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The COO & Deputy Trust Officer will oversee the bank’s daily operational performance, ensure safe and sound delivery of stablecoin issuance, custody, reserve and settlement workflows, and help fulfill fiduciary obligations under OCC expectations (12 CFR Part 9).
Key Responsibilities
1. Bank Operations Leadership
- Lead all day-to-day operational functions for the trust bank including issuance operations, custody operations, reserve operations, reconciliation, and customer settlement flows.
- Design and maintain operational playbooks, business continuity procedures, and control frameworks aligned with OCC safety and soundness expectations.
- Oversee operational readiness for product changes, new asset types, new partners, and new currencies.
- Work closely with engineering to ensure operational workflows are ready to go.
2. Deputy Trust Officer Responsibilities (12 CFR Part 9)
- Support the Trust Officer in fulfilling fiduciary responsibilities for all custody and safekeeping activities.
- Oversee fiduciary recordkeeping, including account setup, segregation, ledger accuracy, and periodic reviews.
- Ensure trust operations meet OCC fiduciary standards, including §9.6 annual reviews, fiduciary audits, internal controls, and documentation.
- Act as acting Trust Officer when designated by the President/Board.
3. Operational Controls & Regulatory Compliance
- Implement and maintain OCC-aligned internal control systems across operations, custody, reconciliation, and settlement.
- Ensure compliance with GENIUS Act requirements related to issuance, redemption, and lawful-order execution.
- Partner with Compliance and CRO on operational risk testing, issue remediation, and supervisory responses.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation, operational logs, and evidence repositories for OCC examinations.
4. Cross-Functional Execution & Program Management
- Coordinate execution across engineering, legal, product, compliance, finance, and treasury teams.
- Lead operational readiness reviews for new features, new jurisdictions, and new integrations with custodians and banking partners.
- Drive cross-functional alignment on SLAs, exception handling, operational uptime, and incident root-cause analyses.
5. Third-Party & Vendor Oversight
- Oversee relationships with banking partners, reserve custodians, and critical vendors.
- Ensure all partners meet OCC third-party risk expectations.
- Maintain vendor performance dashboards, SLAs, due diligence packages, and ongoing monitoring.
6. Operational Resilience & Incident Response
- Own the bank’s operational continuity, incident management, and crisis playbooks.
- Lead triage and resolution of operational incidents, coordinating across engineering, custody, and compliance.
- Oversee post-incident assessments and ensure timely remediation.
7. Board and Executive Reporting
- Provide regular updates to the Board and Risk Committee on operational performance, control testing results, and emerging operational risks.
- Present metrics and KPIs related to mint/burn SLAs, reconciliation integrity, reserve operations, custodian performance, and operational incidents.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in bank operations, trust operations, custody operations, or payments operations in a regulated financial institution.
- Proven experience managing high-volume, control-heavy operational environments.
- Deep familiarity with OCC regulatory standards, fiduciary banking requirements (12 CFR Part 9), and digital asset custody expectations.
- Experience with blockchain-based transaction flows, mint/burn operations, or digital asset custody preferred.
- Exceptional operational discipline and documentation skills.
- Strong collaboration and communication abilities, including experience working with auditors and federal regulators.
In-office expectations
Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.
Pay and benefits
The annual US base salary range for this role is $200,700 - $301,100. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
Contact
Stripe
End date
Monday, May 25, 2026 12:00 AM
From
Stripe Payments
Overview
The COO & Deputy Trust Officer will oversee the bank’s daily operational performance, ensure safe and sound delivery of stablecoin issuance, custody, reserve and settlement workflows, and help fulfill fiduciary obligations under OCC expectations (12 CFR Part 9).
Key Responsibilities
1. Bank Operations Leadership
- Lead all day-to-day operational functions for the trust bank including issuance operations, custody operations, reserve operations, reconciliation, and customer settlement flows.
- Design and maintain operational playbooks, business continuity procedures, and control frameworks aligned with OCC safety and soundness expectations.
- Oversee operational readiness for product changes, new asset types, new partners, and new currencies.
- Work closely with engineering to ensure operational workflows are ready to go.
2. Deputy Trust Officer Responsibilities (12 CFR Part 9)
- Support the Trust Officer in fulfilling fiduciary responsibilities for all custody and safekeeping activities.
- Oversee fiduciary recordkeeping, including account setup, segregation, ledger accuracy, and periodic reviews.
- Ensure trust operations meet OCC fiduciary standards, including §9.6 annual reviews, fiduciary audits, internal controls, and documentation.
- Act as acting Trust Officer when designated by the President/Board.
3. Operational Controls & Regulatory Compliance
- Implement and maintain OCC-aligned internal control systems across operations, custody, reconciliation, and settlement.
- Ensure compliance with GENIUS Act requirements related to issuance, redemption, and lawful-order execution.
- Partner with Compliance and CRO on operational risk testing, issue remediation, and supervisory responses.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation, operational logs, and evidence repositories for OCC examinations.
4. Cross-Functional Execution & Program Management
- Coordinate execution across engineering, legal, product, compliance, finance, and treasury teams.
- Lead operational readiness reviews for new features, new jurisdictions, and new integrations with custodians and banking partners.
- Drive cross-functional alignment on SLAs, exception handling, operational uptime, and incident root-cause analyses.
5. Third-Party & Vendor Oversight
- Oversee relationships with banking partners, reserve custodians, and critical vendors.
- Ensure all partners meet OCC third-party risk expectations.
- Maintain vendor performance dashboards, SLAs, due diligence packages, and ongoing monitoring.
6. Operational Resilience & Incident Response
- Own the bank’s operational continuity, incident management, and crisis playbooks.
- Lead triage and resolution of operational incidents, coordinating across engineering, custody, and compliance.
- Oversee post-incident assessments and ensure timely remediation.
7. Board and Executive Reporting
- Provide regular updates to the Board and Risk Committee on operational performance, control testing results, and emerging operational risks.
- Present metrics and KPIs related to mint/burn SLAs, reconciliation integrity, reserve operations, custodian performance, and operational incidents.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in bank operations, trust operations, custody operations, or payments operations in a regulated financial institution.
- Proven experience managing high-volume, control-heavy operational environments.
- Deep familiarity with OCC regulatory standards, fiduciary banking requirements (12 CFR Part 9), and digital asset custody expectations.
- Experience with blockchain-based transaction flows, mint/burn operations, or digital asset custody preferred.
- Exceptional operational discipline and documentation skills.
- Strong collaboration and communication abilities, including experience working with auditors and federal regulators.
In-office expectations
Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.
Pay and benefits
The annual US base salary range for this role is $200,700 - $301,100. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
Contact
Stripe
End date
Monday, May 25, 2026 12:00 AM
From
Stripe Payments
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Document your executive credentials before applying
PERM requires your employer to certify that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. Your resume, org charts, and board-level reporting lines should make the COO-level scope of your prior roles unambiguous before the labor certification filing begins.
Target companies with established PERM filing histories
Not all organizations sponsoring C-suite roles have the HR infrastructure to manage a multi-year green card process. Prioritize publicly traded companies, PE-backed firms, and large nonprofits where dedicated immigration counsel is already in place.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
PERM wages are set at one of four DOL levels. For COO roles, misclassification at Level II instead of Level III or IV can create compliance problems. Cross-reference the job duties against the OFLC Wage Search before the labor certification is filed.
Search for green card sponsoring COO jobs on Migrate Mate
COO-level PERM cases are less common than mid-level roles, so filtering by sponsorship willingness matters. Migrate Mate surfaces companies actively filing employment-based green card cases, letting you focus outreach on employers already committed to the process.
Understand how job duties shape the PERM job description
USCIS scrutinizes whether COO duties genuinely require an advanced degree. The O*NET occupation profile for operations executives can anchor the educational requirement in the PERM job description and reduce the risk of a request for evidence on the I-140.
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Find Chief Operating Officer JobsChief Operating Officer Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Chief Operating Officer role qualify for EB-2 green card sponsorship?
Yes. COO positions typically qualify for EB-2 because the role requires an advanced degree or its equivalent in business, management, or a related field. The employer must document this requirement in the PERM job description and demonstrate that the position genuinely demands graduate-level education. Roles with broad P&L responsibility and cross-functional leadership scope generally meet this standard without difficulty.
How does the green card process differ from H-1B sponsorship for a COO?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant status with a six-year base limit and an annual lottery at the cap-subject level. The EB-2 and EB-3 green card process is permanent and has no lottery. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status together take two to four years for most countries, and longer for nationals of India and China due to priority date backlogs.
How long does the PERM labor certification process take for executive roles?
Standard PERM processing at the DOL currently runs six to eighteen months from filing to certification. Executive roles sometimes attract closer audits because the recruiting requirements and job duties are more complex to document. Employers should expect the full green card timeline, from PERM filing through I-485 approval, to span three to five years for most applicants outside of per-country backlog countries.
Where can I find COO roles that specifically offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified employment-based sponsorship history, which is particularly useful for COO searches where sponsorship willingness varies widely by company size and industry. Searching by role type and green card sponsorship status together narrows the field to employers already experienced with PERM filings, reducing the time spent in early-stage conversations with companies that are unfamiliar with the process.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers after the I-140 is approved?
An approved I-140 petition can be ported to a new employer under AC21 portability rules if your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days and the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For COO roles, the new position must be broadly comparable in duties and seniority. USCIS evaluates portability on a case-by-case basis, so the job descriptions of both roles should be reviewed before making a move.
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