Senior HR Lead

Requirements: • 8–10+ years in HR, including strong HR Business Partnering / People Operations experience • Experience in: • Fast-growing companies (startup/scale-up) • Operational or field-heavy environments • Proven ability to support rapid scaling • Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field • Fluent in French, English and Lingala (mandatory) • You might be a good fit if you • Operate with a business-first mindset • Are a does and builder • Value speed and pragmatism • Influence without authority • Are resilient and adaptable • 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. Benefits: • Act as the primary point of contact for employee relations issues • Handle: Conflict resolution, Disciplinary processes and Terminations • Ensure compliance with DRC labor law, while maintaining operational agility • Manage relationships with: Unions, Labor inspections and Local authorities (if needed) • Key details • Location: You'll work from our office in Kinshasa, with some travel. • Work authorization in DRC is required. • This is a permanent position. • Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. • We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents. • We support working parents - we offer 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers, in addition to subsidized child care when they return to work. • Airtime reimbursement. • Free food and a beautiful office space.