Head of Engineering, Rewards

Moniepoint Group
South Africa
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Customer obsession","Ownership","Craft","Systemisation","Collaboration"]

Lead the Rewards engineering domain end to end, evolving cashback into a full retention, engagement, and personalization platform. Own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap while improving performance and reliability of the existing product. Build and scale an engineering organization from nine engineers, establishing an experimentation culture (A/B testing, cohorts) and defining metrics with Product. Partner with Growth, Sales, and Marketing to roll out rewards across mobile and web for millions of users.

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Moniepoint Group
Moniepoint Group
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Head of Engineering, Rewards

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Job Summary

Lead the Rewards engineering domain end to end, evolving cashback into a full retention, engagement, and personalization platform. Own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap while improving performance and reliability of the existing product. Build and scale an engineering organization from nine engineers, establishing an experimentation culture (A/B testing, cohorts) and defining metrics with Product. Partner with Growth, Sales, and Marketing to roll out rewards across mobile and web for millions of users.
Location: South Africa
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the Rewards Platform end to end.
  • •Improve performance, reliability, and depth of the existing cashback product as the immediate priority.
  • •Evolve cashback into a broader rewards, retention, engagement, and personalization platform for business, consumer, and sales-agent customers.
  • •Build and scale the engineering organization by structuring product units, hiring Engineering Managers, and leading through them as the team grows.
  • •Establish an experimentation culture and partner with Growth, Sales, and Marketing to translate acquisition and retention objectives into product and engineering initiatives.

Key Requirements

  • •Direct-to-consumer product engineering experience at scale, with deep understanding of engagement and retention.
  • •Genuine front-end and mobile depth, with hands-on leadership of consumer-facing web/mobile experiences.
  • •Experience running experimentation at scale, including A/B testing, feature flagging, and measurement frameworks to drive product decisions.
  • •At least 5 years managing managers and leading engineering organizations through growth phases.
  • •10+ years overall software engineering experience, including leading teams through growth phases and comfort leading with Java and Spring Boot.
Experience:FintechPayments
Skills:Customer obsessionOwnershipCraftSystemisationCollaboration
Tech Stack:JavaSpring BootA/B testingFeature flagging

Company Brief

Moniepoint Group
Provides digital payments, merchant services, agent banking, card issuance, and business banking solutions across Nigeria and other African markets, serving SMEs, merchants, and financial institutions with technology-first transaction and banking infrastructure.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria
Founded: 2015
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