Founder's Office Generalist — Philippines

BukuWarung; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Buku Warung is building an operating system for small merchants across South-East Asia. This Founder's Office role focuses on the Philippines, owning merchant research, product discovery, regulatory path, and end-to-end launch readiness within a fast-growing fintech environment.

You will conduct field interviews in Filipino and write clear memos to drive product decisions, while collaborating with Jakarta and local teams to ship new features and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Must be able to conduct primary research with real users
• Comfortable in field work and merchant interviews
• Strong quantitative and storytelling ability with data
• Able to translate insights into product requirements and launch plans

Responsibilities

• Conduct merchant research and derive actionable insights for product teams
• Lead in-country product discovery and translate findings into written specs
• Perform regulatory and legal due diligence for product launches
• Drive end-to-end readiness for launches including stakeholder alignment

Skills

Writing

Primary research

English

Filipino

Regulatory understanding

Product requirements

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Buku Warung is building an operating system for small merchants across South-East Asia. This Founder's Office role focuses on the Philippines, owning merchant research, product discovery, regulatory path, and end-to-end launch readiness within a fast-growing fintech environment.

You will conduct field interviews in Filipino and write clear memos to drive product decisions, while collaborating with Jakarta and local teams to ship new features and ensure regulatory compliance.