Recruitment at Branch International

Branch delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices in the United States, Nigeria, Kenya, and India, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets. We believe that everyone, everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Associate, Finance and Accounting

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time

Job Overview

• The Senior Associate, Finance and Accounting will work with the Head of Finance for Nigeria.
• This will be a role that will involve accounting, reporting as well as ensuring adherence to internal controls and statutory compliance.
• The Senior Associate, Finance and Accounting should also be someone with an interest in FP&A who is willing to learn how to work with growth models, analyse financial statements, forecast and budget.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting functions including, but not limited to, verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions with a good understanding of GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports with accompanying schedules, verify the accuracy of all statements and maintain the integrity of balance sheet balances and inflow/outflow systems.
• Maintain all general ledgers and related accounts with proper documentation and records of all transactions; review entries to the general ledger to ensure accuracy and compliance with the company’s and established accounting principles.
• Assist with setting up accounting books and procedures for new countries as the business expands.
• Ensure statutory reports such as CBN-related reports and other regulatory reports are prepared and filed on time.
• Coordinate annual external audits and prepare assigned schedules for the yearly & interim audits.

Qualifications

• A finance-related degree, with ICAN/ACCA as an added advantage.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably  working in the financial service industry
• Experience working with accounting software (Netsuite, QuickBooks, Oracle)
• Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of tools like SQL and Power BI is an advantage.
• Self-motivated, results-focused and creative
• Methodical approach and problem-solving skills
• Able to work with tight deadlines and in a startup environment.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid – we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We’re looking for more.

Job Title: People Operations Manager

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time

Job Overview

• Branch is hiring a People Operations Manager to join its phenomenal team in Nigeria.
• We are looking for a passionate and self-driven individual who loves contributing to multiple pillars of People Operations, excels at building and improving processes, and wants to make an impact on employee experience. In this role, you will lead all things related to People & Culture for Branch in Nigeria, working closely with Nigeria’s Managing Director and Branch’s Chief People Officer, as well as leading the People Operations team to deliver programs and initiatives that will help Branch continue to build a world-class team and drive employee experience in Nigeria.
• You will be part of a global People Operations team supporting culture and people practices at Branch as well as business growth, with a key focus on hiring, employee engagement and retention, performance management, learning & development, and more! Communicating with precision, developing trust, and leading with integrity is critical to success, as is the ability to navigate multiple priorities with attention to detail and a service-oriented approach. This role will report to the Managing Director for Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead and drive the people strategy in synergy with business strategy, including budgeting and planning, execution, and analysis.
• Lead and manage all aspects of HR operations, including payroll, benefits administration, compliance, and onboarding processes to ensure seamless employee experience.
• Manage the people operations team, while setting goals and delivering efficient, high-quality solutions and services with respect to: recruitment, onboarding, performance management, learning & development, and employee engagement
• Serve as a culture champion for Branch, including designing and implementing employee engagement initiatives, building talent development strategies, and elevating Branch’s values in the Nigeria office
• Manage performance review cycles, including goal-setting frameworks, feedback mechanisms, and professional development plans to drive employee growth and accountability.
• Partner with hiring managers and the global People Operations team to drive our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations as required by regulatory authorities.
• Work closely with managers as a strategic advisor to address employee issues proactively
• Coordinate with the global People Operations team to create and produce programming and policies that make Branch the best place to work.
• Build and promote the employer brand to attract and retain great talent.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a seasoned HR professional, with at least two years spent managing a team.
• Has led HR/People Operations for a small- to mid-sized startup.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator who listens first and seeks to understand
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and curious.
• Comfortable working with global teams and able to apply local context to global practices
• Autonomous, proactive, and comfortable owning a project from start to finish
• Highly entrepreneurial, scrappy, and able to wear several hats
• Intermediate Microsoft Office and analytical skills
• Highly collaborative, with excellent stakeholder management skills & experience.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid – we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Fraud Analyst

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time

Job Overview

• As a Fraud Analyst, your responsibilities will involve reviewing suspicious activities, carrying out due diligence reviews on users and transactions in accordance with local regulations and our security policies.
• You will also be required to assist with troubleshooting and investigating financial crimes across the spheres of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), sanctions screening, and cybercrimes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse all fraud-related incidents, ensure resolution and escalation in a timely manner;
• Maintain fraud monitoring and analysis models;
• Monitor user activity for high risk, unauthorised, fraudulent or suspicious transactions;
• Investigate financial crime trends and propose improvements to prevent perpetration;
• Contribute to implementation of rules, systems and policies for fraud detection and management and AML controls;
• Assist the compliance team in reporting suspicious activity, fraudulent and money laundering reports to regulators;
• Perform AML investigations;
• Carry out relevant fraud related filings and renditions; and
• Prepare management and board reports on fraud.

Qualifications

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree. Certifications from professional bodies relevant to Forensics, AML, and Financial Crimes Investigation (CHFI, CFE etc) are an added advantage.
  Minimum of two years of work experience in forensics, and fraud investigations within the banking and financial services industry.
• Experience in root cause and impact analysis. Working knowledge of SQL and Business Analytics is an added advantage.
• You are highly entrepreneurial. You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise. You’ve started and/or contributed to projects you’re passionate about.
• You are a great collaborator. You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions.

Benefits of Joining

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid – we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefits with Axa Mansard
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Employment type: Full-time

Job Overview

• Branch is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to take ownership of our cloud infrastructure and DevOps operations.
• In this role, you will oversee the design, deployment, and optimization of our AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring seamless orchestration of workloads across Kubernetes and serverless environments like AWS Lambda.
• You will play a pivotal role in automating processes, enhancing system reliability, and driving the adoption of DevOps best practices.
• Collaborating closely with our Engineering, Product, and Data teams, you’ll contribute to scaling our infrastructure and supporting our rapid growth.
• This position offers a unique opportunity to refine your technical expertise in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using best practices and modern tools, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Manage and optimize containerized applications using Kubernetes to maintain high availability and performance.
• Build, monitor, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows and accelerate deployments.
• Continuously monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimizations to minimize downtime and improve efficiency.
• Implement security best practices, including IAM configurations, VPC design, and automated compliance checks, to safeguard infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide infrastructure support and promote DevOps best practices across the organization.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering their professional growth and ensuring knowledge-sharing across the team.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure architecture, deployment processes, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong background in cloud infrastructure and automation.
• Extensive experience working with AWS, including services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and ECS.
• Proficiency in using Terraform for infrastructure as code, with a deep understanding of best practices for managing cloud resources.
• Expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, scaling, and maintenance of containerized applications.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or similar, to automate tasks and workflows.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline to streamline deployments.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or AWS CloudWatch to ensure system reliability.
• Strong understanding of security principles, including IAM policies, secrets management, and compliance enforcement.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. Enthusiasm for working across cultures, functions, and time zones to drive alignment and deliver results.
• A passion for mentoring and supporting junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Customer Solutions Associate

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time

Job Overview

• You will be responsible for providing an inspiring and delightful experience for our customers.
• This role is based in Lagos and will report to the Customer Solutions Manager.
• Ideal candidates should be extremely flexible with scheduling, working shifts, working weekends, and occasionally holidays, within a 5-day workweek.

Responsibilities

• Delivering efficient, friendly responses to customer inquiries and building our brand via our text-based chat platform
• Responding to customer inquiries via Social Media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, E-mail, Instagram & Google Play
• Escalating customer feedback and IT issues to help improve our product

Qualifications

• Minimum of a first-degree
• Proficient typing speed (ideally above 45 wpm). This will be tested.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• 0-2 years of customer service experience in a startup is an added advantage
• Intermediate Microsoft Office and analytical skills
• You are highly entrepreneurial.
• You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• You’ve started and/or contribute to projects you’re passionate about.
• You are a great collaborator. You know that startups are a team sport.
• You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions.

Benefits of Joining

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid, with the option to remote occasionally
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• $500 Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We’re looking for more.

Job Title: Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time

Job Overview

• Working with the Head of Legal and Compliance, the Legal and Compliance Senior Associate will be responsible for general legal advisory functions, advising on regulatory obligations across the organisation, liaising with regulators and stakeholders and proactively troubleshooting for lapses and areas of improvement in our processes and compliance levels.
• An ideal candidate must have a sound knowledge of the applicable laws and regulations, understand the regulatory regime for fintechs and also be a worthy champion of our compliance culture.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and advise on contracts and documents of the Company’s business and operations.
• Provide analysis on legal and policy issues.
• Maintain regulatory position by:
  • Liaising with regulators;
  • Coordinating/rendering returns and filings
  • Coordinating audits and implementation of any audit findings.
• Support functional business leads on compliance matters.
• Coordinate processes, procedures, policies, and training in accordance with regulatory obligations and international best practices.
• Prepare evaluation reports on compliance to the management on a monthly basis.
• Maintain up-to-date records of regulatory changes and notifiable events relating to internal policies and procedures, Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing, Customer Due Diligence, Consumer Protection, Complaints Management, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, etc.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years working years experience with a minimum of 12 months in the Financial Services Industry/Fintech Space.
• LLB Degree
• CAMS or any other relevant qualification is an added advantage.
• You are highly entrepreneurial.
• You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• You’ve started and/or contributed to projects you’re passionate about.
• You are a great collaborator. You know that startups are a team sport.
• You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions.
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company, working with teammates from all over the world.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid – we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We’re looking for more.

Job Title: Software Engineer – Platform

Location: Remote
Employment type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend systems and APIs that support high-traffic workloads.
• Build and maintain developer platforms, frameworks, and tooling to enhance productivity and system efficiency.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and observability in distributed systems by implementing best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to create efficient service architectures and improve system reliability.
• Work on database scalability and optimization, ensuring data consistency and performance for high-volume applications.
• Implement asynchronous processing, caching strategies, and event-driven architectures to improve system efficiency.
• Define and enforce coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to improve software quality and delivery speed.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimizing query execution, load balancing, and resource utilization.
• Document technical architectures, best practices, and engineering processes to drive knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure to enhance platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• You have strong experience (3+ years) of building backend software for web-based or mobile products.
• You have strong knowledge of software development fundamentals, including relevant background in computer science fundamentals, distributed systems, data storage, and agile development methodologies.
• You are pragmatic and combine a strong understanding of technology and product needs to arrive at the best solution for a given problem.
• You are highly entrepreneurial and thrive in taking ownership of your own impact. You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• You are an excellent collaborator & communicator. You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, aren’t afraid to speak your mind and always try to ask the right questions.
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company, working with teammates from all over the world.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid – we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We’re looking for more.