Manager Strategy & Operations – Tech Job M-KOPA Solar

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.

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
• Inform strategy and objectives for remote teams’ in-person meetups and own their successful execution, in partnership with our teams in Workplace Experiences who support core travel logistics

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

How to Apply

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