Bjak

CEO, AI Neobank at Bjak (United Kingdom)

Bjak · United Kingdom·

Role details

Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full-Time
Level
Executive

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 ActAI

There are over 5 billion users using basic applications today such email, notes, tasks, calendar and they're not AI-native. Our mission is to build proactive applications for anyone in the world, who are not used to complex prompting. We aim to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows, with minimal to no prompting. Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. We believe products will greatly reduce hallucinations. Our objective is to organise anyone's life, allowing us all to spend time on valuable and meaningful things

About the Role

The CEO - AI Neobank will build and own an AI-native digital banking business. The role will rethink how consumers bank by using AI across everyday money management, transactions, savings and financial decisions.

What you will be doing

  • Define the AI Neobank proposition, product roadmap and business model.
  • Build AI-native experiences across accounts, cards, payments, savings and money management.
  • Use AI to automate and improve financial decisions, customer workflows and servicing.
  • Own P&L, customers, deposits, revenue, unit economics and operating costs.
  • Work deeply with product, engineering and AI teams to build and ship the product.
  • Build the core team and required banking, technology and operational capabilities.
  • Drive banking partnerships, regulatory readiness and market expansion.

What you will need

  • Deep experience in digital banking, neobanks or consumer fintech.
  • Direct ownership of a meaningful banking product, business or P&L.
  • Strong understanding of banking products, economics, operations and regulation.
  • Strong product judgement and ability to identify where AI creates a materially better banking experience.
  • Experience building and scaling technology products and teams.
  • Hands-on operating capability. Able to work directly through product flows, economics, customer problems and execution.

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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