CALIZA USA LLC

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Payment Operations Engineer Caliza's mission is to eliminate geography as a barrier to economic opportunity. Caliza's stablecoin infrastructure enables businesses around the world to instantly settle cross-border transactions and access dollar-denominated products. Our mission is to empower everyone, regardless of their location or circumstances, to access instant and stable liquidity. Caliza enables everyone from startups to enterprises to offer real-time settlement and dollar accounts to their customers, creating opportunities for people to participate in developed economies and build wealth. We're a fast-growing fintech in the B2B cross-border payments space, and we need a Payment Operations Engineer to ensure our customers have a seamless experience moving money globally. In this client-facing role, you will own the end-to-end customer payment process and serve as the first line of defense when any payment issue or question arises. You'll deliver exceptional support by addressing customer inquiries promptly and effectively, and coordinating with internal teams across Finance, Product, Engineering, and Compliance to resolve complex issues or requests. You will have a clear, measurable impact on the success of Caliza. Success in your role helps ensure customers stay happy and continue growing with Caliza. You will be responsible of managing, modernizing, and executing all Caliza's Customer Success Systems and making sure our organization serves each of our customers' needs. This role is a key strategic and tactical role to Calizas success. This role will report directly to the CTO. What you'll be doing (i.e. job duties): • Be the first point of contact for all customer payment questions and issues across various communication channels • Investigate and resolve payment problems end-to-end, owning each case until closure • Escalate and coordinate with Finance, Engineering, Compliance, or Product when needed • Manage customer tickets and communications using tools such as Zendesk and/or HubSpot • Keep customers informed with clear, proactive, timely updates on issues and resolutions • Identify recurring issues and help improve internal processes and documentation • Partner with internal teams on new payment features or launches What we look for in you (i.e. job requirements): • +3 years of experience with B2B cross-border payments with any of the following fintech, payments, brokers, or financial correspondent banks, or something similar • Comfortable being client-facing and handling high-trust customer relationships • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail • Ability to own issues independently and drive them to resolution • Excellent written and verbal communication in Portuguese and English • Organized, calm under pressure, and able to manage multiple requests • Experience using CRM and support tools (Zendesk, HubSpot, or similar) • Must have experience with AI tools such as OpenAI, Claude etc... as it relates to data analysis, data queries etc.. • Must be a cross-functional collaborator with low ego Nice to haves: • Exposure to crypto, stablecoins, or modern payment rails • Familiarity with KYB, KYC, AML, or compliance workflows • Experience supporting global customers across time zones • Advanced Spanish language skills What we offer: • Competitive salary and equity compensation at a well-funded early-stage startup • Fully remote first, with in-person international team offsites • We care about your health & wellness — part of your compensation will be cover medical, dental, vision, & life insurance • We care about your goals — growth opportunities at the company, and a flexible budget for professional development • Work-from-home stipend to optimize your setup • Generous vacation policy and paid holidays