Responsible Officer (Securities)

Location: Remote, based in Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global builds digital financial products for spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel, including an insurance platform serving customers across Southeast Asia.

What you will do

• Lead the Type 1 securities licence application with management, compliance, and legal advisers, including the business plan, supervisory arrangements, and responses to SFC enquiries.
• Set the operating model and oversee brokerage partnerships covering onboarding, order handling, execution, settlement, and custody.
• Supervise the Type 1 business and licensed staff, establishing controls for sales conduct, suitability where applicable, AML/CFT, conflicts, complaints, and records.
• Work with product and engineering teams on digital onboarding, trading journeys, and AI features, translating regulatory requirements into product decisions.
• Exercise board responsibilities, oversee business risks and resources, and coordinate financial resources requirements and regulatory reporting.
• Coordinate coverage with the other RO, lead regulatory engagement, and ensure incidents, control weaknesses, and audit findings are addressed.

Requirements

• Be based in Hong Kong and be available to fulfil the role.
• Meet SFC Responsible Officer competence requirements, normally including three years of relevant industry experience in the past six years and two years of management experience, subject to the applicable eligibility pathway.
• Meet SFC fit-and-proper requirements and be able to supervise the proposed business independently.
• Hold relevant academic or professional qualifications and meet applicable Type 1 examination, training, or exemption requirements.
• Bring hands-on securities leadership experience, sound regulatory judgement, and the ability to take an executive board appointment with real supervisory accountability.
• Disclose all licence conditions and external appointments.
• Communicate clearly in English.

Nice to have

• Current or recent Type 1 RO experience.
• Demonstrable eligibility for SFC approval.
• Experience launching a licensed business, managing SFC applications or inspections, or working with digital brokerage platforms or introducing models.
• Cantonese and Mandarin language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work remotely as part of teams operating around the world across more than 20 nationalities.
• Build a new securities business from the outset with direct access to decision-makers.
• Connect investing with the broader payments and FX offering.
• RO appointment and regulated operations are subject to SFC approval.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV, SFC CE number if applicable, current licence conditions, and availability.
• Appointment and regulated operations remain subject to SFC approval.