Strategy & Operations Director

The role

You will build and run the investment business in Lithuania and grow it across the European Economic Area. You will own the regulatory relationship, build the team, and lead the business day to day as a member of the management board.

What you will do

• Own the relationship with the Bank of Lithuania and other regulators.
• Build the Vilnius team, including compliance, operations and control functions.
• Select and negotiate with execution, custody, fund and banking partners.
• Own the business plan, financial projections, capital plan and budget.
• Launch the investment platform in Lithuania and roll it out across the EEA.
• Set up governance, policies and controls that meet EU and Lithuanian requirements.
• Work with group leadership on product, engineering and growth.
• Report to the board and take ownership of business and regulatory outcomes.

Required qualifications

• Generalist background in consulting, investment banking, start-ups, private equity or venture capital.
• Experience building or scaling a business, ideally in financial services or fintech.
• Strong problem-solving skills and business judgment.
• Ability to learn regulation quickly and work credibly with regulators.
• Strong ownership and execution skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working across product, operations, finance and compliance.
• A clean record and good reputation, suitable for regulatory approval as a senior manager.
• Based in Lithuania, or open to relocating to Lithuania.
• Strong English communication.

Nice to have

• Lithuanian language ability.
• An existing working relationship with the Bank of Lithuania.
• Experience with MiFID II, brokerage, wealth management or fund distribution.
• Experience building or running a regulated financial business in the EU.

Before you apply

• Must be a European citizen or already hold a valid right to work in Lithuania.
• We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
• Online assessment or practical task.
• Role-specific interview.
• CEO / final round.

About the company

Doit is focused on reinventing how people spend, save, invest, exchange, and travel. They built the first mobile-first insurance platform, which is the leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia.