Business Unit Head, Malaysia
About this role
About Doit
We are focused on reinventing how people spend, save, invest, exchange, travel, and more. Our objective is to build tools that will help people get more from their money and become an expert at ease. We believe AI will help make finance smart, assessible and safe.
We are looking for the most talented and driven people we can find. We are looking for people who work for their passion, not counting hours. Who loves building great next-generation products, not status quo. Who cares about redefining how everyone around us can get the best financial applications, not for an exclusive few. We have teams working around the world, with over 20 nationalities and growing from our offices and remotely. Join us and build a better future for our society.
In 2019, we built the first mobile-first, insurance platform, enabling insurance to be accessible online by millions in the region. Today, it's the leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia.
The Role
We are looking for a Business Unit Head to build and lead a business from end to end.
You will own the P&L, product, team and execution. You will identify opportunities, decide what to build, hire the team, launch and improve products, and drive growth and profitability.
This is a hands-on operating role with direct accountability for business results.
What You'll Be Doing
Own P&L, business strategy, targets and overall performance
Identify customer needs and commercial opportunities, and decide what products and features to build
Work directly with product, engineering and design teams to build and launch products
Build the team - hire strong people, set clear goals and manage performance
Drive user growth, engagement, revenue and profitability
Build partnerships and operations required to launch and scale the business
Make decisions quickly, solve problems directly and own execution from idea to results
What We're Looking For
Strong track record building, launching or scaling a product, business or business unit
Experience owning P&L, revenue, growth or other measurable business outcomes
Strong product and commercial judgement
Ability to work across product, engineering, operations and commercial functions
Experience building and leading strong teams
Hands-on approach - comfortable moving between strategy and detailed execution
Strong ownership, speed and ability to operate with limited structure
Experience in fintech, consumer technology or AI is an advantage
Location
This role is based in Malaysia. This is a hybrid role. You are expected to work from our Malaysia office at least 3 days per week.
Language
English is our main working language across global teams. Strong English communication is required.
Interview Process:
Our process is designed to move fast:
Online assessment or practical task
Role-specific interview
CEO / final round
For strong candidates, we aim to complete the process and make an offer within 1 week from the start of the interview process.
Candidates who complete assessments quickly will be prioritized.
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