Head of Banking Operations We are seeking an experienced banking operations leader to oversee the operational infrastructure of a U.S.-based corporate banking office. This is a highly hands-on leadership position for someone who can manage a team while remaining closely involved in transaction oversight, treasury support, controls, and day-to-day problem solving. The ideal candidate brings broad corporate banking operations experience across lending, trade finance, payments, deposits, treasury products, and cash management. Experience working within an international banking organization is highly valued. RESPONSIBILITIES Direct daily banking operations and ensure transactions are processed accurately, efficiently, and within established controls.Provide hands-on oversight of commercial loan servicing, deposits, domestic and cross-border payments, trade finance, account maintenance, and related operational activities.Review and resolve transaction exceptions, settlement issues, reconciliations, processing discrepancies, and other escalated operational matters.Support daily treasury activities, including cash positioning, liquidity monitoring, funding coordination, account balances, and settlement obligations.Oversee operational support for foreign exchange, money market activity, internal funding movements, and other treasury transactions.Maintain appropriate transaction controls, approvals, segregation of duties, documentation, and operational risk practices.Lead, coach, and develop the Operations team, including workload management, performance oversight, training, succession planning, and cross-training.Partner with Credit, Treasury, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Technology, and other internal stakeholders to ensure smooth execution across the organization.Coordinate operational and funding matters with international/head-office teams.Ensure operational activities comply with applicable U.S. Banking regulations and financial-crime requirements, including BSA/AML and sanctions obligations.Support regulatory examinations, audits, control reviews, remediation efforts, and ongoing audit readiness.Identify operational weaknesses and implement process, technology, automation, and control improvements.Maintain operating procedures and ensure employees are appropriately trained on processes and controls.Produce management reporting covering operational performance, service levels, risk indicators, exceptions, and other key metrics.Manage operational relationships with external financial institutions, service providers, and other third parties.Support new products, system implementations, business initiatives, and the continued growth of the banking platform. Candidate Profile Bachelor s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Banking, or a related discipline.5+ years of banking operations experience, including meaningful team leadership or management responsibility.Strong hands-on experience within corporate or commercial banking operations.Working knowledge of commercial lending and loan servicing.Experience with trade finance products, including letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and guarantees.Experience supporting deposits, cash management, domestic and international payments, and settlement processes.Strong understanding of treasury operations, liquidity and funding activity, foreign exchange, and money market products.Familiarity with U.S. Banking regulatory expectations, including BSA/AML, sanctions requirements, and federal banking supervision.Experience within an international or foreign banking organization is strongly preferred.Portuguese language proficiency required.Strong proficiency with banking systems and standard Microsoft business applications.Demonstrated ability to lead teams while remaining actively involved in operational execution and issue resolution.