General Manager UK

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Upvest GmbH Full time

Upvest, founded in 2017, enables any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. With our Investment API, we enable any financial institution to offer modern and efficient investment products to their users such as fractional investing, saving plans or smart portfolios. Our clients include leading fintechs and financial institutions such as Revolut, N26, Raisin and Bunq. Our mission is to make investing as easy as spending money and enable the next 100m people to invest.

We are an investment firm regulated by the German supervision authority in Germany and the United Kingdom (BaFin and FCA). The company currently employs 170+ people across Europe with its headquarters based in Berlin, Germany. We are backed by the world’s largest venture capital funds and investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and Motive Ventures.

We’re looking for a fintech leader to join us in creating the investment infrastructure of tomorrow. Next stop is the UK.

Your mission:

As leading Investment API category leader in Europe, we are now expanding to the UK after successful receipt of the respective FCA licences. The GM UK will be part of Upvest’s senior leadership and reports directly to the CEO. The candidate will drive local business success and talents:

Own UK success

As General Manager UK, you will lead the strategic direction, growth and overall performance of our UK business. You will be a key force in shaping our holistic business strategy, being closely aligned with our product roadmap. You will drive our UK product success, spearhead our local operations and compliance relationships, and own the most important vendor relationships locally.

You will steer our local sales efforts, building the team and maintain strong relationships with our clients, partners and industry experts in the region. You are eager to shape Upvest’s public perception in the local market as a vocal ambassador internally and externally.

Having built the core of our API Investment Infrastructure along brokerage, settlement and custody, you will be a sparring partner working closely together with our Product & Engineering and Operations teams to shape our Product roadmap to delight UK clients. You will be a key driver in setting up our local operations and compliance teams.

Together with the compliance and banking teams, you will define the regulatory strategy, maintaining close relationships with the local regulators and acting as sparring partner to the rest of the team.

Build, lead and grow a local team

It is your job to hire, train, grow and keep an excellent team to achieve the most in our UK expansion. We put hiring excellence and people development front and centre. We put a strong emphasis on our company culture and you will be a driving force in preserving our culture across borders. You value ‘learn and grow’ and instil a learning and high achievement culture.

What you can expect from this role:

  • Full autonomy coupled with inspirational leadership: In this role you will drive Upvest’s holistic expansion into the UK - with Martin and the rest of the senior leadership ready to support you at all times.
  • An exceptional team: Upvengers are one of a kind when it comes to combining impactful work with a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Across the board, we have established strong practices around feedback, team health and social events resulting in constantly high eNPS.
  • Continuous learning: The complex yet fascinating field of investments, building an API product on a state-of-the-art tech stack, and working with the most relevant fintechs and financial institutions provide for an incredibly rewarding learning experience.

Job requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record in succeeding within the UK fintech and investment industry. The candidate has led excellent teams and drove outstanding outcomes. The candidate is a visionary leader that can steer strategy and execution.

  • Proven domain knowledge in B2B and fintech. Previous experience in the investment space and with API/SaaS companies is a big plus;
  • Deep understanding of B2B client needs and delightment. A client-centric mindset combined with strong analytical skills;
  • A thorough strategic perspective with a clear bias for impact and speed in owning our holistic expansion strategy, including shaping our GTM strategy & execution;
  • Outstanding people leadership skills enabling you to inspire others and lead with empathy. You create a non-hierarchical, inclusive, and respectful team environment championing coaching others and giving and receiving feedback;
  • Builder mentality coupled with a humble, value-driven and hands-on approach to work. Even at this step of your career you strive to learn and develop continuously;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, excite and influence external and internal senior stakeholders;
  • Strong preference for candidates based in/around London.

Why Upvest?

  • We're working on solving a hard problem: fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest.
  • We invest in you. From access to a personal coach, development budget and plenty of opportunities to grow in your role.
  • We take hiring seriously with a strong focus on keeping a high bar when interviewing.
  • While we're not quite fully-remote, we are committed to being a flexible employer.
  • We live a culture of empowerment, trust and openness.

Our values:

  • Learn and grow. We aim high to shape our future.
  • Team first. We make it easy for others.
  • Own the outcome. Whether we win or we lose, we stand together.
  • Tell the story. We always start with the why .

Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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