About this role
Strategy Lead - UK
About BJAK
BJAK is building the next-generation insurance and financial services platform - designed to be radically simple, transparent, and accessible. We are the largest insurance platform in Southeast Asia, operating at scale across the region, and continue to expand into new markets with a strong focus on execution, technology, and measurable outcomes.
About the Role
The Strategy Lead – UK works closely with senior leadership to define, structure, and drive BJAK’s most critical strategic initiatives in the UK market. This role sits between strategy and execution - ensuring priorities are clear, initiatives are well-structured, and execution stays aligned with business objectives.
The Strategy Lead focuses on problem framing, planning, execution tracking, and decision support, helping leadership move faster and make better decisions.
This role suits someone who can think like a founder, work across functions, and take ownership of high-impact initiatives end to end.
What You Will Be Doing
Partner with senior leadership to define strategic priorities, OKRs, and high-impact initiatives, and translate them into clear execution plans.
Drive end-to-end execution of strategic, cross-functional initiatives by aligning stakeholders, structuring workstreams, and tracking delivery against outcomes.
Support market expansion and growth planning through analysis, business cases, and execution support for new initiatives.
Build frameworks, dashboards, and performance tracking to provide visibility into progress, risks, and trade-offs.
Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and execution gaps, and work with teams to resolve them and improve how the business operates.
Prepare analysis, materials, and recommendations to support leadership decision-making, including reviews, planning sessions, and executive discussions.
What You Will Need
Strong background in strategy, business operations, consulting, or high-growth environments
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition to delivery
Strong analytical, structuring, and problem-solving skills
Comfort working closely with senior leadership and influencing without formal authority
Ability to operate in ambiguity and turn strategy into execution
Clear communication and sound judgment in fast-moving environments
Why Join BJAK
Shape strategy and execution in a market-leading, fast-growing tech platform
Work closely with senior leadership on company-defining initiatives
Own high-impact projects with real business visibility
Broad exposure across markets, functions, and growth challenges
Flat, no-politics culture that values speed, ownership, and results
Competitive compensation with long-term growth opportunities
Compensations Range
We offer a highly competitive package, ranging from £80,000 to £110,000, reflecting both experience and suitability for this pivotal role.
Other facts
About Bjak
Our mission is to develop technology based solutions to improve financial inclusion.
We develop new & innovative platforms & services globally. For example, we are the first platform to simplify and digitise comprehensive life and medical insurance, supported by AI agent. BJAK is the largest insurance platform in Southeast Asia.
If you enjoy building cutting edge platform-ecosystems that gives equal access to financial services to everyone at scale, join us.
What you'll do
- The Strategy Lead will partner with senior leadership to define strategic priorities and drive execution of high-impact initiatives. This role involves aligning stakeholders and tracking delivery against outcomes to support market expansion and growth planning.
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