
Leon C
Fractional COO
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Work experience
Company
Self-employed • 4 yrs 7 mos
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Jan 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 8 mos
Co-founded and run operations for WINSET, an algorithmic investment company operating as a non-custodial introducing broker, connecting investors to verified, data-driven trading systems. • Built the company from zero: legal structure, payment rails across multiple jurisdictions • Designed the operational and compliance framework, marketing compliance across two languages and two regional markets • Manage a remote team, external vendors and partner brokers • Own investor communications, reporting cadence and onboarding processes • Lead ongoing corporate structuring work as the business evolves toward a regulated fund model
Chief Operating Officer & Acting CEO
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 • 1 yr 11 mos
Led ARCrypto through 24 months of transformation as COO and later Acting CEO, taking the business from an unstructured startup to a strategically aligned, scalable organization. • Rebuilt the team around clear roles, accountabilities and purpose, recruiting A-players into key functions • Designed and launched products aligned to validated market needs rather than founder assumptions • Established project management frameworks that gave leadership visibility and made delivery predictable • Implemented financial controls, budgeting and reporting processes to support sustainable growth • Stepped into the CEO seat during a leadership transition, holding strategy, team and investor relationships together
Regional Operations Supply & Procurement Lead
UNICEF • Full-time
Aug 2011 - May 2023 • 11 yrs 9 mos
Led UNICEF's Regional Office and 24 Country Offices covering 35 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean on all procurement and supply matters. • Served as regional authority on sourcing strategy, supplier selection and contract structuring • Supported country offices through complex, high-value and time-critical procurement, including pandemic-period medical logistics • Built and delivered capacity-building for procurement staff across the region • Reviewed and strengthened local procurement processes to meet audit and compliance standards • Worked across Spanish, English and French-speaking markets and legal environments