Head of Emerging Markets

Description

IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.4m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses.

The Perks

• Competitive salary

• Flexible and hybrid working (2 days working from home)

• Private medical and dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents

• Life insurance coverage

• Disability income protection

• Fitness benefits, including discounted access to Platinum Fitness Raffles Place and reimbursement of up to SGD 720/year

• Annual health check reimbursement

• 20 days annual leave, plus public holidays, birthday leave and volunteering days

• Option to sell or carry forward annual leave

• Employee Share Purchase Plan

• Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families

• Health and wellbeing benefits

• Comprehensive global and local onboarding programme

• Strong employee community and social initiatives

What You'll Need

• Significant experience leading commercial growth, distribution and market expansion within CFD trading, FX, digital assets, brokerage, exchange or fintech environments across Asia.

• Strong ownership of P&L performance with a proven track record of delivering revenue growth and executing market-entry strategies.

• Deep knowledge of introducing broker (IB), affiliate and partner ecosystems, including commercial structures, acquisition models and channel management.

• Strong understanding of payments, client funding behaviours and competitive dynamics across Emerging Markets.

• Experience working within regulated financial services environments and partnering with Compliance, Legal and regulatory stakeholders.

• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing and leadership skills, with the ability to drive change across large, matrixed organizations.

What You'll Do

• Own revenue, growth and profitability across the Emerging Markets portfolio, defining and delivering commercial plans to achieve business objectives.

• Partner with Product teams to shape market-specific capabilities, including onboarding journeys, funding solutions, localisation and competitive product enhancements.

• Collaborate with Operations to establish scalable infrastructure, licensing frameworks, payment solutions and operational processes that support market expansion.

• Develop and scale client acquisition strategies through introducing broker (IB) networks, strategic partnerships, digital marketing, events, social channels and influencer programmes.

• Lead the commercial execution of new market launches, validating product-market fit and coordinating readiness across business functions before scaling investment.

• Build strong stakeholder relationships across regional and global teams, providing competitive insights, influencing strategic decisions and championing the Emerging Markets agenda.