M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off grid homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve progress in their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations - Technology
Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full time
Department: Fintech Technology


Details

* We are recruiting Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations - Technology to join our Technology Leadership Team as we scale digital and financial inclusion across Africa.
* The Impact - 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.
* 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.


The Opportunity

* Mission-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 Do

* Partner with our CTO to develop and execute technology strategy that scales across African markets
* Lead OKR setting, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration across distributed engineering teams
* Oversee technology operations including resource planning, budgeting, vendor management, and compliance coordination
* Drive project management for strategic initiatives including country launches and platform scaling
* Build frameworks for team development, recruitment strategy, and organisational growth across our technology teams
* Establish data-driven decision-making processes and optimise resource allocation for maximum impact
* Coordinate cross-functional strategy reviews and product strategy execution while driving documentation and knowledge management practices, working closely with the Head of Strategy & Operations in Product Management
* Drive AI adoption and digital transformation initiatives across technology teams, embracing emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency


What You Need

* Strong background in technology strategy within a FinTech environment with proven strategic/operational/advisory leadership experience
* Proven track record leading strategic initiatives and driving operational improvements including procurement, vendor management, and organisational goal setting
* Experience working with distributed engineering teams, agile development practices, and cross-functional stakeholder management
* Strategic mindset with ability to translate vision into actionable plans, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
* Exceptional communication skills and emotional intelligence to build relationships across all organisational levels
* Bias for action with proven ability to deliver results while creating structure in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.


Application Closing Date
Not Specified.