Partnerships, Licensing & Expansion Manager
Nairobi, Kenya
First department hire. Reported to COO. Series A, $40M. YC W19 Batch.• Built and managed a team of 4 to oversee 50+ Partners (Bank, FX, BAAS, Aggregators, Compliance, Telco) across 9 African countries, EEA, UK and USA • Owned the PSP licensing roadmap building deep ties with Central Banks and legal partners. 3 new PSP licenses obtained in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania• Launched new markets (Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon) and products (Paybill service in East Africa)•Managed Partners onboarding cycle end-to-end, commercial negotiations & operational optimizations (API integrations, DD, Pricing, Contract Management processes)