Vice President of Operations

Build the operating systems, processes, and execution discipline that help DALQEN scale.

Team Executive Leadership

Working model Remote-first

Location United States

Occasional travel may be required for company events or strategic meetings. The role remains remote-first. Company-required business travel is paid by DALQEN.

02 / THE POSITION

Position Overview

This is a strategic and highly cross-functional leadership position. The Vice President of Operations will work closely with executive leadership and functional leaders across Technology, Product, Research, Marketing, Finance, and other areas of the organization.

The successful candidate will be responsible for translating company strategy into disciplined execution, establishing scalable operating systems, strengthening organizational accountability, and ensuring leadership has clear visibility into priorities, performance, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.

03 / THE OPPORTUNITY

This role offers the opportunity to influence how DALQEN builds and scales its operating model, rather than simply inheriting and maintaining an established operational structure.

04 / RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

Translate strategic priorities into actionable operating plans, milestones, ownership structures, and measurable outcomes.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Coordinate execution across multiple functions, identify dependencies, resolve operational bottlenecks, and ensure key initiatives remain aligned with company priorities.

Operating Systems & Processes

Develop and continuously improve company-wide processes, workflows, operating cadences, documentation, and decision-making structures.

Organizational Scaling

Build operational systems capable of supporting increasing organizational complexity while maintaining speed, accountability, and execution quality.

Performance Management

Develop KPIs, dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and operating reviews that provide leadership with meaningful visibility into company performance.

Executive Decision Support

Provide structured operational analysis and recommendations related to priorities, resource allocation, organizational challenges, execution risks, and strategic initiatives.

Remote & Distributed Operations

Help establish an effective operating model for a remote-first organization, including clear ownership, communication standards, decision rights, documentation, and cross-time-zone collaboration.

Operational Improvement & Automation

Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through process redesign, automation, technology, and AI-enabled workflows.

05 / EXPERIENCE

Candidate Profile

Significant experience in operations, business operations, enterprise transformation, or related executive functions.

System Building

Demonstrated experience building or scaling operational systems across multiple departments.

Operational Expertise

Strong knowledge of organizational design, process optimization, KPIs, operating cadence, and execution management.

Executive Presence

Experience working directly with executive leadership and senior functional leaders.

Problem Solving

Strong analytical, organizational, and strategic problem-solving capabilities.

Execution Balance

Ability to move comfortably between strategic planning and hands-on execution.

Stakeholder Management

Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Ownership & Judgment

High levels of ownership, judgment, discretion, and accountability.

Ability to operate effectively within a distributed, remote-first environment.

Industry Domain

Experience within technology, AI, fintech, financial services, digital assets, or high-growth organizations is advantageous.

Learning Agility

Deep cryptocurrency expertise is not necessarily required; however, intellectual curiosity and the ability to quickly develop an understanding of the digital asset ecosystem are important.

06 / SUCCESS

What Success Looks Like

The Vice President of Operations will help create an environment in which:

• Strategic priorities translate clearly into execution.
• Teams understand ownership, accountability, and decision rights.
• Leadership maintains visibility into performance and operational risks.
• Cross-functional dependencies are identified and addressed early.
• Operational processes remain disciplined without becoming unnecessarily bureaucratic.
• Organizational infrastructure evolves alongside company growth.

07 / APPLICATION

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