Head of Performance

<h2><strong>Job Summary:</strong></h2>

<p>Join JustMarkets as our Head of Performance, a leadership role responsible for shaping and executing the company’s performance strategy at scale. You will own the design and evolution of a company-wide performance framework that translates business goals into measurable outcomes, ensures consistent standards across teams, and provides leadership with a clear, data-driven view of how the business performs.This role plays a critical part in building a meritocratic organisation by linking performance to real business impact, enabling disciplined execution, objective decision-making, and sustainable growth</p>

<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p>

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<li>Design and continuously evolve a unified performance framework across all functions and regions, ensuring alignment with business strategy and priorities</li>

<li>Translate company goals into clear, measurable performance standards and scorecards in collaboration with functional leaders</li>

<li>Own the end-to-end quarterly performance cycle, ensuring disciplined execution, data integrity, and consistency across teams</li>

<li>Lead performance and calibration discussions with senior management and C-level stakeholders to ensure objective, comparable evaluation</li>

<li>Assess the quality and effectiveness of KPIs used across the business; challenge and refine metrics that do not reflect real outcomes</li>

<li>Identify performance risks, inefficiencies, and misalignment between targets, execution, and results</li>

<li>Ensure performance outcomes are used consistently in promotion, underperformance (PIP/exit), and reward decisions</li>

<li>Partner with Finance and HR leadership to align performance results with compensation, bonuses, and salary review processes</li>

<li>Define and enforce standards and guardrails for KPIs and metrics used in performance-related decision-making</li>

<li>Prepare analytical materials and recommendations for executive committees related to performance, promotions, and rewards</li>

<li>Build and lead a team responsible for performance operations, analytics, and governance</li>

<li>Continuously improve performance systems and decision-making processes to support company growth and organisational maturity</li>

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<p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p>

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<li>7+ years of professional experience in strategy, business operations, analytics, consulting, or performance-related leadership roles</li>

<li>Minimum 3 years of experience in a senior leadership or management position</li>

<li>Proven experience designing and operating performance frameworks in fast-growing, metrics-driven organisations</li>

<li>Strong understanding of how performance metrics connect to business results, efficiency, and growth</li>

<li>Experience leading structured performance or calibration discussions with senior and executive stakeholders</li>

<li>Highly analytical mindset with the ability to identify root causes, inconsistencies, and performance risks through data</li>

<li>Ability to manage complex, time-bound initiatives with high standards for execution discipline and data quality</li>

<li>Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions and influence senior leaders constructively</li>

<li>High level of ownership, integrity, and discretion when working with sensitive information</li>

<li>Fluency in English; Ukrainian or Russian is a strong advantage</li>

<li>Willingness to work from the Cyprus office</li>

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<p><strong>Will be a plus:</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>Experience in fintech, brokerage, payments, or other regulated, metrics-driven industries</li>

<li>Background in top-tier consulting (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or strategy roles in hyper-growth technology companies</li>

<li>Experience linking performance metrics to compensation, incentives, or investment decisions</li>

<li>Hands-on experience with BI, analytics platforms, or performance management tools</li>

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<h2><strong>We offer:</strong></h2>

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<li>Opportunity to work for a leading international brokerage company</li>

<li>A high-impact leadership role with direct exposure to the CEO and executive team</li>

<li>Chance to design and scale a company-wide performance system from the ground up</li>

<li>21 paid vacation days per year</li>

<li>10 paid sick leave days per year</li>

<li>Public holidays according to the Cyprus Public holiday list</li>

<li>Medical insurance</li>

<li>Extensive relocation package</li>

<li>Professional education budget</li>

<li>Language learning budget</li>

<li>Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear, and related expenses)</li>

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