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1077 Senior Level Jobs - October 2026

Discover senior-level and management positions across Africa. Find executive roles, department heads, senior specialists, and leadership positions in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ghana.

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Group Creative Director - Ogilvy Africa Ghana

WPP Scangroup

Accra, Ghana•6 months ago

Role Summary: Group Creative Director (GCD) The Group Creative Director (GCD) is a strong leader who will manage, inspire, and lead multiple creative teams at various levels. A strong conceptual thinker with a pulse on culture and technology who also demonstrates a thorough understanding of the digital/social landscape. This person also needs to be a great partner to Planning, Strategy, Account and Project Management teams. As well as being an exceptional collaborator with clients actively listening and understanding their true needs but also developing a trusting relationship that allows for the Agency to push for better and more surprising work. As GCD you are expected to understand and contribute to both the visual expression and content of the ideas you put forth. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities Creative Vision & Oversight Supervise a cross-functional team of multimedia graphic designers, art directors, copywriters, social media experts, photographers/videographers, and project managers in the strategic development of messages and deliverables – as well as external service providers. Team Leadership & Development Provide feedback, clear, focused feedback to your creative teams regarding improvements that could be made to the work, the department and the agency. Professional, Technical Skill and Previous Experience Required Skills Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives for clients and the agency. Understanding and past experience creating integrated content across all marketing channels including broadcast, digital, social media, paid media, mobile, print, outdoor, in-store and experiential. Ogilvy Africa: Company Overview Ogilvy Africa is the largest network agency on the continent catering to 40 countries with a team of ~900 people across Central, East and West Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi - Ke

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Managing Partner - Ogilvy Advertising & Scanad Kenya

WPP Scangroup

Nairobi, Kenya•6 months ago

JOB PURPOSE – SUMMARY The Managing Partner holds overall responsibility for the strategic leadership and operational excellence of both Ogilvy Advertising and Scanad in Kenya. This pivotal role encompasses ensuring the delivery of the highest quality work, providing exceptional service to existing clients, and leading highly effective new business pitches. The Managing Partner is instrumental in driving the agency’s growth and motivating the teams to deliver success for the agency’s clients. PRODUCT – Lead by Example in Being the Champion of Creative Transformation Partner with strategy and creative teams to develop a world-class creative product for the agency. PROFILE (REPUTATION) – Strengthen Agency Reputation Strengthen the agency’s reputation as the #1 and most future-ready agency in the country. Required Experience: Minimum 15 years of experience in a marketing or marketing services environment, with at least 5 of those years spent in a leadership position. Company Overview: A part of WPP, locally held as WPP Scangroup, the Ogilvy Africa Network is the continent's largest network agency. Operating across 39 countries with over 500 professionals headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, it manages an extensive portfolio of over 100 global and regional brands. The network offers a full spectrum of marketing services through its unified agencies: Ogilvy Advertising, Scanad, Ogilvy One, Ogilvy PR, and Ogilvy Media. The Ogilvy Africa network is a fully AI-enabled ecosystem, powered by WPP Open, the world’s leading Marketing AI platform. The network also boasts proprietary Mar-Tech products Made-for-Africa, including FEED, InfluenceO Africa, Insights Engine, Obrio, and Optimus.

Operations & Management

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Head of Software Engineering

Ogilvy Africa (WPP Scangroup)

Nairobi, Kenya•6 months ago

Ogilvy Africa is the largest network agency on the continent, operating in more than 40 countries with a team of over 900 people across Central, East and West Africa. The Head of Software Engineering leads the end-to-end software engineering function for Ogilvy Africa, with responsibility for delivering high-quality, scalable and secure software solutions that power our marketing, data, and experience platforms. The role balances hands-on technical leadership with people management, strategic planning and operational excellence. You will lead, grow and coach a multi-disciplinary engineering team (web, mobile, backend, data/AI, DevOps); own the software delivery lifecycle for products, platforms and client solutions; partner closely with the CTO, Product, Data, Experience and Client teams; and drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tools and platforms. This role is part of WPP Scangroup's technology leadership team, managing a portfolio of 100+ brands for clients such as AB InBev, Airtel, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Equity Bank, Mastercard, Nestle, and UNICEF. Leadership and Team Management: Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of software engineers and engineering managers, creating clear goals, career paths and growth opportunities. Engineering Strategy and Architecture: Translate the Technology and Ogilvy One strategy into a clear engineering roadmap (platforms, products, tools, architecture). Software Delivery and Project Governance: Oversee the full software development lifecycle for both internal products and client-facing solutions. Cross-Functional and Client Collaboration: Act as key technical counterpart to business, product, data, creative, and account leadership. Translate non-technical requirements into clear techni

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Business Development Lead

Paystack

Cape Town, South Africa•6 months ago

Paystack helps businesses in Africa get paid by anyone, from anywhere in the world. Thousands of businesses, from fast‑growing startups to large enterprises, use Paystack to power payments, including Xero, Qatar Airways and many more. Founded in Nigeria and now active across multiple African markets, Paystack is backed by Stripe and is building the payments infrastructure that will power growth across the continent. In South Africa, we work with ambitious businesses across e‑commerce, fintech, retail, logistics, and digital services. About the Role The Business Development Lead will own Paystack’s Business Development and Account Management function in South Africa, with a primary focus on driving enterprise growth. This is a senior leadership role. You will be the specialised subject matter expert for enterprise revenue in South Africa. You will set the commercial strategy, build and lead a high‑performing team, and personally guide our most strategic opportunities and customer relationships. You will navigate complex, multi‑stakeholder sales cycles, translate Paystack’s evolving strategy into clear priorities for your function, and ensure that South African enterprises see Paystack as a trusted advisor, not just a vendor. What You’ll Be Responsible For Management functionDefine the strategy, operating model, and targets for winning, growing, and retaining South Africa’s most important customers. Account Management managers and their teams.

Sales & Business Development

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Senior Full Stack Engineer

Paystack

Cape Town, South Africa•6 months ago

Paystack’s mission is to accelerate digital payments on the continent of Africa. Over 200,000 of some of the most renowned businesses in Nigeria, as well as a growing number of merchants in South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya use Paystack’s modern payments gateway. They include the likes of MTN, Burger King, UPS, AXA Mansard Insurance, FairMoney, PiggyVest, FilmHouse Cinemas, Smile Communications, Air Peace Airlines, Crocs, Under Armour, Richemont Lifestyle Group (RLG), and many others. In just over 8 years, our growing team has introduced a steady cadence of innovation within the online payments landscape, such as automated recurring payments, the ability for customers to pay directly from their bank accounts, automated chargebacks, and much more. We’ve been acquired by Stripe and are doubling down on the mission to help build out Africa’s payments infrastructure. We’re obsessed about building the best place to work on the continent while accelerating digital commerce across Africa and we need your help! About the role As a senior full-stack engineer, you take responsibility for delivering and supporting robust back-end and front-end applications that exposes our data and functionality to internal and external users. Applications handling financial information need to be able to handle large data sets in a performant manner, while being highly accurate and reliable. You’ll work with a team of talented engineers to design and build systems that support some of South Africa’s best known brands. What we expect of you: Architect and Product Innovation: Design and development of technical solutions to deliver on our product vision. Technical Problem Solving: Tackle complex technical challenges, providing innovative solutions to enhance system performance and reliability. System Integration: Collaborate on the refinement of the platform’s architec Architect and Develop: Design and implement robust solutions for the platform, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and reliability. Technical Problem Solving: Tackle complex technical challenges, providing innovative solutions to enhance system performance and reliability. System Integration: Collaborate on the refinement of the platform's architecture, focusing on optimization and seamless integration to other systems.

Software Engineering

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