The Floor, a Fintech Innovation Center is expanding to Hong Kong and looking to hire a Country Managing Director to lead its regional front office in Asia.
The successful candidate’s duties will include:
- Scouting FinTech companies who have innovative solutions to offer international banks, evaluating the value proposition, identifying use cases & opportunities to collaborate through strategic engagement models with The Floor's unique ecosystem
- Managing interaction with visiting partners, delegations and member companies, understanding their needs and providing a landing pad in HK
- Continuous scouting/analysis of local/regional Fintech space
- Identifying business areas, which are being disrupted by Asian startups that are relevant for international banks to take into home countries
- Developing an eco-system that connects Asian Fintech with Global Fintech/Financial industry players
- Building a stellar local team to support all operations
- Proposing business & investment opportunities for member companies
Desired experience & skills:
- Previous banking/Fintech experience (+10 years)
- A "good eye" for Fintech startups & exposure to exceptional entrepreneurs
- Sound understanding of the Fintech space as a technology vertical
- Understanding of the latest technology and business trends in the Fintech space
- Excellent familiarity with the HK Fintech ecosystem
- Bringing a wide network of key Financial Services Players in HK and Asia
- Strong leadership qualities, open approach and out of the box thinking
- A creative person with an entrepreneurial state of mind
- A people’s person, motivating others to lead from the front
- A true collaborator who can work in a startup mentality with a global team with unusual pace and hours
- Knowledge of Mandarin/Cantonese (major plus)
- Fluent spoken and written English – must
We are offering an attractive compensation package and the opportunity to secure a coveted role in a leading global Fintech company!
If you believe that you are the right person for the job please send your CV and a short cover letter to jobs@thefloorhub.com by October 15th
For more information about The Floor: www.thefloorhub.com
*Please note that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to contact all applicants directly