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CAR.00 / CAREERS

Build the governance infrastructure Africa's institutions run on.

AfriGRC is a mission-driven team building AI-native governance, risk, compliance, privacy, and AI governance technology for Africa and the institutions it serves globally. We're small, deliberate about who joins, and serious about the problem.

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12

Career Paths

From engineering to customer success.

7

Hiring Steps

Transparent, from application to onboarding.

5

Locations

Current and planned, across Africa.

Early

Stage

Real ownership, from an early team.

CAR.01 / WHY WORK AT AFRIGRC

Seven reasons this work is worth doing.

  1. 01 · MISSION

    Governance you can prove, not just claim.

    Every role here works toward the same goal: making governance, risk, and compliance provable for regulated organizations across Africa — not a slogan, the actual product.

  2. 02 · IMPACT

    Work that reaches banks, regulators, and public agencies.

    The platform you help build is used by institutions that carry real regulatory weight — a control you ship changes what an auditor can verify, not just what a demo can show.

  3. 03 · LEARNING

    A field that rewards genuine depth.

    GRC, security, privacy, and AI governance are each deep enough to spend a career in. We hire people who want to go deep, and support that with real time to learn.

  4. 04 · OWNERSHIP

    Small teams, real accountability.

    At this stage, ownership isn't a talking point — it's the only way the work gets done. You'll be trusted with problems that matter from early on.

  5. 05 · INNOVATION

    AI applied where it earns trust, not where it's fashionable.

    We build AI features that cite their evidence, the same standard we'd expect from a human analyst — innovation constrained by the same rigor as everything else we ship.

  6. 06 · CUSTOMER FOCUS

    Every decision traces back to a compliance officer's actual day.

    The people who use this platform carry real regulatory risk. That reality shapes what we prioritize far more than what's easy to build.

  7. 07 · LONG-TERM THINKING

    Built for a decade, not a funding round.

    We'd rather build the thing correctly once than ship something fast that has to be rebuilt. That's true of the platform, and it's true of how we build the team.

CAR.02 / OUR CULTURE

Nine values that hold when things get difficult.

  • Integrity

    We say what's true about the platform, including what it doesn't do yet.

  • Collaboration

    Product, engineering, and compliance practitioners work from the same table.

  • Continuous Learning

    Regulation changes constantly — so does what we know, deliberately.

  • Curiosity

    The best questions here start with "why does this control actually work."

  • Professional Growth

    A team built to grow into the scale of the problem we're solving.

  • Responsible Innovation

    New capability is judged by the evidence it produces, not the demo it enables.

  • Respect

    Disagreement is welcome; how we treat each other while disagreeing isn't optional.

  • Diversity of Thought

    Built by people who understand the regulatory realities of the markets we serve, from the inside.

  • Customer Obsession

    Everyone here can trace their work back to a customer outcome.

CAR.03 / LIFE AT AFRIGRC

What working here actually looks like.

Our benefits program is still being formalized — the categories below are where updates will land as they're defined.

  • Flexible Work

    How we approach hybrid and remote work, by function.

    To Be Announced

  • Health & Wellbeing

    Our approach to health and wellbeing support.

    To Be Announced

  • Growth Support

    How we invest in your development beyond the role itself.

    To Be Announced

  • Time Off

    Our leave and time-off policy.

    To Be Announced

  • Equipment & Tools

    What we provide to do your best work.

    To Be Announced

CAR.04 / CAREER PATHS

Twelve functions, one mission.

Each describes the type of work in that function — not a specific current opening.

  • Engineering

    Building the platform that turns manual compliance work into continuous, evidenced practice.

    TypeScriptSystem DesignAPIs

  • Product

    Deciding what the platform builds next, grounded in what a compliance officer's day actually requires.

    Product StrategyUser ResearchRoadmapping

  • Design

    Making dense regulatory information legible without flattening its complexity.

    UX DesignDesign SystemsPrototyping

  • Compliance

    Mapping frameworks, structuring evidence, and keeping control content current as regulation changes.

    Framework MappingRegulatory AnalysisAudit

  • Risk

    Building the risk scoring and reporting logic institutions bring to their own boards.

    Risk ModelingData AnalysisReporting

  • Privacy

    Working on data protection logic across NDPA, POPIA, GDPR, and the frameworks that follow.

    Data ProtectionDPIACross-Border Transfer

  • Security

    Securing the platform to the same standard it helps customers achieve.

    Security ArchitectureIncident ResponseCloud Security

  • AI

    Building AI features held to an evidence-cites-itself standard, never a black box.

    Machine LearningAI GovernanceApplied AI

  • Customer Success

    Helping regulated institutions get real value from the platform, from onboarding onward.

    Relationship ManagementOnboardingTraining

  • Sales

    Bringing AfriGRC to the banks, fintechs, and public agencies that need it most.

    Enterprise SalesSolution SellingNegotiation

  • Marketing

    Telling the story of African-first governance technology, precisely and without hype.

    Content StrategyPositioningDemand Generation

  • Operations

    Keeping the company itself running with the same discipline the platform brings to customers.

    Process DesignVendor ManagementPeople Operations
CAR.05 / CAREER EXPLORER

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CAR.06 / ROLE MATCHER

Not sure which function fits? Tell us a bit about yourself.

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Skills

Select a few skills, or a preferred function, to see recommended career areas.

CAR.07 / HIRING PROCESS

Seven steps, explained up front.

Generic by design — adapted per role as needed, but never a surprise.

  • 01

    Application

    You submit your application and a short note on why this role interests you.
  • 02

    Review

    A team member reviews your application against the role's requirements.
  • 03

    Interview

    A conversation with the hiring team about your experience and the role itself.
  • 04

    Assessment

    A practical exercise relevant to the role, where applicable — never a surprise, always explained in advance.
  • 05

    Final Interview

    A closing conversation, typically with a senior team member or leadership.
  • 06

    Offer

    If it's a match on both sides, we extend an offer and walk through it together.
  • 07

    Onboarding

    A structured start, so your first weeks have context, not just access.
CAR.08 / CANDIDATE READINESS CHECKLIST

What to have ready, before you apply.

Before You Apply

Interview Preparation

Logistics

0 of 8 areas reviewed

Tick an item to reveal what to prepare for that area — nothing here is submitted anywhere.

CAR.09 / OPEN POSITIONS

No active vacancies today — here's the shape of roles we expect to open.

Every listing below is illustrative, not a real opening. Join our Talent Community to hear when one matches.

CAR.10 / GRADUATE & INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES

Structured pathways for students and early-career talent.

None of these are running yet — each is a genuine intention, clearly marked as not yet available.

  • Graduate Programme

    A structured start for recent graduates across engineering, compliance, and risk.

    Not Yet Available

  • Internships

    Short-term, project-based work for students exploring a career in GRC technology.

    Not Yet Available

  • Industrial Attachments

    Structured placements for students fulfilling a university industrial-attachment requirement.

    Not Yet Available

  • Research Collaboration

    Joint research with universities on African regulatory technology and AI governance.

    Not Yet Available

  • Future Talent Programme

    An early-interest pathway for students and graduates who want to be first in line as programmes launch.

    Not Yet Available

CAR.11 / LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

What we're building toward, not what we've already built.

TR.01

Mentoring

We aim to pair new team members with someone more senior in their function from day one.

TR.02

Training

Role-specific training resourced as part of the role, not squeezed in around it.

TR.03

Certifications

Support for the certifications relevant to your function, as our program matures.

TR.04

Knowledge Sharing

Regular internal sessions where teams teach each other what they're learning.

TR.05

Conference Participation

Attendance and speaking opportunities at relevant industry events, budget permitting.

TR.06

Internal Learning

A growing internal library — the same Knowledge Hub content we publish, built first for our own team.

CAR.12 / DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

An inclusive workplace, held to the same standard as our product.

We don't yet have workforce data to publish — these are the principles our hiring process is built on.

  • Equal Opportunity

    Hiring decisions are made on the work, evaluated the same way for every candidate.

  • Inclusive Hiring

    A process designed to be fair to candidates from different backgrounds and career paths, not just one profile.

  • Accessibility

    Our product and our hiring process are both held to the same WCAG AA standard.

  • Belonging

    Built by a team that reflects the African markets we serve, not a single market's default.

CAR.13 / GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

Work rooted in Africa, built to serve every market we operate in.

Jurisdiction coverage — illustrative

EgyptNigeriaGhanaKenyaRwandaSouth Africa

Most roles today are based at, or near, one of the locations below. As our regional footprint grows, so does where a career here can be based — each listing states its own location and remote/hybrid/on-site arrangement directly, rather than assuming one policy fits every role.

  • Headquarters

    Lagos, Nigeria

    1 Marina Road, Lagos, Nigeria

    Africa/Lagos (WAT, UTC+1)

  • Regional Office

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Africa/Nairobi (EAT, UTC+3)

  • Regional Office

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, UTC+2)

  • Planned

    Cairo, Egypt

    Africa/Cairo (EET, UTC+2)

  • Planned

    Accra, Ghana

    Africa/Accra (GMT, UTC+0)

CAR.14 / JOIN OUR TALENT COMMUNITY

Be first in line when a role opens.

Join Our Talent Community

Tell us what you're interested in, and hear about relevant opportunities the moment they open.

Areas of interest
CAR.15 / CANDIDATE FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions.

CAR.16 / GET STARTED

Ready to build something that matters?

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