VP, Embedded Finance

Location: Role can be based anywhere in Australia or New Zealand; APAC. Auckland, New Zealand is also listed. Flexible hybrid and remote-friendly work is available.

Company

hirify.global is a New Zealand-born SaaS company building a cloud-based property management platform with smart automation and AI-driven insights for real estate professionals.

What you will do

• Own the global hirify.global Pay strategy across regions and customer segments, accounting for card, ACH, direct debit, market economics and value propositions.
• Drive Pay attachment, KYC completion, payment usage, volume, revenue and margin while maintaining sound rebate and revenue-share mechanics.
• Take Tenant Deposit Insurance from concept to launch with underwriting partners, distribution strategy and commercially viable revenue-share agreements.
• Identify and qualify new embedded finance opportunities from research and partner selection through build and commercialisation.
• Lead program managers with measurable targets, deciding when to outsource or hire, and represent hirify.global with payment, loyalty, rewards and insurance partners.
• Present performance, metrics, margin and market insights to the President, CEO and board, using data to set priorities.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of driving business outcomes through influence rather than direct control.
• Direct accountability for a P&L or revenue and margin target; board presentation experience is preferred by the role scope.
• Experience understanding complex business systems and distilling them into clear messages and narratives.
• Comfort with AI-native workflows, augmentation, automation and agents.
• Experience running a payments or embedded payments business line, ideally in a SaaS or marketplace setting, including attach, onboarding/KYC and usage mechanics.
• Regulatory experience in payments or insurance-adjacent products.
• Experience structuring and managing partner deals and building a new product line from zero.
• Experience across multiple markets; US, UK and ANZ experience is preferred.
• Commercial judgment, executive confidence, curiosity about payments, fintech regulation and the property industry, and resilience when balancing new builds with live operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Global one-team culture built around People First, Find a Way, Win or Learn, and Aim High.
• Comprehensive health insurance, premium EAP access and an annual wellness allowance.
• Paid parental leave and flexible family support.
• Milestone rewards and additional leave linked to tenure and contribution.
• Hybrid, remote-friendly work with collaborative offices and flexible WFH/office arrangements for a global team.