Customer Support Representative

Conakry, Guinea

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><h2>Our mission</h2> <p>We're making Africa the first cashless continent.</p> <p>In 2017, over half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash.</p> <p>We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. Now, we have millions of users across 9 countries and are growing fast.</p> <p>Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in...</p></div><h2>How you'll help us achieve it</h2> <p>Do you have experience working in customer service or a related field? Are you passionate about delivering excellent customer service?  We’re looking for a Customer Support Representative based in Conakry to join our global team and help us deliver the best possible experience to our customers.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this role, you'll: </span></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, providing them with world-class service and support.</li> <li>Be responsible for handling customer inquiries and complaints, and work closely with other departments to ensure that customer needs are being met.</li> <li>Handle customer inquiries and complaints professionally and courteously, escalating issues as necessary.</li> <li>Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Wave products.</li> <li>Use active listening to understand customer needs and provide solutions that address them.</li> <li>Participate in team meetings and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Key details</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Location: Conakry.</li> <li>Contract Type: CDD, 6 months.</li> <li>Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula.</li> <li>We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents.</li> <li>We support working parents - we offer generous parental leave policies (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers) and subsidized child care when you return to work.</li> <li>We help you live your fullest life now! We subsidize gym memberships and fitness classes.</li> <li>Airtime reimbursement.</li> <li>Free food and a beautiful office space.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>

Requirements</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Fluency in French, Fulani, Malinké and Soussou.</li> <li>2 years of experience in a comparable position (Call center, Customer Service).</li> <li>Being able to work with flexible schedules.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>You might be a good fit if you</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Demonstrate tenacity and a willingness to go the distance to get something done.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have a strong sense of responsibility and an excellent ability to take initiative.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching when it comes to coordination.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are excessively detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are client-oriented and have strong interpersonal skills.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are a diplomatic speaker.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have a teamwork spirit.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience in Customer Service (Mobile wallet or Customer Service Company) or management skills as an added value.</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>Our team</h2> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon plus remote team members spread across the world.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We raised the largest Series A in Africa in 2021. Our world-class investors, include Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and Partech Africa.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We are on<a class="c-link c-link--underline" href="https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/revenue" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/revenue" data-sk="tooltip_parent"> Y Combinator's top companies by revenue</a>.</li> </ul> <h2>How to apply</h2> <p>Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and

the role.</p> <p>We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to

the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.</p> <p>Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</p></div>

About Wave Mobile Money

Wave Mobile Money provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money. Wave Mobile Money is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where less than 10% of the population has a bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere! It is building life-changing financial infrastructure. When mobile money succeeded in Kenya, it lifted about a million people out of poverty. And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer, or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families. Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.

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Location

Conakry, Guinea

Company

NameWave Mobile Money
IndustryApplication Software
Team Size5

Funding

Total raised

$542M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

SSequoia Heritage
Founders Fund
SStripe
Ribbit Capital
PPartech

Founders

Drew Durbin

Drew Durbin

Co-Founder & CEO

LinkedIn
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Lincoln Quirk

Co-Founder

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