In 2017, over half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash.

We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. Now, we have millions of users across six countries and are growing fast.

Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in...

How you'll help us achieve it

The Talent Team is an effective team of globally distributed can-doers. We are looking to hire an experienced and mission driven Senior Recruiter in Africa, as we expect to continue to grow our talent team over the next 1 year, as we expand and scale our teams at Wave.

The ideal candidate is excellent at sourcing, interviewing, closing solid talent and giving an incredible experience to candidates and hiring stakeholders.

In this role, you'll;

Manage the full-cycle recruitment for candidates (source, interview, coordinate) across various types of roles.
Source, build prospect lists and constantly identify new sourcing strategies across multiple countries.
Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring objectives, how they work, and develop strategies to hire effectively for their team
Support in deepening our culture of experimentation, analytics, and learning on the talent team e.g. ensuring that our ATS (Greenhouse) contains clean, consistent, and accurate data.
Proactively flag problems and opportunities for improvement in a recruiting process.
Track and analyze metrics as part of optimizing recruitment for your roles and reporting to hiring managers.
Develop diverse pipeline strategies that result in fair, inclusive, and exceptional candidate experiences.
Deeply understand and reflect our values through the hires you make by a) ensuring that candidates experience the culture during the hiring process and b) setting the bar high with the quality of candidates you progress.
Mentor and act as pod lead to junior recruiting team members

Requirements

6+ years of owning end-to-end hiring processes
3+ years of experience working in-house, with a focus on leadership and non-technical hiring in Africa
Very strong verbal/written communication and stakeholder management/relationship skills
French and English fluency
Good analytical skills (understands how to build KPIs and can interpret metrics)
Based in one of our operating markets in Africa

You might be a good fit if you

Are incredibly adaptable and experienced in working in a fast-paced environment
Make data-driven decisions and uses analytics to understand problems.
Are excited by our vision of financial inclusion in Africa.
Enjoy networking, meeting new people and building new relationships.
Are adept at independently navigating complex relationships
Are tech-savvy
Dive into new challenges and enjoy identifying creative solutions - hiring for every role at Wave is unique!
Are open and flexible towards travel
Proactively flag problems and improvement points in a recruitment process.
Are great at negotiating and being compelling
Excel in less-well-defined projects, and run with them without needing extensive management.
Excited about expansion and launching new things

Our team

We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, and Uganda, plus remote team members spread across the world.
We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
We raised the largest Series A in Africa in 2021. Our world-class investors, include Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and Partech Africa.
In 2023, we were on Y Combinator's top 50 companies by revenue.

How to apply

Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.

We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.

Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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