Entrepreneur-in-Residence (Strategic Innovation)

Wayflyer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic financial services company in London is seeking an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). You will drive new growth opportunities and collaborate cross-functionally. Ideal candidates will have entrepreneurial experience in fast-moving environments and a strong business acumen. This role offers competitive compensation, equity participation, and the chance to build from zero to scale.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Private healthcare and life insurance

Equity participation

Parental leave policies

Remote work flexibility

Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth product/venture within a fast-moving company.
• Ability to work in ambiguity and define problem spaces.
• Strong data fluency to track and analyze key metrics.

Responsibilities

• Identify and validate new growth opportunities.
• Define hypotheses, run experiments, and build prototypes.
• Track and report metrics for success.

Skills

Entrepreneurial experience

Problem-solving

Strategic mindset

Product intuition

Stakeholder management

Job description

Company Mission

Our mission is to give the world access to the best products by empowering great brands to reach their growth potential.

About Wayflyer

Today's consumer brands need a capital provider that keeps pace with their growth ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome and often out of reach. That's why we built Wayflyer.

Our unique technology allows us to assess businesses in minutes, generate financing offers that reflect their growth potential and send funds in as little as 24 hours.

Since launching in April 2020, we've deployed over $5bn to thousands of brands worldwide, backed by Tier 1 banks like J.P. Morgan. We've become a trusted financing partner for some amazing brands, like True Classic, Little Words Project and Kekoa Foods.

Teams at Wayflyer are truly cross-functional. You'll be collaborating with ambitious colleagues from around the world - all striving to deliver on a huge opportunity. Check out this video to hear directly from them.

Culture & Values at Wayflyer

At Wayflyer, we value being sound people, excellent operators, and ambitious overachievers, working together with integrity, creativity, and bold optimism to deliver exceptional results. To learn more, please visit our website.

Your Role at a Glance: The key ways you'll bring value to the team

s the EIR, you will operate at the intersection of product, business strategy and venture building. You will:

• Identify, validate and incubate one or more new growth opportunities (business models, verticals, services) aligned to the strategic pillars.
• Work with minimal structure and ambiguity: define the problem space, design hypotheses, run experiments, build prototypes and iterate rapidly.
• Own the vision, roadmap, business case and go-to-market for the new initiative.
• Mobilise cross-functional stakeholders (data, engineering, design, partnerships, underwriting) to operate as independently as possible.
• Track and report clear metrics for success: adoption, revenue, margin, time to launch, scale efficiency.
• At the end of the incubation phase, propose the right integration path into the wider ecosystem.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Entrepreneurial experience: you’ve founded, co-founded or led a high-growth product/venture within a fast-moving company (preferably fintech/financial services or commerce-adjacent).
• Excellent at working in ambiguity and figuring things out: you’re comfortable without a deep spec, you can set direction, test, learn, pivot.
• Strong strategic mindset: you can connect market trends, data signals and business models to identify high-leverage opportunities.
• Product intuition + business acumen: you can design compelling value propositions, understand monetisation, pricing, unit economics, competitive positioning.
• Stakeholder and team builder: you can pull together a founding team, influence senior leadership, communicate vision.
• A bias for experimentation: you’ve run user research, A/B tests, MVPs, prototypes, rapid learning cycles.
• Fluency in data: you define and track key metrics, draw insights, make decisions.
• (Bonus) Experience in banking or merchant finance, marketplace or commerce ecosystems.

What You’ll Get

• A high-visibility role with strategic mandate and autonomy.
• Access to Wayflyer’s platform, data, merchant ecosystem and capital.
• Opportunity to build from zero to scale – with potential to become the lead of the new business unit.
• Competitive compensation + equity participation.
• A high-calibre founding team + senior leadership support in an organisation committed to innovation.

What You’ll Get

• You’ll be based in Amsterdam, London, Dublin (or remote in Europe) and will report into the VP Product.
• We’ll define a 90-day plan with clear milestones: problem definition, hypothesis testing, prototype validation.
• After the incubation stage (6-12 months) we’ll hold a “venture review” to decide next-stage scaling.
• You’ll engage regularly with senior leadership and the core product, engineering and data teams.

What to Expect After You Apply

You can expect to hear from a member of our Talent Acquisition team soon. If we believe you're a good fit, the first step will be a conversation with a recruiter who will guide you through the next stages of the process. The full interview process, which includes meeting the Hiring Manager and completing a case study or interview loop, typically takes approximately four to six weeks.

The Perks of Being at Wayflyer

Time Off That Matters

Recharge with 25 days of paid annual leave, plus public holidays.

Your Wellbeing

Access support and resources to support your wellbeing, including our Wellbeing @ Wayflyer ERG.

Comprehensive Health & Protection

Stay covered with private healthcare, life insurance, and critical illness cover.

Secure Your Future with Our Pension Plan

Our pension plan helps you build a strong foundation for tomorrow, starting today.

Family-First Policies

We offer generous parental and adoptive leave, including 6 months of paid leave for Primary Caregivers and 3 months of paid leave for Secondary Caregivers.

Share in Our Success

With our equity scheme, you’re not just an employee; you’re a stakeholder in our journey.

Work From Abroad!

Enjoy the freedom to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 60 calendar days a year.

Global Offices and Working Policy

Dublin, Our Buzzing HQ

Our headquarters operates a hybrid model. The number of in-office days depends on your team, but the majority of teams and our SLT are typically in 3-4 days per week, giving you valuable exposure to senior leadership.

London, One Big Family

Home to around 30 employees, our brand-new London office also runs on a hybrid model. You’ll often find our CEO working alongside the team with regular visits.

Sydney, Small but Mighty

Our close-knit Sydney office has around 20 employees and follows a flexible hybrid model, fostering strong collaboration.

Charlotte, our new US hub

We’ve opened our doors in the heart of Uptown Charlotte, with a brand new space designed to foster in-person collaboration, while supporting hybrid flexibility.

Remote, Across the US & Europe

The majority of our Tech org works remotely across the UK and Europe, coming together throughout the year for off-sites, company kick off and technical kick off. We also have a growing number of remote team members across the US.

How We Handle Your Personal Data

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Wayflyer Limited will process your personal data for the purpose of evaluating your suitability for the role. Such processing is based on the need to take steps prior to entering into a potential employment agreement. To learn more about how we handle your personal data, you can contact our privacy team at [e-mail] or review our privacy notice at https://wayflyer.com/privacy-notice.