Senior Marketing Manager
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 own market intelligence, consumer insights, sponsorships, and brand partnerships in Côte d’Ivoire. You lead research initiatives, synthesize data into recommendations, manage research suppliers, negotiate sponsorships, measure partnership impact, and coordinate cross-functional marketing initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Marketing, Business, Statistics, Economics, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant marketing experience spanning analytical and strategic work
- Strong data and analytical skills
- Experience designing and managing market research initiatives
- Experience managing sponsorship or brand partnership portfolios
- Understanding of ATL and BTL sponsorship value
- Ability to work cross-functionally with global and local teams
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong communication and storytelling skills
- Experience working with external agencies and research suppliers
- Fluency in French and English
Responsibilities
- Own the market intelligence agenda for Côte d’Ivoire
- Design and manage consumer research initiatives
- Synthesize data into structured marketing recommendations
- Track consumer trends, market shifts, and business dynamics
- Extract and analyze marketing data using BI tools and dashboards
- Write research briefs and manage external research suppliers
- Develop and execute the Côte d’Ivoire sponsorship strategy
- Identify sponsorship properties and lead negotiations and contract management
- Maximize sponsorship visibility and on-ground activation
- Build and manage brand partnership portfolios
- Track sponsorship and partnership performance and ROI
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and ensure timely execution
Benefits
- Health insurance for the employee and dependents
- 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers
- 4 weeks of parental leave for fathers
- Subsidized childcare
- Gym memberships and fitness classes
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food
