China Expat Jobs

Poko is a blockchain technology startup with its team mainly in Singapore/Vietnam. We are backed by leading startup incubator Y Combinator from which startups like AirBnB, Coinbase and OpenSea have emerged. We are hacky, fast and tech innovation focused.

Poko is founded by a team of international co-founders from Singapore and Vietnam, with working
experience in Amazon Netflix, Bain and graduated from Harvard, Yale and Wharton. We believe in
saving, investing and travelling.

We are now building a new Save to Travel product for the China market that allows users to purchase international travel in advance while obtaining up to 10-30% savings on all their travel costs. Users are able to buy travel services in advance, receive a travel Mastercard for their travel expenses and convert their currency in advance to save on exchange fees for their travel.

To do this, we need a curious and motivated individual to conduct user outreach and testing; to help
us navigate the Chinese app ecosystem and outreach channels and provide crucial product feedback. We want to understand user behavior. We are looking for someone keen on the intersection of technology, investing and travel. We are also open to applicants who have graduated looking for a contractor role.

*Qualification:
● Able to work part-time or full-time for at least 3 months
● Able to speak Chinese (fluent)
● Able to speak English (proficient); will consider if candidate can speak Vietnamese instead of
English
● Ability to work independently and drive to results
● Living in China at the moment or willing to relocate to China
● Interested in building tech-driven product
● Preferred: knowledge and interest in investing
● Preferred: Previous early stage startup experience and product experience

*Benefits:
● Stipend for work (~USD250-450/mth; more for full-time post-graduate role)
● You get a USD spend card for your use
● Work closely with founders to solve some really difficult problems
● Learn about an early stage startup experience
● High autonomy in decision-making
● Learn about the intersection of finance and technology
● Opportunity to convert to full-time role

DEADLINE: 12 August 2023