Senior Manager Strategy and Operations - TechnologyJoin our Technology Leadership Team as we scale digital and financial inclusion across Africa. Your strategic leadership will directly unlock technology solutions for millions of people across Africa who''ve been excluded from traditional financial services. We''ve already helped over 5 million customers access over $1.5 billion in credit, and your operational excellence could accelerate this impact exponentially.

It''s your chance to be part of something that''s literally transforming lives across an entire continent. Imagine leading initiatives where success means our platform scales to serve a million new customers, our engineering teams launch in three new countries simultaneously, or our technology infrastructure empowers entire communities to access their first digital financial services.

The OpportunityMission-driven strategy : Every process you build helps expand financial inclusion for under-banked populations

Immediate impact : See your strategic decisions improve lives in real-time, not just quarterly reports

Global recognition : Join a company named by TIME 100 as one of the world''s most influential and by the Financial Times as Africa''s fastest-growing for 4 consecutive years (2022-2025)

Scale challenges : Lead operations for technology serving millions across multiple African markets

Environmental impact : We''re carbon-negative, having displaced over 2 million tonnes of emissions

What You''ll DoStrategic Operations and Financial Excellence

Partner with our CTO to execute technology strategy through exceptional budgeting, vendor management, and resource planning

Lead OKR setting, strategic planning, and performance measurement across distributed engineering teams

Drive technology operations including procurement, contract optimisation, and financial governance

Oversee project management for strategic initiatives including country launches and platform scaling

Team Development and Cross-Functional Leadership

Build frameworks for team development, recruitment strategy, and organisational growth across technology teams

Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management with engineering leadership

Establish data-driven processes and optimise resource allocation for maximum impact

What You Need

Strong financial operations expertise - budgeting, vendor management, and cost optimisation in technology environments

FinTech or technology operations experience with proven track record delivering operational improvements

Distributed team leadership experience with agile development practices and cross-functional stakeholder management

Startup/scale-up background with ability to build processes from scratch in fast-paced environments

Exceptional communication skills and bias for action with ability to operate autonomously with senior engineering teams

Our Mission

We create financial inclusion for the traditionally excluded through a fair, flexible, customer-centric financing model. We strive to drive greater inclusion of women, youth, and low-income communities.

Our Impact

Our technology has created measurable change:

Connected: 1.7 million first-time mobile internet users connected

Prosperous: 62% of customers use M-KOPA smartphones for income generation, with 30,000+ livelihoods created for agents

Green: 2.1 million tonnes of CO2 avoided through clean energy products, with over 100,000 circular economy products provided

Ready to drive financial inclusion through strategic technology leadership? Apply now to join our mission.

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritise well-being, and embrace flexibility.

This is a fully remote role , you would be working within the following time zone (UTC -1 / UTC+3) with a diverse group of other employees working remotely from locations such as UK, Europe and Africa.

Why M-KOPA?

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritise well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at

m-kopa.com .

Important: M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships.

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Business Development and Sales

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