HR Operations Associate

About Wintermute

Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the largest algorithmic trading companies, specialising in digital assets. We provide liquidity across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as supporting high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Wintermute also has a Wintermute Ventures arm that invests in early stage DeFi projects.

Wintermute was founded in 2017 and has successfully navigated industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. At Wintermute, we believe in the innovative potential of blockchain, the fundamental innovations, we have a long-term view on the digital asset market and are taking a leadership position in building an innovative and compliant market. You can read more here.

Role Overview

The HR Operations Associate plays a key role in supporting both HR Operations & Talent Acquisition. This role reports to the Head of Talent & HR Operations and requires a highly organized individual with strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a proactive, service-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Own the onboarding processes of employees across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring timely system updates and a positive employee experience.


• Support visa applications, extensions, and renewals, including documentation gathering, tracking visa expiry dates.


• Draft employment confirmation letters, reference letters, contracts, and other employment-related documentation.


• Ensure HR and recruitment processes align with employment law, internal policies, and data protection requirements.


• Manage the Employer of Record relationship, acting as the primary point of contact with the account manager and supporting the administration of remote employees hired through the EOR.


• Contribute to HR projects such as system implementations, policy rollouts, and process improvements.


• Support recruitment activities when required, including job postings, candidate pipeline management, and coordination of interviews across multiple stakeholders and time zones, and other ad hoc tasks.


• Initiate and execute various projects and improvements based on your interests and company needs


• Conduct market research and support compensation benchmarking across our various entities.

Requirements:

• 1-3 years experience in HR administration, HR operations, or within Talent


• Operations in a high performing organization.


• Strong organizational and time-management skills.


• High attention to detail and accuracy. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Comfortable working with HRIS/ATS systems


• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to manipulate data, create formulas, and produce clear reports.


• Strong presentation creation skills, with experience producing professional slides and materials for stakeholders.


• Experience supporting visa or immigration processes would be a plus.

Here is why you should join our dynamic team:

• Opportunity to work at one of the world’s leading algorithmic trading firms


• Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments.


• A vibrant working culture with team meals, festive celebrations, gaming events and company wide team building events.


• A Wintermute-inspired office in central London, featuring an array of amenities such as table tennis and foosball, personalized desk configurations, a cozy team breakout area with games.


• Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.


• A performance-based compensation with a significant earning potential alongside standard perks like pension and private health insurance.