Senior Technical Recruiter

How you'll help us achieve it

Wave is now the largest financial institution in Senegal, with over 7 million users, and, we’re still in the early days of our product roadmap and potential impact on people’s everyday lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Wave’s growing talent team and make a real impact in shaping our technical hiring strategy.

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will play a key role in attracting and hiring top technical talent across Engineering, Product, Data, and Design while contributing to a mission-driven company that’s scaling organically. You’ll collaborate closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to develop and execute hiring strategies that build high-performing teams.

If you’re passionate about technical recruiting and eager to influence hiring at a global level, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you'll;

• Own the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates for a variety of technical roles.
• Develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies to build strong pipelines of technical talent through online channels, networking, and events.
• Partner with hiring managers, including senior leadership, to deeply understand their teams’ needs and act as a trusted advisor on hiring strategies and best practices.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience by maintaining clear and timely communication throughout the hiring process.
• Conduct thorough interviews to assess technical skills, cultural alignment, and long-term fit within the organization.
• Track and analyze key recruiting metrics (e.g., conversion rates, passthrough rates, time-to-hire, offer acceptance rates) to optimize hiring processes and reporting continuously.
• Maintain clean, consistent, and accurate data in our ATS (Greenhouse) to support a data-driven recruiting approach.
• Drive diversity hiring initiatives, ensuring fair and inclusive recruiting practices that result in a diverse talent pipeline.
• Support interviewer training, hiring process improvements, and documentation to enhance the overall recruitment function.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience owning recruitment processes end-to-end.
• 4+ years of in-house recruiting experience with a strong focus on engineering, product, data science, and design hiring.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience partnering closely with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• Analytical mindset with experience using recruiting metrics and data to inform hiring strategies.
• Experience negotiating complex offers, and closing candidates.
• Proficiency in modern Applicant Tracking Systems (preferably Greenhouse) like Ashby, or Lever.

You might be a good fit if you

• Are highly adaptable and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Have a passion for optimizing recruiting processes, continuously improving workflows, and delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
• Use data and analytics to drive decisions and refine hiring strategies.
• Are inspired by Wave’s vision of financial inclusion in Africa.
• Enjoy networking, building strong relationships, and engaging with diverse talent communities.
• Have a natural ability to navigate complex relationships with professionalism and confidence.
• Are tech-savvy and leverage automation tools to streamline processes.
• Embrace challenges, think creatively, and develop innovative solutions tailored to each hiring need.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in the recruitment process and propose solutions.
• Possess excellent negotiation skills and can compellingly advocate for both candidates and the company.
• Excel at managing ambiguous projects with autonomy, taking initiative, and driving results without requiring extensive oversight.