Country Director, Financial Services - Global Payment (PH)

About Byte Dance is a part of a global internet technology group operating a range of content platforms, including Tik Tok, that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures and geographies.

This role will be based onsite at our office and will require a 5-day onsite work arrangement.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine our PH market BNPL vision, strategy, and product roadmap in collaboration with cross-functional teams such as legal, compliance, finance, engineering, design, marketing, and business.
• Deeply understand regulatory compliance requirements and work with the product team to design, launch, refine and integrate BNPL products into our payment platform and the broader Tik Tok ecosystem, ensuring seamless user experience and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Analyze PH and SEA market trends, customer behavior, and data to identify and prioritize opportunities for innovation, growth and optimization.
• Stay up-to-date on industry standards, competitive landscape, regulations, and best practices related to consumer lending solutions.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven decision-making.
• Extensive experience and connection with Financial Institutions and Regulators in the Philippines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and external parties.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering results.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with ambiguities, competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, operations research, computer science, or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience in lending (credit card/ consumer loan/BNPL), payments, finance, Fin Tech, or e Commerce space.