# User Growth Regional Lead at Wave

- Company: Wave
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://wave.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.wave.com/en/careers/job/6139584004?gh_jid=6139584004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wave-user-growth-regional-lead/

## About the role

We’re hiring a User Growth Regional Lead — a key role driving Wave’s expansion on the ground. You’ll lead and energize distribution activities across your region, with a clear mission: grow and retain our user base. You’ll design and execute strategies to boost active usage across money transfers and bill payments, ensuring Wave becomes the go-to wallet for our users. Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.

## What they're looking for

- Fluent in English, Krio and in any additional local language
- Previous experience in sales/business development/team management
- 4+ years of relevant work experience, specifically managing field teams or user acquisition teams based in the field
- 2+ years of experience designing strategies for user acquisition for a telecom, payment service provider, FMCG, or financial institution
- 2+ years’ experience managing large teams (50+ people)
- Have successfully planned and managed customer acquisition strategies for mobile/financial, or FMCG products before

Tags: Growth Distribution and Sales