About the role
Shape the future of Africa’s financial landscape while building your legacy. This is your chance to lead business strategy, build powerful commercial relationships, and directly drive positive outcomes for the continent and diaspora communities around the world. You’ll have the freedom to trust your own instincts, make connections across Africa, and pursue commercial deals where your gut tells you opportunity exists. You’ll be trusted to know what’s best, to represent the business at senior levels, and to lead on some of the most critical relationships in the region. You will spend significant time in a hub location (London, Dubai, Paris, or New York) and Africa (50%+).
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What you’ll do
- Own the relationship with existing partners in Africa and constantly identify new partners and stakeholders.
- Directly build relationships, negotiate great deals, and oversee the process from first meeting to go-live.
- Work with regulators and policy makers across the region to represent the brand externally.
- Track, analyze, and report on key metrics to understand market dynamics.
- Collaborate with the Growth team to develop and share best practices.
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Ops, Business Development, and Engineering teams to ensure the best product offerings in the market.
What you’ll need
- ~10+ years of experience in high-performing, fast-paced environments (tech, professional services, finance, etc.)
- A demonstrable instinct for commercial deal-making
- Exposure to working with regulators and policy makers in Africa
- Significant ties to Africa
- “No task too small” mentality and willingness to delve into gritty details to get things done
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Nice to have
- Fluency in a language other than English (e.g. French)
- Experience in Financial Services, Fintech, Payments
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a mission-driven company that supports Africa's development by driving capital into the continent over the long term.
- Work for a market-leading emerging markets FinTech with operations spanning 6 out of 7 continents.
- Be part of a growing organization backed by world-class investors, with the aim of scaling products designed for diaspora communities.
