Special Projects Senior Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Special Projects Senior Manager (Fintech): Leading and executing trajectory-changing, cross-functional strategic projects across various business areas like Core Banking, Borrowing, and Wealth with an accent on commercial viability, analytical rigour, and execution effectiveness. Focus on identifying optimization opportunities, driving strategic decision-making through data analysis, and fostering innovation within the team.

Location: This role is based in London. The company offers relocation support to the UK and visa sponsorship. While a work-from-home setup is provided, the role requires a UK presence.

Salary: £85,000–£105,000

Company

hirify.global is a product company on a mission to make money work for everyone by offering personal and business bank accounts, savings, investments, and credit cards.

What you will do

• Lead and execute trajectory-changing, cross-functional projects aligned with strategic goals.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, operations, and engineering teams for successful initiative delivery.
• Identify opportunities to optimise processes, drive efficiencies, and enhance project outcomes.
• Drive problem-solving, research, and data gathering to inform business cases and strategy.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering innovation and collaboration.

Requirements

• Founder mindset with strong ownership and resilience to challenge the status quo.
• Excellent in managing and influencing stakeholders, with persuasive communication skills.
• Commercially minded and collaborative with external partners.
• Thrive in ambiguity, ask incisive questions, and take a structured, data-led approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to understand and solve complex problems, deep diving into data, regulation, legal documents, business processes, user needs, or technology.
• Data-driven, numerate, and logic-oriented, with great project and team leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a high-growth company on zero-to-one projects and products.
• Experience working on business transformation and strategy.
• Experience working on international expansion projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Salary: £85,000–£105,000.
• Relocation support to the UK and visa sponsorship available.
• Flexible working hours with trust to manage your own schedule.
• £1,000 annual learning budget for books, training, and conferences.
• Work-from-home setup provided, including Macbooks and extra support for fully remote workers.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion with equal opportunities for everyone.

Hiring process

• Recruiter Call.
• Initial Call with Hiring Manager.
• Loop interviews focusing on analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Final Interview focusing on behavioural aspects.