Job Openings at Branch International

Job Overview

• Branch is hiring a People Operations Manager to join its phenomenal team in Nigeria.
• We are looking for a passionate and self-driven individual who loves contributing to multiple pillars of People Operations, excels at building and improving processes, and wants to make an impact on employee experience. In this role, you will lead all things related to People & Culture for Branch in Nigeria, working closely with Nigeria’s Managing Director and Branch’s Chief People Officer, as well as leading the People Operations team to deliver programs and initiatives that will help Branch continue to build a world-class team and drive employee experience in Nigeria.
• You will be part of a global People Operations team supporting culture and people practices at Branch as well as business growth, with a key focus on hiring, employee engagement and retention, performance management, learning & development, and more! Communicating with precision, developing trust, and leading with integrity is critical to success, as is the ability to navigate multiple priorities with attention to detail and a service-oriented approach. This role will report to the Managing Director for Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead and drive the people strategy in synergy with business strategy, including budgeting and planning, execution, and analysis.
• Lead and manage all aspects of HR operations, including payroll, benefits administration, compliance, and onboarding processes to ensure seamless employee experience.
• Manage the people operations team, while setting goals and delivering efficient, high-quality solutions and services with respect to: recruitment, onboarding, performance management, learning & development, and employee engagement
• Serve as a culture champion for Branch, including designing and implementing employee engagement initiatives, building talent development strategies, and elevating Branch’s values in the Nigeria office
• Manage performance review cycles, including goal-setting frameworks, feedback mechanisms, and professional development plans to drive employee growth and accountability.
• Partner with hiring managers and the global People Operations team to drive our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations as required by regulatory authorities.
• Work closely with managers as a strategic advisor to address employee issues proactively
• Coordinate with the global People Operations team to create and produce programming and policies that make Branch the best place to work.
• Build and promote the employer brand to attract and retain great talent.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a seasoned HR professional, with at least two years spent managing a team.
• Has led HR/People Operations for a small- to mid-sized startup.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator who listens first and seeks to understand
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and curious.
• Comfortable working with global teams and able to apply local context to global practices
• Autonomous, proactive, and comfortable owning a project from start to finish
• Highly entrepreneurial, scrappy, and able to wear several hats
• Intermediate Microsoft Office and analytical skills
• Highly collaborative, with excellent stakeholder management skills & experience.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

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Job Overview

• The Senior Associate, Finance and Accounting will work with the Head of Finance for Nigeria. 
• This will be a role that will involve accounting, reporting as well as ensuring adherence to internal controls and statutory compliance. 
• The Senior Associate, Finance and Accounting should also be someone with an interest in FP&A who is willing to learn how to work with growth models, analyse financial statements, forecast and budget.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting functions including, but not limited to, verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions with a good understanding of GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports with accompanying schedules, verify the accuracy of all statements and maintain the integrity of balance sheet balances and inflow/outflow systems.
• Maintain all general ledgers and related accounts with proper documentation and records of all transactions; review entries to the general ledger to ensure accuracy and compliance with the company’s and established accounting principles.
• Assist with setting up accounting books and procedures for new countries as the business expands.
• Ensure statutory reports such as CBN-related reports and other regulatory reports are prepared and filed on time.
• Coordinate annual external audits and prepare assigned schedules for the yearly & interim audits.

Qualifications

• A finance-related degree, with ICAN/ACCA as an added advantage.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably  working in the financial service industry
• Experience working with accounting software (Netsuite, QuickBooks, Oracle)
• Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of tools like SQL and Power BI is an advantage.
• Self-motivated, results-focused and creative
• Methodical approach and problem-solving skills
• Able to work with tight deadlines and in a startup environment.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

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Job Overview

• Working with the Head of Legal and Compliance, the Legal and Compliance Senior Associate will be responsible for general legal advisory functions, advising on regulatory obligations across the organisation, liaising with regulators and stakeholders and proactively troubleshooting for lapses and areas of improvement in our processes and compliance levels. 
• An ideal candidate must have a sound knowledge of the applicable laws and regulations, understand the regulatory regime for fintechs and also be a worthy champion of our compliance culture. 

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and advise on contracts and documents of the Company’s business and operations.
• Provide analysis on legal and policy issues.
• Maintain regulatory position by:
  • Liaising with regulators;
  • Coordinating/rendering returns and filings
  • Coordinating audits and implementation of any audit findings.
• Support functional business leads on compliance matters.
• Coordinate processes, procedures, policies, and training in accordance with regulatory obligations and international best practices.
• Prepare evaluation reports on compliance to the management on a monthly basis.
• Maintain up-to-date records of regulatory changes and notifiable events relating to internal policies and procedures, Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing, Customer Due Diligence, Consumer Protection, Complaints Management, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, etc. 

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years working years experience with a minimum of 12 months in the Financial Services Industry/Fintech Space. 
• LLB Degree
• CAMS or any other relevant qualification is an added advantage.
• You are highly entrepreneurial.
• You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• You’ve started and/or contributed to projects you’re passionate about.
• You are a great collaborator. You know that startups are a team sport.
• You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions.
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company, working with teammates from all over the world.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the entire lifecycle of development for one area of the Branch product.
• This encompasses everything from researching new features and creating detailed specs to triaging bugs to managing the team’s workflow to shipping deliverables on time.
• Work closely with our engineering and operational teams to triage bugs and set high-level quarterly milestones.
• Draw insights from user research, experiments, and industry trends to set the team strategy and prioritize projects that sustainably grow our customer base and drive the adoption of new products.
• Set ambitious goals for yourself and our team. Manage workflow to ship deliverables on time.
• Evaluate, initiate, and manage partnerships with third-party vendors to help Branch achieve our product roadmap.
• Work closely with the engineering, design, marketing, and analytics teams across our global offices to grow our customer base through conversion rate optimization, retention, and re-engagement initiatives.

 Qualifications

• You have 3+ years of experience in product management with demonstrated ability to lead technical teams. Prior experience with a high-growth consumer software product or in a growth-focused role is a plus.
• You have demonstrated the ability to manage projects, bring clarity to ambiguous questions, and chart a path forward.
• You have proven intuition and skills for designing world-class customer experiences through well-honed user research techniques and mock-ups.
• You have top-notch analytical abilities including some familiarity with SQL. 
• You measure initiatives quantitatively, and you draw actionable insights to guide decisions.
• You are creative and have a track record of testing and launching new ideas.
• You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions. You are a great collaborator and teacher. Effective written communication skills and the ability to work with remote teams are essential.
• You are eager to learn new skills, solve complex problems, and work closely with diverse teams, including Design and Engineering. 
• You are resourceful. You know how to do more with less, and you’ve worked on lean teams that have had a large impact. You are not afraid of big challenges, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend systems and APIs that support high-traffic workloads.
• Build and maintain developer platforms, frameworks, and tooling to enhance productivity and system efficiency.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and observability in distributed systems by implementing best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to create efficient service architectures and improve system reliability.
• Work on database scalability and optimization, ensuring data consistency and performance for high-volume applications.
• Implement asynchronous processing, caching strategies, and event-driven architectures to improve system efficiency.
• Define and enforce coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to improve software quality and delivery speed.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimizing query execution, load balancing, and resource utilization.
• Document technical architectures, best practices, and engineering processes to drive knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure to enhance platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• You have strong experience (3+ years) of building backend software for web-based or mobile products.
• You have strong knowledge of software development fundamentals, including relevant background in computer science fundamentals, distributed systems, data storage, and agile development methodologies.
• You are pragmatic and combine a strong understanding of technology and product needs to arrive at the best solution for a given problem.
• You are highly entrepreneurial and thrive in taking ownership of your own impact. You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• You are an excellent collaborator & communicator. You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, aren’t afraid to speak your mind and always try to ask the right questions. 
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company, working with teammates from all over the world.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.