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...
The PartnerOps team's mission is to integrate and maintain all the bill payments our users want in the apps (Customer, agent, business) as soon as possible. In detail, we should keep payments as reliable and available as possible, ensure our business accounts are funded, and build good relationships with our partners.
We’re looking for a Burkina-based candidate who is resourceful, determined, tenacious, and diligent- someone who thrives on getting things done. This role will also involve supporting operations across all Wave Opcos.
In this role, you’ll be expected to ;
- Manage operationally escalated cases by the Support Teams.
- Interpret user information and inform partners.
- Interpret Sigma Chart.
- Make collections, forecasts, and reconciliations, and follow them up on their effectiveness.
- Have clear communication with partners regarding issues, claims, and outages.
- Escalate cases/Claims,/Outages to the partners.
- Communicate clearly with the team's support and the rest of the product team (verbally and in writing).
- Ship announcements with simple subject matter for public consumption with strict supervision.
- Effectively write and ship most announcements with the necessary final supervision.
- Be a very organised person (keeps good notes and communicates effectively on Slack and Google Suite).
- Be multitasking (can do many tasks simultaneously: being on duty, treating bugs, claims, and requests addressed to partner Ops, and interacting with other departments for their needs).
- Communicate precise requirements clearly to the eng team without the team lead or product manager intervening (persuasive; can convince).
- You'll work from our office in Ouagadougou.
- Work authorization in Burkina Faso 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.
- Fluency in English and a local language.
- At least a Bachelor's degree in IT or a related discipline.
- 2 - 3 years of experience in a comparable position.
- Have competence in SQL is a bonus but not required.
- Love solving problems for our awesome customers.
- Worked in a Bank / Financial Institute / Telcos.
- Have relationships and an established network of contacts to help achieve business goals.
- Are seeking to achieve excellence in everything you do.
- Have a background in mobile wallets or money transfers.
- Are an excellent listener who makes other people feel heard.
- Can also teach others to communicate effectively.
- Have a sense of responsibility and can take the initiative.
- Have Team spirit and good work organisation.
- Have the Ability to deeply understand and succinctly communicate users’ needs to lead and the rest of the product team.
- Are autonomous (people who can work under pressure and can own a part of the processes of the tasks).
- 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.
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.
Skills Required
- Fluency in English and a local language
- Bachelor's degree in IT or related discipline
- 2 - 3 years of experience in a comparable position
- Work authorization in Burkina Faso
- Competence in SQL
- Experience in a Bank, Financial Institute, or Telco
- Background in mobile wallets or money transfers
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Parental & Family Support — Extended fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance are emphasized, alongside health coverage that includes dependents. These offerings signal a strong commitment to supporting families across locations, even as exact provisions can vary by country.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible vacation is standard, with most people taking substantial time off in addition to public holidays. Some roles cite even higher ranges, indicating a generous approach to rest and recovery.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Salaries are set using a transparent formula tied to skill and experience rather than negotiation. Clear ranges and equity/bonus components indicate market-aligned offers for many roles.
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What We Do
We're making Africa the first cashless continent. In 2017, nearly 60% of adults 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 November 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. In 2019, we expanded to Cote D'Ivoire. Now, we have millions of users and are growing fast. Our goal is to drive financial inclusion and make Africa the first cashless continent
