wavemm1

People Partner

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At a Glance

Location
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; Bamako, Mali; Banjul, The Gambia; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Experience
5–8 years
Posted
2026-04-15T10:41:26-04:00

Requirements

5-8 years of experience in Recruiting, Learning & Development, Talent management, or HRBP in a high-growth environment

A degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or equivalent.

French and English proficiency.

Demonstrated background in talent and leadership management, as well as a proven ability to attract and retain outstanding talent and motivate high-performing teams.

Hands-on operational experience in managing employee relations.

Ability to work with a variety of organizational leaders, to build consensus around HR strategy and tactics.

Compensation & Benefits

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.

Team

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

About the Company

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...

How you'll help us achieve it

We are seeking a Strategic People Partner who combines curiosity, strategic thinking, and hands-on HR delivery. This Partner will help us shape our people's experience, talent initiatives, and ultimately own an org/s as a trusted People Partner.