Strategy Manager

Join M-KOPA and help shape the strategy that's transforming millions of lives across Africa 🌍

Are you a data-driven strategist ready to make a real impact? We're looking for a Strategy Manager to coordinate company-wide strategy and deliver high-impact analytical projects that directly influence how we serve our 3 million active customers.

You'll work directly with our executive team on critical strategic initiatives, managing OKRs and scorecards while diving deep into analytical projects that shape our business direction. This is a high-visibility position within our Fintech strategy team where your quantitative insights will drive decisions affecting millions of underserved customers across multiple African markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate strategy across the company through OKRs, scorecards, and key strategic forums

• Lead and execute analytical deep-dives that deliver actionable results

• Partner with different business units on high-priority strategic projects

• Bridge gaps and drive cross-functional initiatives where needed

✨ Direct Executive Impact: Work alongside our leadership team on the company's most critical challenges

📊 Diverse Projects: No two days are the same - tackle everything from market expansion strategies to product innovation initiatives

🚀 Career Acceleration: Gain exposure across all business units with clear paths to senior leadership

💡 Real-World Impact: Your strategic decisions help expand financial inclusion for millions of underbanked Africans

Essential:

• 4+ years experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or similar analytical roles

• Strong quantitative skills with advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities

• Ability to translate complex data into actionable strategic recommendations

Location & Benefits

• Hybrid - Ideally 1 day per week in office (Nairobi, Lagos or Johannesburg)

• Work with diverse teams across UK, Europe, and Africa

• Professional development programs and coaching partnerships

• Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements

• Well-being support and career growth opportunities

We've been recognised by TIME 100 as one of the world's most influential companies and named Africa's fastest-growing company by the Financial Times for 4 consecutive years (2022-2025). We've already helped over 5 million customers access $1.5 billion in credit, and we're just getting started.

Our Mission 🌍 We create financial inclusion for the traditionally excluded through a fair, flexible, customer-centric financing model. We strive to drive greater inclusion of women, youth, and low-income communities.

Our Impact 💚 Our technology has created measurable change:

• Connected 📱: 1.7 million first-time mobile internet users connected

• Prosperous 💰: 62% of customers use M-KOPA smartphones for income generation, with 30,000+ livelihoods created for agents

• Green 🌱: 2.1 million tonnes of CO2 avoided through clean energy products, with over 100,000 circular economy products provided

Join us in building the future of financial inclusion - where your strategic thinking creates opportunities for millions.

Ready to shape Africa's digital economy? Apply now and let's talk about how you can drive our next phase of growth.

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 5 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.

Important Notice
M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships. 

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date.