Partner Operations Representative

Our mission

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...

How you'll help us achieve it

As a Partner Operations Representative, your role in our integration team is crucial for incorporating bill pay functionalities into our user-facing apps, ensuring seamless payment experiences for customers, agents, and businesses. 

You'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the reliability of these features, ensuring sufficient funding for our business accounts, and nurturing partnerships with collaborators. 

We seek a proactive individual in The Gambia who embodies resourcefulness, determination, tenacity, diligence, and a results-driven mindset.

In this role, you'll;

• Manage operationally escalated cases by Support Teams.
• Interpret user information effectively.
• Analyze and interpret periscope charts.
• Provide operational support and streamline the management of payment tickets.
• Forecast and follow up on collections.
• Communicate clearly with users regarding issues, claims, and outages.
• Escalate cases, claims, and outages to partners when necessary.
• Maintain clear communication with the support team and the rest of the product team.
• Effectively multitask and juggle multiple priorities.
• Maintain organized records and communicate effectively via Slack.
• Communicate requirements to the engineering team without needing intervention from the product manager.

Key details

• You'll work from our office in Kotu.
• Work authorization in The Gambia is required.
• This is a permanent position.
• Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. 
• We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents.
• We support working parents - we offer 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers, in addition to subsidized child care when they return to work.
• Airtime reimbursement.
• Free food and a beautiful office space.

Requirements

• University degree in IT, finance, or a related discipline is required.
• 2+ years of experience in a comparable position (Customer Service, Back Office).
• Basic technical knowledge & sense of prioritization.
• Highly organized, independent, and self-motivated.
• Fluency in English and local languages.

You might be a good fit if you

• Are passionate about resolving challenges for our valued customers - you thrive on customer-focused solutions.
• Have experience in banking, financial institutions, or telecommunications.
• Are committed to achieving excellence across all endeavors.
• Have a background in mobile wallets or money transfers.
• Possess exceptional listening skills, ensuring others feel understood and valued.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of accountability and initiative.
• Are a collaborative team player with excellent organizational skills.
• Can comprehend and articulate effectively user needs to leadership and the broader product team.
• Are self-directed and capable of thriving under pressure, taking ownership of tasks and processes.
• Have Proficiency in SQL is advantageous, though not mandatory.

Our team

• We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon plus remote team members spread across the world.
• We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
• We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
• We raised the largest Series A in Africa in 2021. Our world-class investors, include Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and Partech Africa.
• We are on  Y Combinator's top companies by revenue.

How to apply

Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.

We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.

Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.