Who Are We?
Thndr was founded with the dream to democratize access to investing through smart tech and human design, which is just a fancy way of saying giving anyone with a smartphone easy access to preserve and grow their wealth. At the same time, we’re promoting local investment products to propel the economies that we serve
History has shown that investing is the single greatest way to build long term wealth - but before Thndr, only a very small percentage of people had access to investing due to:
- High barriers to entry - In the form of minimum account balances, brick and mortar onboarding and low financial literacy.
- Irrelevant experience - Catered towards traders and financial experts, therefore alienating the majority of the population.
- Fragmented offering - Investment products are not gathered in a single outlet.
On our short journey we’ve validated that there is a need for our solution, as illustrated by these key figures:
- 3 million app downloads
- $8.8bn in annualized traded value
- #1 platform in terms of traded value
- 84% of our users are investing for the first time
- 65% of our users come from outside of capital cities and have previously had limited access to financial institutions
We’re proud of how far we’ve come and the size of our impact in just a few years - but we’re just getting started and are excited for what’s to come.
It’ll take a lot of passion, bold risks, and hard work to fulfill our mission of democratizing investing in MENA and giving everyone an equal opportunity to generate and grow their wealth.
Role in A Nutshell
We are seeking an individual to lead our risk, fraud, and compliance initiatives from a product perspective. This role will initially report to the head of product.
You are expected to be able to evaluate opportunities and prioritize the use of the company’s resources to deliver a positive business outcome, while noting that at Thndr, we pride ourselves on our unique approach to financial services, diverging from traditional institutions in our innovative methods. As a result, we often navigate uncharted territories not fully covered by local regulations. In this role, you will be challenged to adopt a broad perspective, recognizing the intrinsic value of existing regulations while creatively translating their principles to unlock comparable or superior value.
Expect to collaborate closely with our regulatory teams in a mutually beneficial partnership. Your proactive and responsive efforts will directly influence their functions. Conversely, drawing from their expertise in local regulations and relationships, you'll refine your post-launch engagement strategies, shaping your prioritization framework for maximum effectiveness.
What You'll Do
- Analyze user behavior, transaction patterns and industry trends to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities for the purposes of designing automations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement effective risk management solutions.
- Monitor key metrics related to risk, fraud, and compliance and take proactive measures to address emerging threats.
- Stay updated on regulatory requirements and industry best practices, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and standards.
- Implement detection systems and tools to address suspicious activity.
- Embrace an iterative approach to product development by continually testing, learning, and iterating based on data-driven insights.
- Set the strategic direction of your product branch which aligns with user needs, business growth and overall technology strategy.
- Own and drive the whole product lifecycle from problem identification, design, development, launch and assessment.
- Define product requirements and roadmaps including things as time, cost, impact and priority.
- Work cross-functionally with the Engineering, Design, Operations and our regulatory teams.
- Drive scalable processes and innovation around the product development cycle.
- Own your designated KPIs and set ambitious, yet realistic targets.
- Always solve for the simplest and fastest solution to any given issue/opportunity.
- Successfully balance between the long term goals and quick wins.
- Collaborate across teams to communicate product strategies with internal stakeholders and adjust priorities according to feedback.
- Participate in the design of a secure product.
What You'll Need
- Experience working in product roles.
- Drive to create groundbreaking products and create exponential success as part of a high performing team.
- Experience interpreting regulatory needs.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in as fast-paced environment.
- Data-driven method for decision making using KPIs and metrics.
- High agency.
- Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
- Uncompromising integrity and strong dedication to professionalism.
- Conscientiously follows through on commitments with the ability embed this behavior team-wide.
At Thndr, we’re looking for people invigorated by our mission, not just those who simply check off all the boxes. We’re looking for people that are hungry to become agents of change and who understand the huge responsibility associated with dealing with people’s money.