Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
As a Risk and Compliance Lead, you’ll play a key role in maintaining operational integrity in a growing and dynamic environment. You will lead our field audit efforts in Niger while supporting internal control, compliance, and, on occasion, fraud operations. You’ll be the go-to person on the ground to coordinate local execution of our global risk and compliance standards.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or audit
- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Business & Economics, or a related field
- Fluency in French and working knowledge of English are strong pluses
- Experience in mobile money operations or the financial services sector is an added advantage
- Proven experience in team management
- Are passionate about protecting customers, staff, and the company from risk
More about this role
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...
As a Risk and Compliance Lead, you’ll play a key role in maintaining operational integrity in a growing and dynamic environment. You will lead our field audit efforts in Niger while supporting internal control, compliance,...
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