Sr. Manager, Visa Government Solutions, West & Central Africa

Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; at least 3 days per week in the office

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Execute the Government Solutions sales strategy across selected Western and Central African markets.
• Originate and advance public-sector opportunities involving digital payments, wallets, payments data, and digital service delivery.
• Build account plans, sales strategies, business cases, value propositions, and a strong opportunity pipeline.
• Lead or support RFP development, proposal coordination, and strategic opportunity execution.
• Develop relationships with governments, ministries, regulators, public institutions, issuers, processors, fintech companies, program managers, and technology providers.
• Coordinate with internal product, solutions, marketing, communications, client services, government affairs, and regional teams.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience with an advanced degree or PhD.
• Experience in business development, enterprise sales, account management, or government solutions sales; payments, financial services, fintech, technology, or public-sector experience is relevant.
• Strong understanding of public-sector institutions, procurement, government decision-making, consultative sales, relationship management, and business-case development.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, negotiation, communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English required. French is an advantage.
• Experience with government payment programs, public finance digitization, digital disbursements, wallets, social payments, procurement payments, or related infrastructure is advantageous.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on payment solutions with measurable public-sector and social impact.
• Collaborate across regional, country, product, solutions, government affairs, and commercial teams.
• Travel as required based on client, partner, and business needs.
• Office attendance is required at least three days per week.