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**CEO | Digital Lending / FinTech | South Africa (On-site)
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Launching a digital-first lending business in South Africa from scratch. Backed by an international team with proven experience, secured funding, and a ready operating model. Seeking a CEO to take full ownership and establish the company as a market leader (20+ million potential borrowers).

What you'll do:
• Build the company from the ground up: strategy, processes, hiring the top management team
• Manage full P&L and drive business profitability
• Launch licensing (NCR/NCA) and establish regulatory relations
• Build underwriting, credit risk, scoring, and collections processes

Who we're looking for (mandatory):
• Experience working inside a bank, MFI, MCC, credit scoring, or leasing company (experience only as a vendor or consultant won't work)
• Deep expertise in consumer/payday/digital lending
• Proven track record of launching or scaling lending businesses and managing P&L
• Willingness to relocate to South Africa and run the business on-site
• Fluent English (Russian is a strong plus)

What we offer:
• Competitive fixed salary + performance-based bonus
• Full relocation package
• Direct access to shareholders, high autonomy and fast decision-making
• Opportunity to build a market leader in one of Africa's most attractive fintech markets

📩 Contact: [email protected] or TG @twalalend