Chief of Staff - Finance Super App (Japan)

BJAK is a leading Southeast Asian insurance platform expanding into financial services, including spending, saving, investing, and more. They are committed to building next-generation financial products accessible to a broad audience and are looking for talented, passionate individuals to join their team.

Location: Japan

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic execution across finance super app priorities.
• Build and manage operating rhythm, OKRs, leadership updates, decision tracking and accountability.
• Coordinate major workstreams across product, engineering, licensing, market expansion, partnerships, finance and operations.
• Prepare decision memos, board / leadership materials, execution plans and performance reviews.
• Identify gaps, risks and dependencies before they become serious blockers.
• Help leadership make sharper trade-offs on people, capital, product and market priorities.
• Own special projects that require senior judgement and cross-functional authority.

Requirements

• Strong operator with experience driving strategic execution across teams.
• Excellent judgement, communication, prioritization and follow-through.
• Able to work with founders, CEOs, leadership teams and senior external stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity with limited guidance.
• Can go from high-level strategy to detailed execution without losing quality.
• Strong writing, business analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in startups, consulting, strategy, operations, fintech, financial services or regional expansion is a strong advantage.

Additional Information

• This role is based in Japan. This is a hybrid role. You are expected to work from our Japan office at least 3 days per week.
• English is the main working language. Strong English communication is required.
• The interview process is designed to move fast, with assessments, technical interview, and final round with CEO. The process aims to be completed within 1 week for strong candidates.