At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.
Job Brief:
As we prepare to launch in Australia, we are looking for a high-potential Launch Project Manager to coordinate the workstreams required to bring the business to market.
You will act as the operational hub for the Australia launch, working directly with senior leadership and coordinating legal,compliance, product, engineering, marketing, operations,customer support and external partners. This is ideal for someone early in their career who is organised, analytical and excellent at driving execution.
Job Description:
- Own and maintain the end-to-end Australia launch plan.
- Track milestones, risks, dependencies and key decisions.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across product, engineering, legal, compliance, finance, operations and marketing.
- Run weekly project meetings, action trackers and leadership updates.
- Follow up with stakeholders to ensure deliverables are completed on time.
- Support licensing, operational readiness, vendor onboarding and launch activities.
- Maintain project documentation, timelines and executive materials.
- Identify bottlenecks early and proactively propose solutions.
- Support research, analysis, internal communications and launch planning.
Job Specification:
- 2-5 years of professional experience.
- Background in consulting, strategy, operations, project management, fintech, financial services or a high-growth startup.
- Strong organisation, follow-through and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort working across multiple teams.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving ability.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
- Experience with tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Jira, Notion or ClickUp is helpful.
- Exposure to regulated financial services, fintech or licensing projects.
- Experience coordinating international or cross-border projects.
- Familiarity with Agile ways of working.
- Hands-on experience launching a regulated financial business from day one.
- Direct exposure to senior executives and strategic decision-making.
- Broad experience across product, operations, compliance and growth.
- A pathway into regional operations, programme management or launch leadership.
What We Are Looking For
Nice to Have
Why Join Wahed?
Country launches are among the most exciting projects in any company. If you enjoy bringing structure to complexity, aligning stakeholders and making things happen, this is a rare opportunity to help build Wahed Australia from the ground up.
Skills Required
- 2-5 years of professional experience
- Background in consulting, strategy, operations, project management, fintech, financial services or high-growth startup
- Strong organisation, follow-through and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and comfort working across multiple teams
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving ability
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
- Experience with Asana, Monday.com, Jira, Notion or ClickUp
- Exposure to regulated financial services, fintech or licensing projects
- Experience coordinating international or cross-border projects
- Familiarity with Agile ways of working
What We Do
Wahed Inc. (“Wahed”, “Wahed Invest”), is an Ethical and values driven digital investment platform. The platform provides access to diversified portfolios to residents of the US, UK and Malaysia.
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