COO

The role

The Chief Operating Officer will build the governance, compliance, and technology-enabled operating engine for an independent alternative asset manager. This person will manage risk, operations, finance, and regulatory compliance across Latin America.

What you will do

• Own and continuously refine the firm's proprietary risk system
• Design and run a technology-enabled, compliance-forward operating engine
• Support governance across the shareholder pool, internal processes, and investment vehicles
• Own capital calls, distributions, fund-level reporting, liquidity, and banking relationships
• Ensure operations meet Colombian financial regulatory standards and institutional investor expectations
• Work closely with the Tech Leader to champion AI-driven automation
• Act as an operational counterpart for institutional LPs during due diligence and reporting
• Help scale a small, high-trust, low-turnover team

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in operations, finance, or risk leadership within alternative asset management, private equity, real estate funds, or a regulated financial institution
• Direct experience with institutional LP due diligence, pension funds, insurance companies, or similar allocators
• Fund operations literacy: capital calls, waterfall structures, fund administration, cross-border vehicle structuring
• Track record building risk, compliance, or governance functions from the ground up
• Comfort working cross-border across Colombia, the US, Spain, and Central America
• Genuine interest in technology and AI-enabled operations

Benefits

• Opportunity to build the operational backbone of an independent alternative asset manager
• A seat at the table
• Compensation based on results, not tenure
• Work alongside institutional investors
• A technology-enabled culture

About the company

breakmark is an independent alternative asset manager operating across Latin America, managing over US $250M across real estate, debt, and a third well-defined vertical.