Vice President of Operations

Position Overview

DALQEN is seeking an experienced Vice President of Operations to join our executive leadership team and help build the operational foundation required to support the company’s continued development and growth.

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.

Leadership Intersection & Opportunity

Strategy → People → Systems → Execution → Scale

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Strategy & Execution

  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.

Candidate Profile

• Senior Leadership Experience

  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.

• Distributed Environments

  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.

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.