Lead, Nextgen FinTech

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• Key accountabilities and decision ownership: • Define the end-to-end strategy and long-term vision for next-generation fintech solutions and insurance, aligned to Financial Services objectives. • Translate enterprise strategy into clear, executable roadmaps — identifying new growth opportunities across digital savings, insurance, investments, and emerging fintech. • Prioritise investments based on value, risk, and scalability, driving market leadership through differentiated propositions. • Fintech Portfolio Management • Own end-to-end performance of the fintech portfolio — wealth (digital savings, investments, and digital assets), insurance — including P&L, pricing, and value proposition design. • Drive sustainable profitability and portfolio growth while monitoring adoption, usage, and customer lifetime value (CLV). • Optimise product mix and bundling, taking corrective action on underperforming products decisively. • Lead development of next-generation, wealth, insurance and digital solutions; incubate new fintech models and platform-led propositions. • Leverage emerging technologies to enhance customer experiences and drive rapid innovation through agile product development. • Transition successful pilots into scalable, production-grade offerings within defined time-to-market targets. • Must have technical / professional qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Technology, or a closely related discipline from a recognized institution. • Postgraduate qualification such as an MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Strategy, Innovation, or Digital Transformation is strongly preferred. • 12+ years of progressive experience in financial services, fintech, digital banking or investment products, with exposure to large scale portfolios.