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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Francophone Africa - **Company:** LemFi - **Location:** Eu, France (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Tools, Large Language Models - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://fr.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=91fa2b9ae6b3cae2 ## About the Role * Professional fluency in French and English - written and spoken; you can run a board meeting in either language. * Proven P&L ownership in a fintech, payments, or remittance business - you have hit take-rate, margin, and revenue targets and can show the numbers. * Track record leading and scaling commercial or growth teams across multiple countries, ideally in a high-growth, distributed environment. * Deep knowledge of Francophone African markets - Sub-Saharan and North Africa - including the regulatory, cultural, and competitive dynamics that actually matter. * Demonstrated success building commercial partnerships, including payout networks, cash pick-up infrastructure, or comparable fintech distribution channels. * Strong analytical instincts - you set strategy from data, not instinct, and you can translate complex performance signals into decisive action. * Willingness and ability to travel across the region and Europe regularly as the business demands. Nice to have * Experience launching new markets or products from zero in Francophone Africa (North Africa a particular plus). * Existing relationships with payout partners, regulators, or banking counterparts across the region. * Familiarity with using AI tools (e.g. LLMs, data copilots) to accelerate commercial analysis, market research, or operational workflows. ## Description LemFi moves money for Francophone diaspora communities across Sub-Saharan and North Africa - corridors that are high-stakes, fast-moving, and deeply underserved. As Head of Francophone Region, you will own the full commercial outcome for these markets: the P&L, the team, the partnerships, and the product launches that unlock the next phase of growth. You will report to the Head of Africa, lead a growth team distributed across Europe, and carry direct accountability for take-rate, revenue, and margin targets across two distinct sub-regions. This is not a strategy-only role. You will set the regional direction and then get into the detail - pricing corridors, signing payout partners, launching cash pick-up in North Africa, deepening penetration in established Sub-Saharan markets. You will be the internal voice of the Francophone region, shaping product roadmaps and go-to-market decisions, and the external face of LemFi to partners and regulators. If you want ownership, complexity, and a seat at a table that genuinely matters, this is it. What you'll build & own * Own the Francophone region P&L end-to-end - revenue, take rate, margin - and make the calls needed to hit targets, including pricing, resource allocation, and partner decisions. * Lead and scale the regional growth team across Europe: set goals, build a high-performance culture, hire great people, and cut loose anything holding the region back. * Launch new products across North Africa - starting with cash pick-up - from market entry through to real adoption, working hand-in-hand with Product and Operations. * Scale existing products across Sub-Saharan Francophone corridors: deepen penetration, improve retention, and turn insight into commercial action. * Set and oversee the partnership strategy - payout partners, banks, agent networks, fintechs - ensuring every relationship delivers network coverage, commercial value, and compliance. * Drive user acquisition and activation across online and offline channels, ensuring growth and marketing strategies land with Francophone diaspora and in-market audiences. * Use data and AI tools to model performance, sharpen forecasts, and bring the region's voice clearly into product, pricing, and go-to-market decisions across the wider business. ## Related Videos - [Creating Industry ready solutions with LLM Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/899-creating-industry-ready-solutions-with-llm-models) - [ Secure Code Superstars: Empowering Developers and Surpassing Security Challenges Together](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/422-secure-code-superstars-empowering-developers-and-surpassing-security-challenges-together) - [Local Candidates vs International Talent - Building the Very Best Dev Team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1067-local-candidates-vs-international-talent-building-the-very-best-dev-team) - [Lies, Damned Lies and Large Language Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1231-lies-damned-lies-and-large-language-models) - [Old tools, new tricks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1916-old-tools-new-tricks) - [AI in Africa: How can we bounce back?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1251-ai-in-africa-how-can-we-bounce-back) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies to Work For in France: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/189-best-companies-to-work-for-in-france-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Average Salary in France](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/269-average-salary-in-france) - [Best Companies to Work For in Paris: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/190-best-companies-to-work-for-in-paris-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Guide for Expats Living in France](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/305-guide-for-expats-living-in-france)