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Head of Brand Design and Creative

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Head of Brand Design and Creative

Wave Mobile Money

USA (Remote)

In-houseFull-timeSenior level10+ years exp.
1 month ago
Wave Mobile Money logo
Wave Mobile Money

Head of Brand Design and Creative

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own brand design strategy and scalable systems across markets while leading a global creative team and aligning output with cross-functional priorities.

  • Lead global brand governance and scalable systems to ensure consistency and local adaptability.
  • Own people leadership for brand designers and creative leads, building career paths and setting performance standards.
  • Shape collaboration with Marketing, Growth, and Product to translate strategy into executable creative work across regions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead Wave’s brand design strategy, ensuring it supports business objectives across all markets
  • Conceive and implement scalable brand systems, guidelines, approval processes and quality standards to ensure consistency and local adaptability
  • Build, structure, and lead a global team of brand designers and creative leads
  • Establish clear creative processes, intake systems, prioritisation frameworks, and review cadences to improve efficiency and quality
  • Partner closely with Marketing, Growth, Product and leadership to align creative output with strategic priorities
  • Lead and facilitate high-level creative direction sessions and provide clear, actionable feedback that elevates the team’s work
  • Collaborate and optimize relationship with external agencies, production partners, and vendors
  • Set performance standards, mentor team members, and build career development paths

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in brand design or creative leadership roles
  • Experience leading and scaling creative teams in high-growth environments
  • Proven ability to design and implement scalable creative systems and governance frameworks
  • Experience operating across multiple markets or regions
  • Strong strategic thinking paired with high creative standards
  • Experience managing agencies and external partners
  • Hold a BSc/BA in advertising, fine art, design, or a relevant field
  • You will be occasionally be required to travel to our operating markets
  • Fluent in English (French is a strong advantage)

Preferred

  • Fluent in English (French is a strong advantage)
  • Have successfully built and scaled creative or brand teams in high-growth, multi-market environments
  • Demonstrate strong organisational leadership, with the ability to implement structured processes and operating models
  • Have a proven track record of translating brand strategy into scalable systems and consistent execution
  • Are experienced in cross-functional leadership and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Bring experience managing external agencies and complex production workflows
  • Have strong business acumen and understand how brand contributes to growth, trust, and customer adoption
  • Combine high creative standards with operational rigor and accountability

Benefits

  • Subsidised health insurance for you and your dependents, and retirement contributions (both vary from country to country)
  • 6 months of fully paid parental leave and subsidised fertility assistance
  • Unlimited vacation with a 20-day minimum requirement
  • $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
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Wave Mobile Money

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We're making Africa the first cashless continent.In 2017, nearly 60% of adults 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.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 November 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. In 2019, we expanded to Cote D'Ivoire. Now, we have millions of users and are growing fast. Our goal is to drive financial inclusion and make Africa the first cashless continent.

Founded in 2017
Arrondissement de Mbadakhoune, Kaolack Region, SEN
4.9K employees (99 in marketing)
www.wave.com
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
503.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31%
Direct
50.4%
Referral
15.6%
Social
2.3%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
99 (2% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$438.7M
Last Raise
$137M
Debt Financing, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Debt Financing • $137M
  • Jul 2022
    Debt Financing • $91.7M
  • Jan 2022
    Series Unknown • $10M

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