Fintech / Digital Banking Unicorn - Independent Board Director
Location: Remote with periodic travel to the Netherlands
Engagement: Non-executive, part-time
Overview
A high-growth digital banking platform in the Netherlands is seeking experienced Independent Directors to join its Board. The business is in scale-up mode with more than one million customers after its first year of operations and a clear path to break-even within the next 18 months. Board members will support governance, strategic direction, and disciplined growth on behalf of the majority shareholder.
What We’re Looking For
Candidates should be proven builders of technology-enabled financial services businesses. Ideal profiles have joined companies post-Series A or B and helped steer them through rapid expansion, product scaling, operational maturity, and international best practice. Experience inside leading digital banks or fintechs is highly valued, especially those with exposure to mature governance environments.
Responsibilities
- Provide independent oversight on strategy, risk, performance, and regulatory readiness
- Advise on product, technology, and operational scaling
- Support leadership on go-to-market evolution, customer growth, and monetisation
- Ensure governance standards reflect global and regional regulatory expectations
- Act as an independent voice balancing innovation with prudence
Profile Criteria
- Senior operator or executive with scale-up experience in fintech, digital banking, payments, or broader financial services
- Demonstrated track record in taking a Series A/B business through high-growth phases
- Familiarity with regulatory and risk management expectations in financial services
- Board, advisory, or executive leadership background preferred
- International perspective with the ability to support a Netherlands-based digital bank
Why This Opportunity
- Board-level influence within one of the region’s most ambitious digital banking scale-ups
- Backing from a major global investor
- Platform with strong early traction: over one million customers and accelerating
- Clear multi-year roadmap to profitability and wider market expansion
