Head of Marketing
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company providing affordable mobile money services across Africa. Its offerings include money transfers, deposits and withdrawals, bill payments, airtime purchases, merchant payments, collections, bulk payments, and checkout APIs.
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About Wave Mobile Money Inc.
Wave Mobile Money builds and operates a mobile financial network intended to help make Africa the first cashless continent. Its consumer services enable users to deposit and withdraw money, send funds, pay bills, buy airtime, and access customer support through mobile applications and agents. Wave Business provides bulk payments, in-person merchant payments, cash collection tools, a business portal, and checkout APIs. The company serves consumers, agents, merchants, businesses, and other clients across multiple African countries.
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About the Role
You will own the local marketing strategy, aligning it with business growth targets, market expansion priorities, and brand ambition. You'll serve as the strategic marketing partner to the General Manager and functional leads across Operations, Sales, Support, and Product. You'll lead marketing planning, including budget, resource allocation, and ROI accountability, while working closely with the group marketing team to align growth, product, and brand strategies for your market with the global direction. You will lead and supervise full-funnel campaigns for Mali across ATL, BTL, and Social Media, and create clear, actionable processes and documentation to guide cross-functional teams through successful project delivery. You'll also lead market intelligence efforts, including consumer insights, market analysis, brand health, and channel performance.
Requirements
- Degree in relevant fields (marketing, communication, sales, business development, management)
- At least 12 years of marketing experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles with team management and budget ownership
- Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-channel marketing strategies with measurable commercial impact
- Experience managing significant marketing budgets and demonstrating strong ROI discipline
- Fluent in French, English
Responsibilities
- Own the local marketing strategy, aligned with business growth targets, market expansion priorities, and brand ambition
- Serve as the strategic marketing partner to the General Manager and functional leads (Operations, Sales, Support, Product)
- Lead marketing planning, including budget, resource allocation, and ROI accountability
- Work closely with the group marketing team to align growth, product, and brand strategies for your market with global direction
- Lead and supervise full-funnel campaigns for Mali across ATL, BTL, and Social Media
- Create clear and actionable processes and documentation that can guide cross-functional teams in successful project delivery, from ideation to deployment
- Lead market intelligence efforts (consumer insights, market analysis, brand health, channel performance)
Benefits
- Generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents
- Generous parental leave policies (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers)
- Subsidized childcare when you return to work
- Subsidized gym memberships and fitness classes
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food and a beautiful office space
