Job Type: Full Time | Remote
Salary: Negotiable
Head Office: Kenya & Nigeria
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in finance and/or financial leadership in high-growth technology companies
- At least 2 years of immersion in crypto/blockchain companies, which have resulted in a fluent understanding of blockchain technology and digital assets
- Masters degree or comparable educational achievement
- Proven success in fundraising and/or investing in emerging market high-growth technology startups
- Experience guiding technology companies through multiple fundraising rounds
- Deep expertise in setting up, developing, and optimising the corporate finance function of a growing technology company
- Exceptionally conversant in the financial aspect of both retail FinTech operations and institutional OTC desks
- Demonstrated ability to structure and lead a multifunctional finance team that covers corporate finance, fundraising, institutional and retail revenue, and other related fronts
- Confident ability to participate and guide in leadership decisions at a senior executive/C-Suite level
- Significant early-stage equity and company Token package
- Competitive base salary commensurate with global industry standards
- Negotiable full benefits package
- Act as the CEOs thought and execution partner for iteratively positioning the company on the best strategic footing for internal finance, fundraising, and revenue generation
- Define and guide our fundraising strategy while keeping in mind the changing state of the market, the companys performance, the companys dual equity/token structure, and the dynamic nature of the FinTech ecosystem in Africa and other developing markets
- Architect, optimise, and evolve the companys global corporate finance apparatus
- Serve as the custodian and gatekeeper for the companys capital, overseeing budgeting and spend decisions with ROI and financial sustainability as dual core objectives
- Strategize around and execute on the evolution of the Tokenthe internal utility token of the businesses ecosystemon its pre-sale, launch, listing, and in-market evolution
- Be the executive head of the companys multifunctional finance organisation
- Participate in and hold accountable the companys Executive Committee, which is the companys most senior leadership team that makes all decisions financial, operational, technological, and otherwise
I look forward to hearing from you!
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Black Pen Recruitment is a global recruitment agency that targets European, African and American Markets with headquarters based in Malta (Europe) and Cape Town (South Africa).