Strategy & Project Management Director – Digital Assets

About the Role
The Strategy & Project Management Director will support the execution of strategic priorities across the company's fintech and digital finance ecosystem. The role will work closely with operating company leadership teams to coordinate strategic initiatives, monitor execution, facilitate knowledge sharing, and ensure alignment between Group objectives and local market priorities. This role is ideal for a candidate with strong fintech experience who can combine strategic thinking with disciplined project management and stakeholder coordination across multiple countries and functions.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Business Support

• Support development and execution of the company's Digital Finance Group's strategic roadmap.
• Conduct market, competitor, and industry analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
• Develop business cases, presentations, and management recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support annual planning and strategic review processes across operating companies.

Program & Project Management

• Lead and coordinate strategic cross-market initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Establish project plans, governance frameworks, milestones, and success metrics.
• Monitor progress across multiple initiatives and proactively identify execution risks.
• Track project dependencies, resource needs, and escalation items.
• Prepare regular status reports and executive updates.

Operating Company Coordination

• Act as a liaison between the company Group and local fintech teams.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge transfer across markets.
• Help identify successful initiatives that can be adapted and replicated across operating companies.
• Support alignment of local projects with Group strategic priorities.

Fintech & Digital Finance Enablement

• Support initiatives across payments, wallets, lending, merchant services, cards, remittances, and adjacent financial services.
• Assist in evaluating new business opportunities, partnerships, and ecosystem developments.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams involving product, technology, finance, compliance, legal, and commercial teams.

Executive Reporting & Governance

• Prepare executive materials for leadership reviews and Board-level discussions.
• Develop and maintain KPIs and performance tracking frameworks.
• Monitor delivery against strategic objectives and agreed milestones.
• Support governance forums and steering committees.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across the company's operating companies.
• Coordinate engagements with external partners and strategic stakeholders where required.
• Drive alignment among diverse teams operating in different markets and regulatory environments.

Critical Skills & Experience
Fintech & Industry Knowledge

• Strong understanding of digital payments, wallets, fintech ecosystems, and financial services.
• Experience within telecom-led fintech businesses, mobile money, digital wallets, or payment companies (preferred).
• Exposure to digital assets, blockchain, or emerging fintech technologies (preferred).

Program & Project Management

• Experience managing complex cross-functional projects and strategic programs.
• Ability to establish governance frameworks, milestones, and success metrics for multi-market initiatives.

Strategic Thinking

• Ability to conduct market, competitor, and industry analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
• Experience preparing executive-level business cases and strategic recommendations.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Ability to work effectively across multiple countries and cultures.
• Experience working across emerging markets and multiple regulatory environments (preferred).

Communication & Leadership

• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• A natural collaborator able to coordinate diverse, cross-border teams and functions.

Education & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in fintech, digital financial services, consulting, strategy, PMO, or business transformation roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification preferred.

Success Measures
In the first 12 months, the successful candidate will:

• Establish effective governance and reporting frameworks for key strategic initiatives.
• Improve visibility and coordination of fintech projects across operating companies.
• Deliver actionable strategic insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Drive successful execution of priority cross-market programs.
• Enhance adoption of best practices and knowledge sharing across the company's digital finance ecosystem.

Company Manifesto Principles

• We Fight Against Mediocrity: Excellence is not a goal post; it is a mindset.
• We Put Results Above Rituals: We focus on action over theory, purpose and clarity over bureaucracy and rituals.
• We Hire for Potential and Drive: We hire for potential, drive, curiosity, diversity, and growth mindset.
• Courage Fuels Our Leadership: We take risks and do not fear making mistakes.
• We Aim for Audacious Impact: We aim for bold impact at scale.
• We Incentivize with Integrity: We reward outcomes, impact, and results without compromising on integrity.
• We Stand Strong Together: We unite through collaboration, unity, trust, and a shared purpose.
• We Never Give Up: We rise to every challenge, learn from adversity, and grow stronger.