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Project Lead

Wave

Posted 4 months agoDakar, Senegal

Location

Dakar, Senegal

Job Type

Full-time

Experience

Senior

Category

Other

Job Description

Requirements: • 5+ years of experience in retail sectors and/or FMCG, ideally with a background in project management or consulting. • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field, with strong knowledge of fintech, mobile money, banking, or payments. • Proven experience managing large, complex and cross-functional projects. • Strong communication skills in English and French, with experience collaborating across internal teams and external partners. • Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to track multiple projects in a fast-changing environment. • Proactive problem solver, able to identify risks, raise blockers, and drive projects to completion. • Analytics skills. • You might be a good fit if you • Enjoy collaborating and communicating with multiple stakeholders. • Have strong interpersonal skills as you will interact with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external. • Love owning projects end-to-end, you work autonomously but know when to escalate issues to internal teams or external partners. • Are skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously and keeping track of shifting priorities, • Adapt quickly to changing conditions and priorities. • Are resourceful and curious, finding ways to make things work. • Ask questions proactively, request clarifications, and follow up regularly to ensure progress. • Are data-driven and a critical thinker with basic technical aptitude. • Our team • 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 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. • We are on Y Combinator's top 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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Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in retail sectors and/or FMCG, ideally with a background in project management or consulting.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field, with strong knowledge of fintech, mobile money, banking, or payments.
  • Proven experience managing large, complex and cross-functional projects.
  • Strong communication skills in English and French, with experience collaborating across internal teams and external partners.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to track multiple projects in a fast-changing environment.
  • Proactive problem solver, able to identify risks, raise blockers, and drive projects to completion.
  • Analytics skills.
  • You might be a good fit if you
  • Enjoy collaborating and communicating with multiple stakeholders.
  • Have strong interpersonal skills as you will interact with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external.
  • Love owning projects end-to-end, you work autonomously but know when to escalate issues to internal teams or external partners.
  • Are skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously and keeping track of shifting priorities,
  • Adapt quickly to changing conditions and priorities.
  • Are resourceful and curious, finding ways to make things work.
  • Ask questions proactively, request clarifications, and follow up regularly to ensure progress.
  • Are data-driven and a critical thinker with basic technical aptitude.
  • Our team
  • 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 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.
  • We are on Y Combinator's top 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.