Strategy & Project Management Director – Digital Assets
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Description
VEON is a Nasdaq-listed global digital operator that serves more than 150 million customers with connectivity and about 120 million monthly active users with digital services in some of the world’s most exciting frontier markets. Operating across 5 countries that are home to nearly 520 million people, in other words more than 6% of the world’s population, VEON transforms lives through technology-driven services that empower individuals and drive economic growth.
With VEON’s Digital Operator 1440 vision and strategy, VEON Group companies redefine the engagement that telecom operators have with their customers, providing the best digital experience to customers up to 1440 minutes in a day. We transform not only the daily experience of the final users, but also support the growth of enterprises and industries as a whole, using cutting-edge technologies in AI, big-data and cloud services to serve our business customers.
This is all underpinned by a commitment to sustainability, ensuring VEON’s operations are run safely and ethically while fostering digital entrepreneurship and greater digital skills and literacy in the communities in which VEON operates. VEON’s values-based approach works to strengthen trust by building a responsible and sustainable business that benefits customers, employees, communities, and shareholders.
VEON’s international leadership team is drawn from experienced executives from around the world and has been led by CEO Kaan Terzioğlu since July 2021.
Position Summary
The Strategy & Project Management Director will support the execution of strategic priorities across VEON's fintech and digital finance ecosystem. The role will work closely with operating company leadership teams to coordinate strategic initiatives, monitor execution, facilitate knowledge sharing, and ensure alignment between Group objectives and local market priorities.
This role is ideal for a candidate with strong fintech experience who can combine strategic thinking with disciplined project management and stakeholder coordination across multiple countries and functions.Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Business Support
- Support development and execution of VEON Digital Finance Group's strategic roadmap.
- Conduct market, competitor, and industry analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
- Develop business cases, presentations, and management recommendations for senior leadership.
- Support annual planning and strategic review processes across operating companies.
- Lead and coordinate strategic cross-market initiatives from planning through implementation.
- Establish project plans, governance frameworks, milestones, and success metrics.
- Monitor progress across multiple initiatives and proactively identify execution risks.
- Track project dependencies, resource needs, and escalation items.
- Prepare regular status reports and executive updates.
- Act as a liaison between VEON Group and local fintech teams.
- Facilitate collaboration and knowledge transfer across markets.
- Help identify successful initiatives that can be adapted and replicated across operating companies.
- Support alignment of local projects with Group strategic priorities.
- Support initiatives across payments, wallets, lending, merchant services, cards, remittances, and adjacent financial services.
- Assist in evaluating new business opportunities, partnerships, and ecosystem developments.
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams involving product, technology, finance, compliance, legal, and commercial teams.
- Prepare executive materials for leadership reviews and Board-level discussions.
- Develop and maintain KPIs and performance tracking frameworks.
- Monitor delivery against strategic objectives and agreed milestones.
- Support governance forums and steering committees.
- Build strong relationships with senior leaders across VEON operating companies.
- Coordinate engagements with external partners and strategic stakeholders where required.
- Drive alignment among diverse teams operating in different markets and regulatory environments.
Program & Project Management
Operating Company Coordination
Fintech & Digital Finance Enablement
Executive Reporting & Governance
Stakeholder Management
Critical Skills & Experience
Fintech & Industry Knowledge
- Strong understanding of digital payments, wallets, fintech ecosystems, and financial services.
- Experience within telecom-led fintech businesses, mobile money, digital wallets, or payment companies (preferred).
- Exposure to digital assets, blockchain, or emerging fintech technologies (preferred).
- Experience managing complex cross-functional projects and strategic programs.
- Ability to establish governance frameworks, milestones, and success metrics for multi-market initiatives.
- Ability to conduct market, competitor, and industry analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
- Experience preparing executive-level business cases and strategic recommendations.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple countries and cultures.
- Experience working across emerging markets and multiple regulatory environments (preferred).
- Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
- A natural collaborator able to coordinate diverse, cross-border teams and functions.
Program & Project Management
Strategic Thinking
Stakeholder & Relationship Management
Communication & Leadership
Education & Experience
- 10+ years of experience in fintech, digital financial services, consulting, strategy, PMO, or business transformation roles.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
- MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification preferred.
Success Measures
In the first 12 months, the successful candidate will:
- Establish effective governance and reporting frameworks for key strategic initiatives.
- Improve visibility and coordination of fintech projects across operating companies.
- Deliver actionable strategic insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Drive successful execution of priority cross-market programs.
- Enhance adoption of best practices and knowledge sharing across VEON's digital finance ecosystem.
VEON Manifesto Principles
- VEON is a company of bold, creative pioneers who turn challenges into opportunities and bring innovation that leapfrogs barriers.
- We believe that progress is not discovered, it is created.
We Fight Against Mediocrity
- Excellence is not a goal post; it is a mindset. We set bold standards in product quality, service, value and communication.
- We seek constant improvement, never settling on past achievements or the comfort of routines.
We Put Results Above Rituals
- We focus on action over theory, purpose and clarity over bureaucracy and rituals.
- Our processes are designed with clarity and simplicity to enable a fast-paced, lean, ambitious organization that delivers progress, never compromising on integrity.
We Hire for Potential and Drive
- We hire for potential, drive, curiosity, diversity, and growth mindset, not just past credentials.
- We develop talent who take bold bets and drive growth for our stakeholders.
Courage Fuels Our Leadership
- We take risks and do not fear making mistakes, because we learn from them and grow with them.
- We speak the truth candidly and respectfully, while leading with empathy.
We Aim for Audacious Impact
- We aim for bold impact at scale. We seek game-changing innovations that can potentially reach hundreds of millions of people and fundamentally change the ways we do business.
- We measure ourselves by the positive changes we create for our stakeholders.
We Incentivize with Integrity
- We reward outcomes, impact, and results that drive shareholder value without compromising on integrity.
- We reward exceptional performance delivered through an unwavering commitment to ethical standards
We Stand Strong Together
- We unite through collaboration, unity, trust, and a shared purpose.
- We channel our collaborative resilience into long-term growth for our people, customers and shareholders, we stay strong and keep moving.
We Never Give Up
- We rise to every challenge, learn from adversity, and grow stronger. We embrace grit and perseverance as drivers of progress.
- We turn setbacks into lessons that make us stronger.
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Do you want to be part of a team that serves over 150 million customers across 5 dynamic markets? Do you want to pioneer new experiences for hundreds of millions in emerging economies? Do you feel at home working in a truly diverse and inclusive environment? We are VEON, a global digital operator and we scale new heights never thought possible.
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We aspire to create an Inclusive world for all by providing Equal voice and representation, driving growth with diverse and inclusive teams, that create products that serve Diverse needs of our customers across all dimensions of life from connectivity to digital financial inclusion, education, health and entertainment, and creating value for our people, our partners, and communities.
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