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Agent Operations Regional Lead

Wave Mobile Money

Posted 4 months agoBamako, Mali

Location

Bamako, Mali

Job Type

Full-time

Experience

Senior

Category

Sales

Job Description

We're making Africa the first cashless continent. 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 9 countries and are growing fast. Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in... We're seeking an Agent Operations Regional Lead to join our team in Mali. Reporting to the Agent Operations Lead, the role holder will oversee all Wave agent network acquisition and operations management for the assigned region by supervising all the activities of the agent openers and liaising with the respective agent admin teams to attain the set targets in the region. In this role, you'll; 5+ years of relevant work experience specifically managing an agent network in Mali, including minimum 2 years of experience managing field-based teams. Are intellectually curious, creative in the way you go about tackling problems, and embrace failure as a means to spark innovation and growth. We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon plus remote team members spread across the world. We're deep
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Requirements

  • Fluent in English - this role will interact regularly with non-French/non-Bambara speakers.
  • Speak both French and Bambara fluently.
  • Must have worked and overseen agent network activities in the upcountry.
  • Communicate effectively and often, both in writing and in person, to the point of over-communication.
  • Are detail-oriented and strive for excellence in everything you do.
  • Are a self-starter and proactive about achieving ambitious targets.
  • Enjoy owning projects - you're autonomous yet know when to escalate problems.
  • I have built and led strong teams that achieved key results.
  • Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.
  • Think about culture and process from the users' perspective.
  • Are tech-savvy: comfortable navigating Excel and onboarding to new tools.
  • We are on Y Combinator's top companies by revenue.
  • We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the Agent Openers to identify opportunity areas for new agent locations and to acquire required agents in accordance with the set agent selection criteria and guidelines.
  • Ensure the Agent Openers recruit agents in compliance with legal and policy requirements, per the defined procedure, and that all agents in your region have executed valid contracts and are trained on their contents before they sign.
  • Ensure all agents are trained and certified (all products and procedures). This includes Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CTF) as per the defined agen