Job Vacancies at Korapay

Description

• As the Executive Assistant to our CEO, you will provide high-level administrative support in a one-on-one working relationship.
• We are looking for someone who is creative and has the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations with strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities.
• Our ideal candidate should have the ability to work independently on projects, from conception to completion, and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion.
• We expect that you will have great people management skills as your role involves working with a lot of stakeholders both internally and externally.
• We’re looking for an EA who can be flexible, proactive, and resourceful - even in the face of a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. You thrive in navigating ambiguity, handling high-priority topics, and have a passion for being the glue that holds the team together.

About the Job
What you will be expected to do at Kora:

Executive Support:

• Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks for the CEO including: managing an extremely active calendar of appointments; composing and preparing correspondence that is sometimes confidential; arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; and compiling documents for travel-related meetings.
• Plans, coordinates and ensures the CEO's schedule is followed and respected. Acts as a "gatekeeper" and "gateway", creating win-win situations for direct access to the CEO's time.
• Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the CEO’s office and internal departments; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support with Senior Management.
• Works closely and effectively with the CEO to keep him well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately. Acts as a "barometer," having a sense for the issues taking place in the environment and keeping the CEO updated.
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters expeditiously, proactively, and follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Prepare Word, Excel, PowerPoint presentations, agendas, reports, special projects and other documents in support of objectives for the organization.
• Conserve the Executive's time by reading, researching, collecting and analyzing information as needed, in advance.

Administrative Support:

• Prepare and gather reports, memos, invoices letters, and document accordingly
• Maintain strong relationships with vendors and keep price data in order to get the best pricing on supplies and services
• Produce professional-quality reports, presentations and briefs
• Read and analyse incoming memos, submissions, and distribute them as needed
• Perform office duties which includes ordering supplies and managing a records database.
• Develop and carry out an efficient documentation
• Handle correspondence in and out of the CEO’s office and provide reports
• Handle other administrative and strategic functions that may be assigned.

Requirements
Here’s what we are looking for:

• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability in building and managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Strong track record in results and moving at a pace to meet the company's scaling needs.
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as good presentation skills.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Emotional maturity
• Business sense - has a strong business sense and can decipher priorities and make sound judgment calls when needed.
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• You are exceptionally driven and autonomous.
• Empathy, a collaborative spirit, a sense of humour and a positive attitude.
• You are an out-of-the-box thinker and think of new ways to disrupt the status quo.
• Finally, you bring positive energy, are comfortable with change and can manage your own workload effectively.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Sponsored and Tailored training
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Style
• Internet Allowance
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Pension Plan
• The opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team-building something great!

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Description

• We are looking for Senior Product Managers to join our growing Product Management team at Kora. We are currently hiring Senior Product Managers for our Pay-ins and Payouts products.
• As the Product Manager for Pay-ins, you’ll be responsible for optimizing the current payment methods we support and building new ways for our merchants to accept payments.
• As the Product Manager for Payouts, you’ll be responsible for optimizing and improving the current payout channel we support while building new channels in other countries we are expanding to.
• Product Managers at Kora own the end-to-end problem they are trying to solve with their team. As the Product Manager for either Payouts or Pay-ins, you will develop and execute the product strategy that enables seamless payment experiences for our users.
• This role is a unique opportunity to impact how global and local businesses accept payments from customers all over Africa.

Here’s what you’ll be Doing

• Strive to deeply understand user needs by conducting user research and identifying opportunities and pain points. And advocate for user needs through the cycle of building products.
• Define, document, and drive roadmaps, project plans, and precise product specifications that consistently deliver quality products for your customers.
• Work with a team of engineers and designers to discover solutions to customer pain points, and build and launch products for local and global businesses.
• Define and drive roadmaps, project plans, and precise product specifications that consistently deliver quality products.
• Ensure successful product launches by working cross-functionally with marketing, merchant success, sales, operations, legal, and compliance teams.

Requirements
What you’ll need:

• 4+ years of experience in product management, with demonstrated experience in successfully building and shipping impactful products
• Strong strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities
• You have a good understanding of how software is built and operated and experience in building technical software products
• Strong customer empathy and experience shaping product direction and execution based on customer needs
• Excellent ability to bring clarity and focus to complex and ambiguous situations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and lead teams - Product roles bring responsibility without direct authority. We’re looking for leaders who can motivate and earn the trust of stakeholders and teams with a collaborative approach.
• Curiosity and drive
• Great attention to detail and cares about building quality products
• Experience working with both qualitative customer insights and quantitative data to inform decisions. You’ve conducted user research, and a/b tests and have worked closely with product analysts.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Stock Options
• Sponsored and Tailored training
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Style
• Internet Allowance
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Pension Plan
• The opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team-building something great!

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Description

• We are looking for a Product Manager to join our growing Product Management team at Kora.
• Product Managers at Kora own the end-to-end problem they are trying to solve with their team. As a Product Manager at Kora, you will execute a product strategy that enables seamless payment experiences for our users.
• This role is a unique opportunity to impact how global and local businesses accept payments from customers all over Africa.

Responsibilities
Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Strive to deeply understand user needs by conducting user research and identifying opportunities and pain points. And advocate for user needs through the cycle of building products.
• Define, document, and drive roadmaps, project plans, and precise product specifications that consistently deliver quality products for your customers.
• Work with a team of engineers and designers to discover solutions to customer pain points, and build and launch products for local and global businesses.
• Define and drive roadmaps, project plans, and precise product specifications that consistently deliver quality products.
• Ensure successful product launches by working cross-functionally with marketing, merchant success, sales, operations, legal, and compliance teams

Requirements
What you’ll need:

• 2+ years of experience in product management, with demonstrated experience in successfully building and shipping impactful products
• You have a good understanding of how software is built and operated and experience in building technical software products
• Excellent ability to bring clarity and focus to complex and ambiguous situations
• Strong customer empathy and experience shaping product direction and execution based on customer needs
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and lead teams - Product roles bring responsibility without direct authority. We’re looking for leaders who can motivate and earn the trust of stakeholders and teams with a collaborative approach.
• Project Management skills - Previous experience seeing projects through from beginning to end and owning the entire process;
• Curiosity and drive
• Great attention to detail and cares about building quality products

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Sponsored and Tailored training
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Style
• Internet Allowance
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Pension Plan
• The opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team-building something great!

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About the Role

• The ideal candidate should have experience in SEM and is highly motivated to continue learning and growing in this field.

What You’ll Be Doing

• You will be reThe Performance Marketing Specialist is responsible for Kora’s media planning and buying across social, search and display platforms.
• You will plan and execute paid digital media campaigns as well as manage the optimization and reporting of the campaigns. When needed, you will plan traditional media buys as well.

In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you are essential to ensuring that integraquired to:

• Plan and execute Kora’s paid digital media campaigns as well as manage the optimization and reporting across all our digital touch points
• Manage Kora’s MarTech stack that helps connect our marketing activities to business growth
• Share insights from key tracking tools that will inform updates to our marketing strategy
• Create informative and high-converting always-on PPC ads.
• Manage the monthly budgets of different platforms, billing reconciliation and spend-pacing in adherence to allocations and desired return.
• Oversee growth in performance to meet Kora’s OKRs.
• Report on key performance indicators and lead-generation initiatives
• Map ad formats to advertising objectives.
• Explore new opportunities and experiments to drive business growth.
• Test new channels and trends to build credibility for Kora.
• Be active in the process of building marketing budget, recommendations and pitch decks.
• Ensure a data-led approach to all activity; creating clear tests and adapting strategies accordingly.

Requirements
You are qualified if you:

• Have 3+ years experience in performance marketing
• Are proficient in deriving insights from data, fluent in slicing/dicing data
• Are proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and Google Docs suite
• Have good knowledge and experience in retargeting/remarketing and general tag management
• Are proficient in the use of Google AdWords and Demand-side Platforms including Eskimi, Admaven, Taboola etc.
• Are proficient good Google tags manager, mixpanel and other relevant marketing reporting tools.
• Can leverage data, analytics and consumer trends to drive actionable insights and recommendations.
• You are goal-oriented and have excellent communication skills.
• You are curious, a strong team player and a problem solver.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Sponsored and Tailored training
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Style
• Internet Allowance
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Pension Plan
• The opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team-building something great!