Commercial Strategy Lead – PayLater, Lending & Omnicommerce
On-sitePetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Job Summary
Drive annual and half-yearly strategy for Financial Services and Omnicommerce verticals, translating commercial targets into roadmaps that optimize core products and incubate new models. Lead Go-To-Market strategy and operational launches for new business concepts, balancing strategic vision with ground-level feasibility. Independently own complex cross-functional projects, allocating resources and clearing bottlenecks to ensure seamless delivery. Serve as a trusted thought partner to regional and country leadership, championing Malaysia's agenda and ensuring product roadmaps reflect on-the-ground realities. Monitor core business metrics, investigate anomalies, and translate data into actionable problem statements while mentoring a high-performing team to deliver tangible business impact.
Required Qualifications
- 10–12 years in strategy, consulting, product, or program management at a tech company, financial services institution or similar fast-paced environment
- Experience in Financial Services (payments, credit, lending) or highly quantitative industries
- Ability to frame problems with clear hypotheses
- Experience translating complex datasets into strategic insights & decisions
- Proven experience driving P&L impact - whether through revenue, cost savings, or efficiency
- SQL skills
- Strong project management capabilities to align stakeholders with conflicting priorities
- Experience managing a team
- Genuine interest in people development, mentoring, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence
- Ability to take control of unstructured, unpredictable business challenges
- Ability to demonstrate thought leadership across multiple teams and functions
Desired Qualifications
- Work experience in Financial Services (payments, credit, lending)
- Highly quantitative industries experience
- SQL skills
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