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...
Wave is now the largest financial institution in Senegal, with over 7 million users. And we're still in the early days of our product roadmap and potential impact on people's everyday lives.
We are going through an extremely exciting period of growth in the Customer Support team and are looking for a Support Group Lead to join our thrilling journey ahead. Someone who is bordering on obsessive about offering a world-class customer experience and who puts our customers at the heart of everything they do.
As Support Group lead, you will manage and lead a team of customer support representatives. You will set goals and targets for your team, monitor team performance, and ensure that the team provides excellent customer service and addresses customer issues promptly and efficiently.
In this role, you'll:
- Manage the customer support day-to-day functions of your team.
- Respond and escalate customer support issues.
- Implement customer support processes to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Formulate and revise customer support policies and promote their implementation.
- Inform the team of all new information related to products, procedures, and trends.
- Assess support statistics and prepare detailed reports on the findings.
- Delivering performance evaluations and following the disciplinary process according to company policy.
- Have 1-on-1s every month with the customer support representatives assigned to you.
- Report relevant information to the support team leads for the excellent functioning of the service.
- Assess Support representatives monthly.
- Listen to phone calls and improve quality.
- Location: Senegal.
- Work authorization in Senegal 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 generous parental leave policies (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers) and subsidized childcare when you return to work.
- We help you live your fullest life now! We subsidize gym memberships and fitness classes.
- Airtime reimbursement.
- Free food and a beautiful office space.
- Fluency in French and English.
- 2 + years of experience as a Customer Service Manager or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communication, or a related discipline.
- Show determination and flexibility, willing to go above and beyond, even working flexible hours.
- Think strategically and can lead effectively.
- Value clear communication and proactive coordination.
- Pay meticulous attention to detail and strive for excellence.
- Prioritize client satisfaction and excel in interpersonal communication.
- Possess diplomacy and adept communication skills.
- Embrace teamwork and collaboration.
- Are available daily, including week-ends if needed.
- Bring significant experience in managing large support teams.
- 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.
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
