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Rizky

HR Ops Manager | Founding Team Member at Obinex

HR OperationsGlobal Talent AcquisitionRemote Team ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentTechnical RecruitingWeb3/Blockchain Domain

About

I'm Rizky, HR Ops Manager and Founding Team Member at Obinex, a remote-first startup building a regulated crypto exchange. My career has evolved from recruitment consulting to building comprehensive HR infrastructure from scratch for global teams. I'm passionate about applying psychology and behavioral science to create effective startup cultures, develop high-performance teams, and establish remote-first operations that actually work. I believe in the power of mindset, calculated risk-taking, and building systems that scale beyond just salary. I'm deeply interested in Web3, fintech, and how we can build better organizations through understanding human behavior.

Networking

What I can offer

  • Insights on building remote-first cultures
  • Recruitment strategies for technical and global teams
  • Foundational HR systems for early-stage companies
  • Psychology-informed approaches to leadership and organizational behavior

Looking for

  • expanding my professional network
  • exploring mutual opportunities in Web3, AI, and fintech startup ecosystems

Best fit for

Startup foundersHR professionalsLeaders and operators in high-growth tech sectorsInvestors in Web3 and AI spaces

Current Interests

Psychology and behavioral science applicationsStartup culture and talent retentionWeb3 and blockchain ecosystemsRemote work dynamicsMacroeconomics and personal finance

Background

Career

Started as Recruitment Consultant intern at Sumber Waras Putra, progressed through various recruitment roles at Galaxy Car Rental, XYZ GOAT, Global Market Index Limited, and FLITTO Inc., now HR Ops Manager and Founding Team Member at Obinex

Education

Bachelor's degree in Forestry from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia, attended September 2018 to April 2022, Grade: 3.41

Achievements

  • Led recruitment and onboarding of initial core team across Engineering, Product, Legal & Compliance, Finance, and Marketing at Obinex
  • Built HR infrastructure from ground up at Obinex including Employee Handbook, Onboarding Manual, Exit Policy, Recruitment & Hiring Process, Code of Conduct, and Certificate of Employment templates
  • Established compliant remote-first HR operations model for cross-border teams at Obinex
  • Developed company-wide OKRs/KPIs, Compensation & Benefits Policy with global salary benchmark framework, and contributed to Incentive Stock Option Plan design at Obinex
  • Built and integrated HR systems (BambooHR, Deel, Lattice, TalentLMS, custom ATS) at Obinex
  • Responsible for completing hiring targets every month at Global Market Index Limited

Opinions

  • Believes in power of mindset, self-belief, and choosing environments that foster growth over those dominated by doubt and 'crab mentality'
  • Advocates for calculated risk-taking, positing that 'not taking risk is a risk' and avoiding discomfort leads to stagnation
  • Values humility, curiosity, and intellectual humility over pride, asserting that 'pride builds walls. Humility builds bridges'
  • Emphasizes that competence, clear thinking, and strategic depth are often found in calm, quiet individuals rather than loudest voices
  • Believes character and trust are best revealed through execution and meeting deadlines, not interviews or promises
  • Argues building wealth through salary alone is 'almost impossible' due to inflation and advocates for investing time in building equity, rare skills, or scalable systems
  • Stresses kindness, empathy, and assuming positive intent are critical in professional interactions, especially in startups