Business Unit Head (Hong Kong) (Fintech)

Location: Remote, but must be based in Hong Kong

Company

Building digital financial products for spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel, including a leading mobile-first insurance platform in Southeast Asia.

What you will do

• Support the Type 1 licence application by preparing operational procedures, supervision plans, and evidence for SFC submissions and enquiries.
• Supervise customer introductions, solicitation, order handling, licensed staff, and customer communications within the permitted business scope.
• Operate controls for onboarding, suitability where applicable, AML/CFT, conflicts, complaints, and recordkeeping.
• Monitor brokerage partners and customer hand-offs, investigate exceptions, and clarify execution, settlement, and custody responsibilities.
• Review app journeys and AI features with product and engineering teams, test controls before launch, and address post-release operational issues.
• Support regulatory enquiries and inspections, incident escalation, staff training, corrective action, and supervisory coverage with the other RO.

Requirements

• Current or recent Type 1 Responsible Officer experience is strongly preferred; candidates demonstrably eligible for SFC approval may also be considered.
• Meet SFC RO 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.
• Hold relevant academic or professional qualifications and meet applicable Type 1 examination, training, or exemption requirements.
• Hands-on experience supervising securities activities, staff, or relevant financial-services projects, with the judgement to identify and resolve control weaknesses.
• Meet SFC fit-and-proper requirements and be able to supervise the proposed business independently.
• Disclose all licence conditions and external appointments.
• Be based in Hong Kong and available to fulfil the role.
• Clear English communication is required. Cantonese and Mandarin are advantageous.

Nice to have

• Experience in digital brokerage, introducing or distribution businesses, partner integrations, SFC applications, or inspections.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role in the CEO Office working directly with management and product teams.
• Opportunity to shape day-to-day operations for a new securities business and connect investing with payments and FX products.
• Remote workplace arrangement with Hong Kong-based availability required.
• 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 conditional on SFC approval.