Director, Innovation, Asia Pacific (Fintech)

Location: Singapore; at least 3 days in the office

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Lead 0-to-1 product innovation from problem definition through concept development, prototyping, validation, pilot, and handoff.
• Run focused innovation sprints with defined outputs, owners, timelines, and decision points.
• Work with Product, Design, Technology, Strategy, Partnerships, and regional market teams to shape and test new opportunities.
• Translate client needs, market shifts, and emerging technologies into commercially relevant product concepts.
• Create product narratives, pitch materials, demo flows, pilot plans, and structured communications for clients and senior stakeholders.
• Use innovation learnings to support hirify.global Asia Pacific thought leadership and related materials.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in product innovation, venture building, corporate innovation, strategy, fintech, payments, digital commerce, or technology-led growth.
• Proven experience building, launching, or scaling new products, propositions, ventures, or business models from 0 to 1.
• Strong experience with innovation sprints, discovery, prototyping, MVP development, validation, pilots, and stage-gate decisions.
• Experience in a startup, scale-up, venture studio, corporate venture builder, product build environment, or large corporation.
• Strong commercial judgment, problem-solving ability, product storytelling skills, and comfort working with ambiguity.
• Ability to collaborate with senior leaders, product teams, designers, engineers, market teams, and external partners in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience or strong interest in payments, fintech, platforms, AI, digital commerce, wallets, data, or emerging technologies.
• Specific experience with agentic commerce and stablecoins.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on payment, commerce, and emerging-technology opportunities with impact at global scale.
• Combine startup pace and founder-style execution with the resources and complexity of a large global company.
• Collaborate across Asia Pacific markets and multiple business functions.
• Regular office presence is required for at least 3 days per week.