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Job Overview
Location
London
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Engineering
Date Posted
May 3, 2026
Full Job Description
📋 Description
- • Lead the newly formed AI Operations team at M-KOPA to design, ship, and scale automations and AI agents that improve internal operations and support financial inclusion across Africa.
- • Own delivery and development of two AI Ops Engineers, prioritize cross-team requests, and build measurable automations using agentic frameworks and enterprise tooling.
- • Join a mission-driven fintech recognized by TIME 100 and Financial Times as a global leader, scaling AI tooling for 2,500+ employees across Africa, the UK, and Europe.
- • Shape a new function from the ground up — prove impact, grow the team, and integrate AI into internal workflows and customer-facing products with a product-focused, hands-on approach.
🎯 Requirements
- • Hands-on experience building automations using scripting, workflow tools, or AI-assisted development
- • Hands-on experience building agents using agentic frameworks such as LangChain, MCP, or Google ADK
- • Background in enterprise tooling including identity automation (Entra), rapid prototyping (Vercel/Railway), or internal platforms
- • People leadership experience leading or mentoring engineers and owning team delivery and development
🏖️ Benefits
- • Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones
- • Professional development programmes and coaching partnerships
- • Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
- • Well-being support and career growth opportunities
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About M-KOPA Holdings Limited
M-KOPA Holdings Limited provides asset-financing and digital financial services across Africa, enabling underbanked customers to acquire smartphones, solar home systems, and productive-use assets through flexible pay-as-you-go installments. The company combines IoT-enabled hardware, mobile payments, and proprietary credit algorithms to offer affordable, unsecured loans while building credit histories for millions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, M-KOPA operates in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, serving over 3 million customers and disbursing more than $1 billion in cumulative credit.
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