Special Officer (CEO Office)

TL;DR

Special Officer (CEO Office): Driving the CEO’s highest-priority strategic and operational initiatives across a financial technology platform with an accent on cross-functional execution, business analysis, and decision support. Focus on breaking down ambiguous problems, building practical operating processes, and delivering measurable outcomes across product, engineering, operations, finance, and business development.

Location: Remote, candidates must already be based in China. English is the main working language across global teams, and strong English communication is required.

Company

A financial technology company operating an online insurance platform and expanding into spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel-related financial products across Southeast Asia.

What you will do

• Partner directly with the CEO on strategic initiatives across the business.
• Lead cross-functional projects from conception through execution and measurable delivery.
• Conduct market, competitive, and business research to support decision-making.
• Coordinate execution across product, engineering, operations, finance, and other functions.
• Build operating processes, identify bottlenecks, and implement practical solutions.
• Prepare executive materials and support partnerships, investments, fundraising, and other strategic opportunities.

Requirements

• Outstanding problem-solving, analytical ability, and business judgment when working with incomplete information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn new industries and domains quickly.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, ownership, and execution focus.
• Comfort working across business, product, and operations disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading challenging projects or solving difficult problems.

Culture & Benefits

• Lean, high-performance environment with a strong emphasis on speed, clarity, integrity, and ownership.
• Competitive salary and a trusted position supporting a high-level leader.
• Fast-moving workplace with opportunities to contribute to broader business growth.
• Occasional exposure to business-side initiatives for broader experience.

Hiring process

• Online assessment or practical task.
• Role-specific interview.
• CEO/final interview round.
• For strong candidates, the process and offer are targeted for completion within one week from the start of interviews.