leader: Experience leading and helping employees become great managers
- Strong communication: Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, product teams, and cross-functional leaders
- Basic knowledge of bitcoin
Nice to have
- Financial services knowledge: Familiarity with financial services operations, compliance, and regulations
Experience in a fintech or crypto startup is a plus
- Prior experience as an Operational leader in a fast-growing company
Why join?
- Be part of a groundbreaking journey: you’ll live on the frontier of financial innovation
Bitcoin is rewriting the rules, and Shakepay is at the forefront
- Impact and scale: with only 2% of Canadians on Shakepay, the potential for growth is massive
You can help us bring Shakepay and bitcoin to all Canadians
- Rewarding benefits: we offer competitive compensation (every shaker owns stock options), benefits (health, dental, paramedical, disability, etc), and generous vacation time
- Embrace continuous learning: ambitious individuals with an insatiable thirst for knowledge will feel at home
Working at Shakepay means you’ll be working in an environment that encourages constant growth and development
- Get paid in bitcoin: choose to take a percentage of your salary in the hardest, soundest money the world has ever known
- Work remote: work from anywhere in Canada
If you’re in Montreal or Toronto, you can also work from our offices
We understand that potential can be just as valuable as experience
If you’re eager to learn, grow, and contribute to the mission but worry that you may not have the “right” experience, we still want you to apply
We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background and life experience
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Please note that while all of our roles are remote, we are a Canadian company and will not be sponsoring visas for this position
You must be eligible to work in Canada to apply
Fluency in English is required due to the percentage of English-speaking customers and the nature of our platform, which is available to all Canadians
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