Who we are
We’re on a mission to make investing better for everyone in Europe. More specifically, we’re making it lightyears better (sorry… we had to!). We’re combining multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so that everyone in Europe can invest freely without sneaky hidden fees or unnecessary barriers.
Over the last year, we’ve grown from just an idea to a regulated business in both UK and EU, raising $10M and hiring a team of 25 people from some of the best fintechs around along the way. We launched the app in the UK market in Q3 2021, and are gearing up to launch the product across Europe in the coming months.
We’ve got a stellar group of investors behind us including Mosaic Ventures, Taavet Hinrikus, Jaan Tallinn, Sten Tamkivi, Eileen Burbidge as well as a host of angel investors. In 2021, we raised $10M and were covered in TechCrunch, Sifted, Mail Online & the FT.
Who you are
👉 Startup mentality: you’re a team player but can just as well work autonomously and lead your own projects when needed. We’re a small team so there’s lots of space to grow.
👉 Great communicator: you can communicate with both technical & non-technical stakeholders within the business. We move at a fast pace, so short is sweet.
👉 Open-minded: you’re always ready to explore new approaches, and welcome ideas from other members of the team. We try something, we learn from it and we go again.
👉 User-centric: you love trying to understand user experience, and always put the customer first. Everything we do here is to make people in Europe better investors.
👉 Growth mentality: you’re passionate about what you do and eager to learn and grow with us. We’re still in the very early days, so the Lightyear world can be your oyster.
What you’ll do
- TL:DR - build and manage Lightyear's custody services. Be the person who makes customers forget that there are complex systems needed to make global investments
- Your role will be to build and develop our post-trade processes including clearing and settlement of securities transactions, client assets safekeeping and corporate actions as well as tax services.
- Our brokerage operations are highly technical and need to run flawlessly. But we also need to scale globally, run in real-time, have an in-depth understanding of various markets and customer needs.
- You will own all aspects of your work - building processes, tooling and controls, running day-to-day operations as well as growing a team under yourself.
- You’ll work in a cross-functional squad with engineers, business development associates, compliance managers, operations specialists, etc
- Most of our effort in the next 12 months will go into the “building” part - opening new markets, building out our product, back-office and processes.
Ideal skills & experience
- Knowledge of financial markets, custody and settlement practices
- Experience in a brokerage or financial operations role, ideally with securities custody and settlement or payments & FX (FinTech/WealthTech a bonus)
- Able to work with software engineers to build back-office tools and automate processes
- Experience with UK CASS compliance is a bonus
What you’ll get
💵 A competitive startup package with equity
📍 Offices in Tallinn (Kalamaja) and central London (Spitalfields)
🏡 A flexible approach to working remotely
☕️ All the usual office facilities, including free tea, coffee & snacks
🐶 Both our offices are dog friendly (20% distracting, but 100% cute: see here)
🚲 Cycling or running to work? We’ve got showers, bike storage and lockers
✈️ Quarterly team socials all together