Commercial Manager driving Kuunda’s commercial expansion across Africa by leading business development and structuring partnerships. Engaging with banks and fintechs to strengthen embedded finance solutions.
Responsibilities
Drive Kuunda’s commercial expansion across Africa by leading strategic business development and managing contractual workflows.
Own the end-to-end commercial negotiation & contracting journey with strategic partners, involving a strong working knowledge of complex contract execution.
Lead creation and review of legal and commercial documentation including NDAs, SLAs, due diligence packs, and partnership agreements.
Identify and resolve contractual and commercial bottlenecks related to pricing, SLAs, risk allocation, funding structures, and operational scope.
Lead the identification and development of new commercial opportunities with banks, MNOs/MMOs, fintechs, and platforms.
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to assess feasibility, shape partnership models, and develop commercially sound structures.
Lead the preparation and delivery of commercial proposals, business cases, and partnership presentations.
Requirements
Strong experience in commercial partnerships, business development, or strategic alliances within financial services, fintech, digital lending, or embedded finance.
Demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements involving balance sheet providers (Commercial banks, MFIs and NBFIs), MNOs, fintechs, or platform partners.
Experience working across multiple African markets and navigating diverse regulatory and ecosystem environments.
Ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (product, data, tech, finance, risk, compliance) to move opportunities from concept to execution-ready stage.
Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to build business cases and align partnership structures with product and risk realities.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging senior external partners.
Ability to travel to other markets (30%-50%) each month.
Experience engaging with donors, DFIs, or catalytic capital providers in support of financial inclusion or digital finance initiatives.
Fluency in French (spoken and written) and/or Arabic (spoken), particularly for engagement in Francophone African and MENAP markets.
Benefits
Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.
Professional development and career growth opportunities.
Flexible work arrangements and an inclusive culture.
An exciting environment at the forefront of fintech innovation.
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