FinTech Strategy & Operations Director — Lithuania Launch

Doit; France; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Doit Lithuania is seeking a Strategy & Operations Director to build and run the investment business in Lithuania and expand across the European Economic Area. You will be the first senior hire in Lithuania, own regulatory relationships, build the team, and sit on the management board.

This generalist role requires quick learning, strong problem solving, and the ability to work with regulators, boards, partners and cross-functional teams in a fast-moving, regulated fintech environment.

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, with boards, regulators, partners and teams.
• 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.
• Curious, resourceful, and driven to build.

Responsibilities

• Own regulatory 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.

Skills

Generalist

Regulatory experience

Business scaling

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional work

Job description

Doit Lithuania is seeking a Strategy & Operations Director to build and run the investment business in Lithuania and expand across the European Economic Area. You will be the first senior hire in Lithuania, own regulatory relationships, build the team, and sit on the management board.

This generalist role requires quick learning, strong problem solving, and the ability to work with regulators, boards, partners and cross-functional teams in a fast-moving, regulated fintech environment.