or apply directly on Wave's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days Wave's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of Wave's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wave
- high 41 stale, 1 reposted of 68 open
- Hiring momentum
- 98 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wave's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wave.
About this role
As the Global Head of Marketing at Wave, you will lead the marketing team to drive growth through strategic brand initiatives and go-to-market strategies for new products. Your responsibilities include managing relationships with external partners, developing multi-channel marketing strategies, optimizing customer acquisition costs, and ensuring consistent brand messaging across all platforms. This role requires collaboration with various teams and frequent travel to operational markets to understand user needs better.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wave as an employer.
What you need
- Fluency in English and French
- At least 10 years of experience in marketing at an FMCG, tech start-up, telco company, or similar
- Experience developing or executing B2C marketing strategies in Africa
- Willingness to travel frequently to operating markets
- Compelling storyteller, in writing and verbally
Nice to have
- Have run a successful functional marketing team that executed well, partnering with other teams
- Prioritize culture and mission
- Have led impactful brand strategy for a globally recognized company or a fast-growing startup
- Are a strong communicator and are comfortable defaulting to overreaching when it comes to coordination
- Are deeply analytical in your approach to marketing and in optimizing the cost of customer acquisition
What you get
- Yearly $1,200 stipend to support coworking meetups
- Subsidised health insurance for you and your dependents
- Retirement contributions (vary from country to country)
- 6 months of fully paid parental leave
- Subsidised fertility assistance
- Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 21-30 days per year
Worth weighing
- Remote role requires travel to operational markets at least once per quarter
- Salary up to $195,000 plus equity package, but no specific salary range provided for different levels
- Competitive salaries calculated using a transparent formula, but details not specified
Summarised from Wave's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wave on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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