Company Overview

HUB2 is a French 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

Following our Series A, HUB2 is entering a new phase: designing and structuring strategic assets that will consolidate its technological edge and prepare the pan-African multi-rail payment platform of tomorrow.

Within this context, we are recruiting a Founders’ Associate – Strategic Payment Projects (V.I.E.), based in Mauritius, to work directly with the Founder & Co-CEO (Infrastructure & Assets) on the design and development of HUB2’s next-generation payment infrastructure.

This is a high-exposure, high-intensity position focused on building the HUB2 of the future.

The Founders Associate - Strategic payment projects main missions consist of :

Strategic & Managerial Support to the Founder & Co-CEO (Infrastructure & Assets) :

• Work daily alongside the Co-CEO (Infrastructure & Assets) to define, structure, and monitor his strategic and operational action plans
• Support goal-setting and progress tracking for departments under his scope (Product & Offering, Engineering) and coordinate with the second Co-CEO (Executive Management & Growth)
• Prepare and follow up on meetings with Product and Engineering leaders, as well as thematic “deep-dives” across the organization
• Translate strategic orientations into clear, actionable operational plans and ensure their execution
• Track key KPIs, flag potential delays, and propose corrective actions
• Support monitoring of technical and product roadmaps, testing and demo phases, and productivity indicators
• Maintain constant awareness of the company’s operational, commercial, and financial updates
• Prepare executive presentations for regulators, the Board, the Executive Committee, or strategic partners

Innovation & Product Strategy :

• Work closely with the Co-CEO (Infrastructure & Assets) on the new-product roadmap, ensuring alignment across technical, financial, and commercial goals
• Support early-stage project definition, benchmarking, and flow-engineering initiatives
• Lead pilot programs with selected clients: design, supervise, collect feedback, and refine the offer before full launch
• Contribute to go-to-market strategy and ensure maximum adoption and impact
• Conduct technical, regulatory, and competitive intelligence to inform strategic decisions

Special Project – Blockchain Initiatives at HUB2 :

• Participate in Planning, budgeting, and leading the HUB3 blockchain project from A to Z
• Participate in Development and execution of the launch strategy for HUB2’s on/off-ramp blockchain infrastructure to strengthen our remittance offering
• Participate with the product and regulatory teams on the VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) license application process enabling HUB2 to commercialize its blockchain infrastructure

Profile

Qualifications & Experience

Top-tier engineering education

• Prior experience in Tier-1 consulting, strategic projects in fast-moving environments (startup, VC, or scale-up), or fintech exposure is a strong plus
• Proven ability to work as a close partner to senior leadership

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent written and spoken communication in French and English.
• Clarity, synthesis, and the ability to simplify complex ideas
• Outstanding rigor, versatility, and organizational speed
• Ability to thrive in a fast-changing environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Results-driven, problem-solver, intellectually curious, and culturally open.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project-management skills
• Deep interest in fintech, regulatory frameworks, and technology ecosystems
• Curiosity for blockchain technologies
• Proficiency with productivity and tracking tools (advanced Excel, reporting dashboards, Notion/Asana)
• Entrepreneurial mindset, proactivity, and ownership
• High integrity, attention to detail, and results-driven mindset

What We Offer

Development Opportunities​

• Direct right-hand to the Founder & Co-CEO
• First-hand exposure to governance and key decision-making within one of Africa’s fastest-scaling fintechs
• Truly international experience in a a dynamic and multicultural team
• Unique opportunity to build a 360° understanding of the payments, regulatory, and digital innovation landscape across emerging markets

Work Environment

• International team distributed across 8 offices (Abidjan, Dakar, Douala, Paris, Lyon, Réunion, Mauritius, Nairobi)
• Corporate culture based on excellence, responsibility and trust
• Innovative projects in the African fintech sector
• Collaboration with high-level product and tech teams

Benefits

• Participation in a mission with strong social and economic impact in Africa
• Opportunity to learn and grow in a rapidly expanding sector
• Stimulating and collaborative work environment

Terms & Conditions

• Contract type: VIE (Volontariat International à l’Etranger) - EU citizenship required
• Direct reporting to the Founder & co-CEO (Infrastructure & Assets)
• Work location: Mauritius (+ occasional travel 20%)
• Starting date: As soon as possible