Director of Operations

Director of Operations, Vertex Point Capital Charlotte, NC · Reports to the Principals Purpose Run the firm’s non-trading machinery end to end. You own the list of everything that has to get done outside of research and trading, and you make sure it gets done — on time, documented, and without the Principals having to chase it. What you’ll own Accounts, venues, and counterparties Open, maintain, and document trading accounts Manage KYC/AML, entity documentation, and funding/withdrawal logistics for each venue Track venue rule changes, fee schedules, and API or access changes and route them to the right people Compliance and risk administration Maintain the compliance calendar Administer the risk framework day to day — limit tracking, exception logs, reporting — in coordination with the risk manager Own the policies-and-procedures binder and keep it current Serve as the operational interface to the CTO: track infrastructure requests, access provisioning, onboarding/offboarding, and hardware Keep the internal systems map (who has access to what, where data lives) current People operations Run onboarding and offboarding for traders, quants, and contractors Administer offer letters, contractor agreements, benefits, and HR records with outside counsel/PEO Coordinate recruiting logistics: scheduling, candidate tracking, reference checks What you need 5+ years in operations at a trading firm, hedge fund, fund administrator, FCM, or similar regulated financial business Hands-on experience opening and administering brokerage or exchange accounts and working with compliance counsel Demonstrated ability to run 10–20 concurrent workstreams with a tracker, not from memory Comfort with QuickBooks/Xero, Google Workspace, a project tool (Linear, Asana, or Notion), and basic spreadsheets High discretion; you’ll see everything Compensation Base plus discretionary bonus tied to firm performance #J-18808-Ljbffr