The business A Sydney financial markets technology firm, around 20 people and growing. Senior engineering team, mostly Java. They build trading and reconciliation software for banks and brokers and have three products of their own. SOC 2 certified. First graduate intake this year.

The founder

Ex Macquarie and Broadridge. Still writes code, still runs sales and still builds the firm's internal tooling himself. He needs someone to run the business alongside him so he can spend more time on clients and product.

What you'll own

- How work gets planned, staffed and tracked across client engagements and product
- Hiring, onboarding and managing two graduate engineers
- Helping proposals, SOWs and contracts get across the line
- SOC 2, client security questionnaires and internal policies
- Automating the firm's own processes with its workflow platform and AI tools
- Everything a 20-person firm needs that nobody owns yet

What matters

- You've worked closely with a founder,



MD or CEO and are comfortable taking things off their plate without being asked
- You can talk to engineers as a peer. You don't need to code. QA, delivery, product, technical support or engineering backgrounds all work
- You've managed or mentored people early in their careers
- Direct, practical and happy building the role rather than inheriting one

Nice to have, not required

- Financial markets or fintech exposure
- SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar
- Hands-on experience with AI tooling

Why this role

- You'd be the first non-engineering leader in the business
- Small firm, so the work is broad and you'll see the impact of what you build
- Real say in how the company grows from 20 to 50

If you tick most of this but not all of it, apply anyway. The role will be shaped around the person.

📌 Chief of Staff / Head of Operations (Sydney)
🏢 Libran IT
📍 Sydney