Managing Director – New FinTech / eCommerce Financial Services

Managing Director – New FinTech / eCommerce Financial Services

Location: Amsterdam

Introduction:

Our client is an innovative FinTech company – part of a global company providing financial services for eCommerce.

Job Description:

• Responsible for go-to-market strategy, expansion plans, tracking and directing operational activities (OKR’); P&L responsibility in the region including subsidiaries based in France, Italy, Spain, Poland and Belgium
• Implement and manage Risk programs and scalable framework to include: “Know your customer” (KYC), Credit Decisioning, Regulatory change monitoring and ongoing operational risk assessments at a regional and country level
• Collaborate with Legal to maintain an inventory of legal obligations and statutory requirements
• Provide direct oversight of subsidiaries and partner relationships in multiple jurisdictions across Europe in providing for facilitating Fiscal Representation or Tax Advisory services
• Design and execute on reporting to measure success and performance against compliance initiatives including KYC, AML, Fraud detection, etc
• Partner closely with LOB business executives (EMEA MD, Business Development/Sales, Global Returns Service, Product Management, Engineering and Operations) in enabling growth/sales, creating technology enabled solutions for efficiency and improved customer experience, and ensuring overall compliance
• Drive the future road-map of software (SAAS) and services (BPO or managed services) relating to Fiscal Representation and Tax Advisory for the region
• Develop a strong understanding of Avalara technologies, and internal systems, and take a tech first approach (automation) to solving internal operation’s needs
• Team Building/Coaching: Recruit and develop best-in-class team members to nurture and retain the company’s future leaders. Create collaborative and focused teams, and mentor team members to boost engagement as well as personal and career development.

Qualifications:

• A proven track record of working in Fintech business (Payment processing, Money Movement, online banking, etc.) in a leadership role
• Lead and execute on business objectives, rather than follow the competition
• Subject matter expert with a strong background in market definition with deep expertise across strategy, product, pricing, marketing and technology
• Strong commercial acumen maintaining a keen focus on revenues, growth and profitability, combining strategic and analytical capabilities with a results-focused approach
• Demonstrated success building a risk-based business (both strategy and execution)
• Experience with building, developing and growing channel life cycles
• Strong executive presence and relationship management skills
• Creates a sense of purpose for the future; vividly describes their vision and provides direction for how to get there
• Drive clarity and inspiration in direction and goals
• Foster a learning culture; motivates others to challenge themselves and take ownership; provides safety for trial and error
• Technical and Financial Savvy
• Experience with analytics, data, databases, predictive modeling, or business intelligence preferred
• Business degree, with professional qualifications preferred (Chartered Accountant, Tax Advisory)