The Astana Hub subsidiary is seeking a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to lead the investment division, who will develop the investment strategy, grow the fund and investment partnerships, manage the portfolio, and participate in capital raising.  

What's important:

• A degree in finance, economics, management, business, law, or related fields;
• MBA, CFA, CAIA, or other international professional qualifications - will be an advantage;
• Strong strategic and systemic thinking;
• Understanding of the investment business, fund mechanisms, and capital raising;
• Experience in evaluating investment opportunities, financial models, and risk/return;
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build long-term partnerships;
• High business and financial literacy;
• English language proficiency at no lower than Upper-Intermediate (B2);
• Interest in AI, venture capital, and the investment ecosystem.

 The Aktobe branch of Astana Hub is looking for a manager who will assist in the development of the regional startup ecosystem, unite the IT community, and create opportunities for training, experience exchange, and the development of technological entrepreneurship.  

What we expect

• Experience in organizing events, meetings, or educational programs;
• Developed communication skills and the ability to build partnership relationships;
• Skills in business correspondence, preparation of presentations and reports;
• Independence, initiative, and the ability to work in a multitasking mode;
• Interest in the IT industry, startups, and the development of technological entrepreneurship.

• At least 3 years of experience;
• Knowledge of programs: 1C UH Accounting, standard office programs, taxpayer's cabinet.

 At least 2 years of experience in penetration testing of web applications and APIs (REST, GraphQL).

Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and OWASP API Security Top 10;understanding of BOLA/IDOR, BFLA, SSRF, XSS, CSRF, and injection vulnerabilities.

Hands-on experience with Burp Suite, Nmap, OWASP ZAP, Postman, and similar tools.Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms (sessions, JWT, OAuth2, MFA).

Ability to assess severity using CVSS.Skills in preparing technical reports and executive summaries.

Willingness to comply with NDA and rules of engagement and to avoid destructive methods.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain results to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have: certifications (OSCP, CEH, eJPT, PNPT, etc.), experience with government information systems, knowledge of Kazakhstan information security requirements, Kazakh language proficiency.  

• Knowledge and understanding of the workings and functioning of: the startup ecosystem;
• Knowledge of languages: English, Kazakh;
• Ability to establish contact with the interlocutor, maintain and develop a business conversation during meetings with visitors;
• Ability to maintain accounting registration forms;
• Ability to conduct tours.

• Experience working in investment funds, private equity / venture capital funds, management companies, financial institutions, international law firms, Big Four firms, consulting firms, or companies with foreign participation;
• In-depth knowledge of corporate, contract, investment, employment, and commercial law of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Practical knowledge of the AIFC legal framework, applicable AIFC legislation, and experience liaising with the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA);
• Experience in structuring investment and M&A transactions, raising financing, and establishing and supporting the operations of funds, SPVs, and project companies;
• Experience in drafting, negotiating, and supporting corporate documents, including charters, corporate agreements, shareholders' agreements, minutes, resolutions of governing bodies, powers of attorney, and internal policies;
• Skills in conducting legal due diligence, identifying legal risks, and preparing practical recommendations for their mitigation;
• Experience in preparing legal opinions, memoranda, and materials for investment committees, boards of directors, and senior management;
• Experience liaising with government authorities, regulators, notaries, external legal counsel, auditors, and other counterparties;
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and ensure timely delivery;
• High standards of professional ethics, independent judgment, confidentiality, and the ability to make decisions in conditions of legal uncertainty;
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to structure complex information clearly;
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Fluent English (Upper-Intermediate / Advanced or above), including the ability to conduct negotiations and draft and review legal documents in English;
• Fluency in English, Kazakh, and Russian.

• Experience in manual testing of mobile applications on iOS.
• Knowledge of main types and techniques of testing.
• Understanding of client-server architecture and principles of mobile applications.
• Experience in testing APIs using Postman or Swagger.
• Ability to work with DevTools, logs, and error diagnostic tools.
• Skills in creating test cases, checklists, and bug reports.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and the testing process (STLC).
• Experience working with task management systems, for example Jira.
• Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and responsibility.
• Ability to effectively interact with developers, designers, and the product team.

• Experience in manual testing of mobile applications on iOS.
• Knowledge of main types and techniques of testing.
• Understanding of client-server architecture and principles of mobile applications.
• Experience in testing APIs using Postman or Swagger.
• Ability to work with DevTools, logs, and error diagnostic tools.
• Skills in creating test cases, checklists, and bug reports.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and the testing process (STLC).
• Experience working with task management systems, for example Jira.
• Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and responsibility.
• Ability to effectively interact with developers, designers, and the product team.

We are looking for a product specialist to develop the portal, interact with the development team and cluster departments, as well as support the Hub Market and Hub Perks partner areas.

It's important to us:

• Experience in collecting, analyzing and formalizing business needs, preparing product and functional requirements.
• The ability to describe user scenarios, set tasks for developers, and formulate acceptance criteria.
• Skills of interaction with business units, the development team and external partners.
• The ability to analyze product initiatives taking into account user value, expected effect and complexity of implementation.
• Skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis, drawing conclusions, recommendations, and reporting.
• Good written language and skills in preparing and editing user texts.
• Ability to work with texts in Kazakh, Russian and English, to ensure consistency of formulations and uniformity of terminology.
• Attention to detail, a systematic approach, and the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Collecting, analyzing, structuring, and formalizing business and user requirements;
• Preparation of technical assignments, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria;
• As-Is/To-Be process modeling, description of roles, alignment routes, statuses, business rules, data, and integration scenarios;
• Conducting interviews, facilitating work meetings, demonstrations, and customer approvals;
• Requirements change management and maintenance throughout the implementation lifecycle;
• Understanding API integrations, SQL, principles of working with data, role models of access and logging;
• Experience working with NocoDB, CRM, ERP and internal digital platforms;
• Highly organized, systematic thinking, attention to detail and the ability to coordinate the interests of different parties;
• Strong command of JIRA, Miro, and Figma.