Bjak

Business Unit Head - AI Native Email App at Bjak (Hong Kong)

Bjak · Hong Kong·

Role details

Work type
Remote
Employment
Full-Time

Bjak at a glance

Southeast Asia's largest online insurance comparison platform, letting users compare, buy and renew insurance and roadtax from 16 insurers in one place.

Bjak is a BNM-licensed online marketplace where Malaysians compare quotes from 16 insurers and takaful operators, then buy and renew car, motorcycle, travel, life, medical and home insurance online. It bundles roadtax renewal, roadside assistance, car repair booking and AI tools around the core comparison engine.

Job description

About BJAK

The original mission of BJAK is we believe people deserve smarter ways to plan, save and grow their money. This is the origin of our name.

Started in 2019, we built the first mobile-first, insurance platform, enabling insurance to be accessible online by millions in the region. Today, its the leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia.

Today, we are expanding ways to help people in the region — this includes spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more. Our mission is help people get more from their money every day.

We have teams working around the world, with over 20 nationalities from our offices and remotely, who truly enjoys their work. We are looking for the most talented and driven people we can find. We are looking for people who work for their passion, not counting hours. Who loves building great next-generation products, not status quo. Who cares about redefining how everyone around us can get the best financial applications, not for an exclusive few.

If you're this person, we'd love to talk to you.

The Role

We are looking for a Business Unit Head to build and lead a business from end to end.

You will own the P&L, product, team and execution. You will identify opportunities, decide what to build, hire the team, launch and improve products, and drive growth and profitability.

This is a hands-on operating role with direct accountability for business results.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Own P&L, business strategy, targets and overall performance
  • Identify customer needs and commercial opportunities, and decide what products and features to build
  • Work directly with product, engineering and design teams to build and launch products
  • Build the team - hire strong people, set clear goals and manage performance
  • Drive user growth, engagement, revenue and profitability
  • Build partnerships and operations required to launch and scale the business
  • Make decisions quickly, solve problems directly and own execution from idea to results

What We're Looking For

  • Strong track record building, launching or scaling a product, business or business unit
  • Experience owning P&L, revenue, growth or other measurable business outcomes
  • Strong product and commercial judgement
  • Ability to work across product, engineering, operations and commercial functions
  • Experience building and leading strong teams
  • Hands-on approach - comfortable moving between strategy and detailed execution
  • Strong ownership, speed and ability to operate with limited structure
  • Experience in fintech, consumer technology or AI is an advantage

Why work at Bjak

  • Culture: “Results first” – outcomes over effort; direct feedback; flat organization with minimal bureaucracy; high ownership and speed.
  • Work Environment: Remote‑friendly with a “distributed team of experts” and offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK. Recruiting globally.
  • Engineering Focus: Lean, autonomous teams that prioritise product excellence and swift delivery.
  • Career Growth: Rapidly scaling company with 356 open roles (including Lead, Founder’s Office, iOS Engineer, DevOps, ML Engineer) – opportunities for impact and advancement.
  • Note on Employer Rating: Current Glassdoor-style rating is 2.3/5 (198 reviews) – potential concerns around work‑life balance and compensation. Candidates should verify recent employee sentiment during interviews.

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