Head of Growth

Responsibilities:

Growth Strategy & Execution:

• Define and execute Kenkeputa’s global growth strategy
• Own acquisition, activation, retention, monetization, and expansion
• Balance short-term traction with long-term platform growth
• Build a repeatable growth playbook that works across products and regions

Marketing (Brand + Performance):

• Own the Kenkeputa master brand and all product brands, including performance marketing, content & social, Influencer & community growth, product marketing & positioning
• Ensure consistent storytelling across Africa and North America.

Drive strategic partnerships:

• Vendors, merchants, creators, enterprise partners
• Payment, logistics, distribution, and ecosystem partners
• Design win-win partnership models that unlock distribution and revenue.
• Support enterprise and platform-level deals where needed.

Sales & Revenue Growth:

• Own growth-driven sales strategy (B2C, B2B, and marketplace-led)
• Work with Operations to ensure strong conversion and fulfillment
• Help define pricing, promotions, and monetization experiments

AI Trade OS Migration & Launch:

• Manage user migration from existing products
• Define incentives, messaging, and rollout sequencing
• Ensure minimal churn and maximum excitement during transition

Leadership & Cross-Functional Execution:

• Work daily with Engineering and Operations leadership
• Translate growth insights into product and technical priorities
• Build and manage a lean, high-output growth team over time
• Operate with strong metrics, dashboards, and accountability

Others: 

• Lead growth across Africa-focused products and North America-focused products
• Build a single growth engine that compounds across products, markets, and time

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in growth, marketing, partnerships, or revenue leadership
• Proven experience growing consumer or marketplace products
• Strong understanding of African markets, especially Nigeria
• Data-driven decision-making with strong execution bias
• Ability to operate at both strategy and hands-on execution levels
• Excellent communication, ownership, and leadership skills

Strong Plus - (Not Required):

• Prior experience at leading African tech startups (e.g. large marketplaces, fintechs, developer platforms, or payments companies)
• Experience launching or scaling multi-product platforms
• Exposure to cross-border growth (Africa ↔ North America)
• Experience working with AI-driven or platform products

Who You’ll Thrive As:

• Think in systems, not campaigns
• Care about distribution as much as product
• Can balance brand, growth, and revenue
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and fast iteration
• Want to help build one of Africa’s most ambitious tech platforms

Why Join Kenkeputa:

• Executive-level ownership and real influence
• Work directly with the CEO and core leadership
• Build across multiple high-impact products
• Lead the growth of a first-of-its-kind AI platform
• Competitive compensation with strong long-term upside

Note: This is not a “marketing manager” role; this is company-wide growth ownership.