Responsibilities & Duties

Strategy & Planning

• Develop short/long term company and product roadmap
• Establish and implement short and long-term goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
• Build and motivate a world-class product, marketing and customer service team
• Responsible for all elements of HR, employee compensation plans, and benefits
• Develop a financial plan for the organization

Leadership

• Provide vision and leadership that attracts followers
• Public relations, including evangelizing technology entrepreneurship through public
• speaking, digital media, and representing the startup sector
• Motivate a high performance, innovative and results-driven organization

Operations Management

• Oversee operating plan, budget, cash flow, and company finances
• Establish strategic partnerships with other companies in order to reach the ambitious user growth targets
• Build and lead an effective and cohesive executive management team to include all company employees, while establishing a basic personnel policy, initiating and monitoring policies relating to personnel actions and training and professional development programs
• Ensure company objectives and standards of performance are not only understood but owned by management and employees
• Ensure company and its businesses comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and, where appropriate, best practices
• Establish, achieve, and report on financials and milestones to investors

Competencies:

What specific skills/experiences/accomplishments should you have?

• University degree, preferably MBA in the field of business administration and finance
• Must have 5-10+ years prior experience in sales and/or leadership efforts in a startup company preferably with a background in financial services
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, management, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work strategically, but also hands-on problem solving
• Exceptional oral written communication and presentation skills
• A recognized thought leader with established industry presence leading internal and external efforts to promote the vision and adaption of digital technology
• Track record of building innovative, creative, and collaborative teams
• Experience with mobile money, payments and remittance business ecosystem
• Experience with new and emerging digital technologies including machine learning, artificial intelligence, business process automation, robotic process automation, IoT and cloud technologies