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.
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
Method of Application
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