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Vice President(VP), Engineering

6th May, 2024

Anywhere

Hybrid

Fulltime

About us

Wewire is here to revolutionize cross-border payments for businesses and we're doing things differently. We aim to empower businesses of all sizes with tailored and unlimited financial access. We have done this for over 1,500 businesses, processing over $1Bn for them. We are present in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, the UK, US, Canada and Dubai.

We have offices in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, the UK, US, Canada and Dubai.

About our Engineering Team

Complex problems, exceptional challenges, and a direct impact on the happiness of over 1500 businesses. This is Engineering at WeWire. Engineering is an integral part of our company - and we have big ambitions. There are many interesting challenges ahead, and you'd be able to work directly with anyone across the company. Some of us have worked in growth-stage companies; some have only ever worked in startups; others are former consultants. As long as you enjoy learning and building new things, we'd love to talk to you. As VP of Engineering at WeWire, you'll be at the forefront of deploying technology as a cornerstone of our success, leading the team to innovate and expand globally

Role Summary:

  • Direct leadership over the engineering team, with Senior Engineers as direct reports.
  • Devise and implement strategies to scale WeWire internationally.
  • Collaborate with C-Suite stakeholders and Leads to drive product development.
  • Champion customer-centric approaches to solving user needs and enhancing experiences.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
  • Employ data-driven decision-making to guide product direction and success metrics.
  • Manage planning and roadmaps to align with WeWire's broader business objectives.

You should apply if

  • You have experience leading Engineering teams (including experience managing Engineering Leaders, ideally at Director level).
  • You’ve got over a ten year track record of shipping successful, customer-centric digital products in both a business and consumer tech company
  • You have the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively to a wide range of audiences, and in a structured way.
  • You can clearly demonstrate the impact and success of your previous work and your team’s work in line with business objectives.
  • You can systematically break down and then solve complex problems (for customers and the business).
  • You’re comfortable using data to ground your thinking in analysis, can identify key metrics and their drivers and evaluate the success of your work.
  • You make good decisions in complex situations where there’s often no “right answer”.
  • You can work effectively with a diverse range of people and working styles to get stuff done, and are able to thoughtfully and constructively challenge and influence the people you work with.
  • You're able to quickly build trust and enable your teams to be high performing.
  • You are passionate about delivering end-to-end initiatives across the stack and have experience in Typescript, React and NestJS.
  • You have practical experience and in depth knowledge of AWS services is a plus.
  • You're very good at unit and integration testing.
  • You know and care about sound engineering practices like continuous delivery, defensive programming, and automated testing.
  • You have a product mindset: you care about customer outcomes and you want to make data-informed decisions.
  • You enjoy learning quickly and working closely with your product team to bring value to your customers and partners.
  • You're comfortable working in a team that deals with ambiguity.
  • You think you’d enjoy the kind of work we are doing at WeWire.

Our global benefits:

  • Flexible public holidays, get days off to celebrate your birthday and swap days off according to your values and beliefs
  • Competitive salary, we tailor our compensation for the best because our people are our greatest asset
  • Premium healthcare plan, giving you the best because we care
  • Employee pension
  • ⏰ We offer hybrid yet flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.

The interview process:

All interview stages are virtual. Our process typically involves three main stages

  • Initial Call - video call via Google Meet or physical (30 mins)
  • Take-home Task - to complete in your own time (within 48 hours)
  • Role Specific & Values Interview - video call via Google Meet (x2 60 mins)

Our average process takes around 2-3 weeks but we will always work around your availability.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.