Director, Product Development (Fintech)

TL;DR

Director, Product Development (Fintech): Owning and directing the firm’s response to the evolving global derivatives regulatory landscape with an accent on strategic monitoring, interpretation, and implementation of regulatory features. Focus on translating complex regulatory text into actionable business requirements and influencing decision-making at senior leadership levels.

Location: Fully remote. For candidates located in the EMEA/UK.

Salary: €100,000–€145,000 EUR per year

Company

hirify.global is a young, growing company innovating B2B trade servicing through regulatory reporting in OTC derivatives transactions, built with leading-edge cloud technology.

What you will do

• Serve as senior subject matter expert for regulatory intelligence and change management for designated product services.
• Lead strategic monitoring and interpretation of the global derivatives regulatory landscape.
• Own and govern the end-to-end software development lifecycle for your product area.
• Drive engagement with senior leaders across Technology, Operations, Legal, and Compliance, influencing decision-making.
• Translate complex regulatory text into clear, actionable business and functional requirements.
• Establish and maintain a robust governance framework and present executive-level reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Business, or related field (MBA/JD preferred).
• A minimum of 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry, with significant experience at a large sell-side investment bank.
• Deep subject matter expertise in major global derivatives regulations (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MiFID II/MiFIR, Canadian, Australian, Singaporean regulators).
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional regulatory change or compliance programs.
• Demonstrated experience gathering and writing business requirements and overseeing technology implementation.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and the ability to use SQL for complex data investigation and validation.

Nice to have

• Direct experience managing programs and workflows using Airtable, Databricks, and Jira.
• Experience presenting to or interacting with financial regulators and industry working groups.
• Strong understanding of derivatives products, trade lifecycles, and the underlying technology infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture of trust, empowerment, and constructive feedback.
• Competitive salary, great hardware and tools, and benefits.
• Flexible working times.
• Fully remote work.
• A span of control that matches your ambitions and skills.