Risk & Compliance Manager

Company Overview HUB2 is a Panafrican fintech founded in 2019 by Ashley Gaüzère (Telecom 2004, ex-Orange Middle-East Africa), and joined in 2023 by co-founder Jean-Rémi Kouchakji (HEC 2013, ex-founder PayinTech). The company emerged in response to the lack of an inclusive and efficient banking system in Africa, where most transactions are conducted via mobile wallets developed by regional telecom operators, HUB2 is building a payment infrastructure to facilitate the interoperability of payment methods across the region, including Mobile Money, bank cards, bank transfers. To date, HUB2 integrates over 30 mobile money and banking networks, including major operators such as Orange, MTN, Moov, and Wave, and operates in nine countries in West and Central Africa. Our clients range from neobanks, payment aggregators, international transfer operators, microcredit companies, to e-commerce businesses. Currently, HUB2 processes €1 billion in annual transaction volumes across these nine countries. The company employs 40 people, across its four offices in Abidjan, Réunion, Paris and Mauritius. As a high-growth startup, HUB2 plans to continue this trajectory through 2025 and 2026 in West and Central Africa. Our ambition is to establish the leading payment platform across Francophone Africa. Context In a context of hyper-growth and following an oversubscribed Series A funding round in 2024, the company is committed to designing, structuring and developing strategic assets to maintain its competitive advantage and build the pan-African multi-payment platform of tomorrow. In this context, we are recruiting a Risk & Compliance Manager who will report to the Head of Risk & Compliance.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Risk & Compliance Manager to join our fast-growing fintech company, which operates across multiple countries in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) zone. The ideal candidate will play a key role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to ensure the company’s operations remain secure, compliant, and resilient, in line with UEMOA regulatory requirements. ​ Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the company’s risk management framework across all UEMOA countries of operation.
• Ensure continuous compliance with all relevant UEMOA regulations, including banking, financial, and data protection laws as established by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and other regulatory authorities.
• Monitor regulatory developments in the UEMOA region and proactively update internal policies and procedures to reflect new requirements.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of products, services, processes, and third-party partners, with a focus on credit, operational, market, and compliance risks.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Compliance, Legal, Product, IT, etc.) to embed risk management into business processes and product development.
• Oversee the implementation of controls and mitigation strategies and monitor their effectiveness.
• Prepare and present regular risk reports to senior management and regulatory bodies as required.
• Lead the investigation of incidents or breaches and coordinate response plans to minimize impact and prevent recurrence.
• Foster a strong risk awareness culture throughout the organization via training and communication initiatives.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, and represent the company in discussions with UEMOA regulators.
• Develop and implement group-wide policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, financial, and compliance risks associated with payment services.
• Work closely with other departments (such as finance, operations, sales, IT) to ensure an integrated approach to risk and compliance management.
• Act as the primary point of

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