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Head of Francophone Africa

RightCard Payments Limited

Job Overview

Location

European Union

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As Head of Francophone Africa at LemFi, you will own the full commercial outcome for Francophone diaspora markets across Sub-Saharan and North Africa, driving P&L, team performance, partnerships, and product launches to unlock the next phase of growth for a fintech processing over $1B in monthly transactions.
• You will set regional strategy and execute day-to-day: pricing corridors, signing payout partners, launching cash pick-up in North Africa, deepening market penetration, leading a distributed growth team across Europe, and using data and AI tools to inform decisions.
• LemFi is a Series B fintech building a financial ecosystem for the Global South, serving millions of users with multi-currency accounts, payments, credit, and remittances, backed by a team of 400+ across 20+ countries.
• You will achieve ownership of a high-impact region, shape product and go-to-market strategy, build high-performing teams, and directly contribute to financial inclusion for underserved immigrant communities while reporting to the Head of Africa.

🎯 Requirements

• Professional fluency in French and English, written and spoken, with ability to run board meetings in either language.
• Proven P&L ownership in fintech, payments, or remittance business, with demonstrated success hitting take-rate, margin, and revenue targets.
• Track record leading and scaling commercial or growth teams across multiple countries in high-growth, distributed environments.
• Deep knowledge of Francophone African markets (Sub-Saharan and North Africa), including regulatory, cultural, and competitive dynamics.
• Demonstrated success building commercial partnerships, including payout networks, cash pick-up infrastructure, or comparable fintech distribution channels.
• Strong analytical instincts — ability to set strategy from data and translate performance signals into decisive action.

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to make meaningful impact by putting money back in families’ pockets and expanding financial access for excluded communities.
• High autonomy and ownership in a fast-growing Series B fintech with global reach and mission-driven culture.
• Leadership role with direct influence on product roadmap, go-to-market strategy, and regional P&L.
• Work with a diverse, international team of 400+ across 20+ countries.
• Access to cutting-edge tools including AI and data platforms to accelerate commercial analysis and decision-making.

Skills & Technologies

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About RightCard Payments Limited

RightCard Payments Limited operates Lemfi, a digital remittance platform enabling immigrants in the UK, Europe, Canada and the US to send money to Africa, Asia and Latin America quickly and at low cost through mobile apps and local payout networks.

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