Flywire
Financial Services
StrategicITOperationsManager
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.
“Strategic IT Operations Manager at Flywire. Skills: IT Operations, AI, SaaS management. Analyse workflows and system behaviours to identify inefficiencies. Apply Lean principles to streamline and document scalable”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science or equivalent professional experience, 10+ years in IT, 4+ years managing international, remote-first technical teams, Experience managing global SaaS ecosystems, Understanding of IAM / RBAC logic, Experience with distributed teams and multi-regional IT infrastructure, Background managing technical controls and User Access Reviews
Nice to Have
Experience in FinTech, global payments or publicly traded technology companies, Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools applied to SaaS management, Deep expertise in AI / ML-powered IT operations and transformational technology roadmaps, Lean IT, Six Sigma or ITIL certification or experience focused on continuous improvement
What You'll Do.
Analyse workflows and system behaviours to identify inefficiencies
Apply Lean principles to streamline and document scalable
Lead research and implementation of AI / AIOps
Automate recurring issues
Improve internal self-service
Partner with CPE to transition core stack into
Lead IT Ops in operating systems through code
Manage team bandwidth across Tier 3 operations and
Own Access Recertification
Own User Access Reviews
Own IT audit requirements
Make compliance streamlined and automated
Partner with IT Support to build useful automations
Collaborate with IT Cloud / CPE on operational
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Technical leads; Non-technical stakeholders; IT Support; IT Cloud / CPE teams
Process & Methodology
Agile, Kanban
Full Job Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate! Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world. What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! Who we are: Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in education, using modern technology. Today, we’ve digitized payments for more than 3,300+ global clients across education, healthcare, travel & B2B, covering more than 240 countries and territories and supporting over 140 currencies. And, we’re just getting started! With over 1000+ global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 14 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow. Flywire is looking for a strategic and technically grounded IT Operations Manager to lead our global IT Operations team and help shift it from reactive support to a proactive, engineering-led function. We are predominantly focused on hiring into our Valencia HQ, with office attendance a few times per week. You will bridge business needs and technical execution, manage team capacity and maintain excellence across our core SaaS stack while identifying opportunities to automate and apply AI-driven solutions. You will also own operational compliance and act as the primary liaison between IT Support and our specialised IT Cloud / CPE teams. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement Analyse workflows and system behaviours to identify inefficiencies. Apply Lean principles to streamline and document sca
Applying for this Strategic IT Operations Manager role?
Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.
How to Apply on SmartRecruiters
- SmartRecruiters often includes a video screening step — check camera and mic permissions.
- Link your GitHub or portfolio directly in the profile section for technical roles.
- Applications may be reviewed by AI scoring before reaching a recruiter — use keywords from the job description.
ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED
What do employees actually say about Flywire?
Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.