Chief Executive Officer

Doit; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

doit Holdings seeks a senior leader to build and own its regulated investment platform in Malaysia. You will serve as the Securities Commission's named Responsible Person, manage registration, and run the business once live.

The role requires 10+ years in regulated financial services/fintech, strong capital markets exposure, and proven senior leadership. Hybrid work from Malaysia with strong regulatory oversight and partner management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building or running a regulated financial services or fintech business.
• 5+ years in financial services, capital markets, or regulated fintech with senior leadership.
• 3+ years direct exposure to capital market intermediation or distribution.
• Direct dealings with a financial regulator in a named or accountable capacity.
• Degree or professional qualification recognised by the Government of Malaysia.
• Full-time availability; no other executive role.
• Experience in unit trust distribution or online broking is useful.
• Hands-on operator who can read guidelines and drive regulatory work.

Responsibilities

• Own the registration end to end from pre-application to launch.
• Act as the Responsible Person and sign readiness declarations.
• Build the operating company across tech, security, compliance and ops.
• Manage partner relationships with licensed intermediaries and fund managers.
• Own P&L, customer growth, revenue, and operating performance.
• Run the platform with fair fees and an applied rulebook.

Skills

Regulated financial services

Fintech leadership

P&L ownership

Capital markets exposure

Regulator liaison

Education

Degree or government-recognised qualification (Malaysia)

Job description

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 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.

About the Role

The CEO of doit Holdings will build and own our regulated investment platform in Malaysia, and will serve as the Securities Commission's named Responsible Person for it. doit Holdings is applying to the SC for registration as a Recognized Market Operator running an e-Services Platform, through which users will invest in listed securities and unit trusts offered by licensed partners. The role covers the registration itself, building the operating company behind it, and running the business once it is live.

What you will be doing

• Own the registration end to end, from pre-application consultation with the SC through submission, conditional approval and launch.
• Act as the Responsible Person, the SC's named contact for the platform, and sign the system and operational readiness declaration before the platform may operate.
• Build the operating company across technology, security, compliance and operations.
• Own the partner relationships with the licensed intermediaries and fund managers whose products the platform carries, including the written allocation of anti-money laundering monitoring responsibility.
• Own P&L, customer growth, revenue, unit economics and operating performance.
• Run the platform so that it operates in an orderly, fair and transparent manner, with fair and transparent fees and an applied rulebook.
• Keep the board properly informed and support it in discharging its oversight duties.

What you will need

• Strong experience building or running a regulated financial services or fintech business, with at least 10 years of professional experience.
• At least 5 years in financial services, capital markets or regulated financial technology, and at least 3 at senior management level with functional or P&L ownership.
• At least 3 years of direct exposure to capital market intermediation, distribution or market operation.
• Prior direct dealings with a financial regulator in a named or accountable capacity.
• A degree or professional qualification from an institution recognised by the government of Malaysia, and able to meet the SC's fit and proper criteria.
• Available full-time. The Responsible Person must be appointed on a full-time basis and cannot hold another executive role.
• Experience of unit trust distribution or online broking in Malaysia, or of launching under a regulator's conditional approval, is useful.
• Hands-on operating style. Able to read the guidelines, review the onboarding flow and drive the regulatory and commercial work personally.

Location

This is a hybrid role. You are expected to work from our local office at least 3 days per week, with the remaining days offering flexibility to work remotely.

Candidates should be based in, or able to work from, the location where the role is advertised.

Language

English is our main working language across global teams. Strong English communication is required.

Interview Process

Our process is designed to move fast:

1. Introductory conversation
2. Deep-dive interview on the regulatory and commercial plan
3. Group leadership / 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.