General Manager (Hong Kong)

Location: Remote, but must be based in Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global operates digital financial products, including a leading online insurance platform in Southeast Asia, and is expanding into payments, foreign exchange, investing, and securities.

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 scope.
• Operate controls covering onboarding, suitability where applicable, AML/CFT, conflicts, complaints, and recordkeeping.
• Monitor brokerage partners and customer hand-offs, investigating exceptions and clarifying execution, settlement, and custody responsibilities.
• Review app journeys and AI features with product and engineering teams, test controls before launch, and resolve post-release operational issues.
• Share supervisory coverage, support inspections, and lead incident escalation, staff training, and corrective action.

Requirements

• Current or recent Type 1 Responsible Officer experience is strongly preferred; candidates demonstrably eligible for SFC approval may also be considered.
• Meet SFC Responsible Officer competence requirements, normally including three years of relevant industry experience within 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.
• Communicate clearly in English.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Shape the day-to-day operations of a new securities business.
• Work directly with management, product, and engineering teams.
• Connect investing with broader payments and foreign-exchange offerings.
• Join an international organization with teams working from offices and remotely across more than 20 nationalities.

Hiring process

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