# Fintech Frontiers Lead Job Safaricom

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Company: Safaricom

Category: Banking & Financial Services

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-09-21

Expires: 2026-11-05

## Job Description

IT Jobs, Safaricom Jobs. Fintech Frontiers Lead identifies emerging fintech technologies, leads product incubation, and drives strategic ecosystem partnerships, requires a Business or Computer Science Degree and 8+ years experience.

### Responsibilities

### Key accountabilities and decision ownership

- Emerging Trends and Innovation Scouting 

- Identify global fintech trends and disruptions 

- Monitor advancements in AI, blockchain, and open banking 

- Analyze competitive and startup ecosystems 

- Engage with innovation hubs and research bodies 

- Evaluate relevance of new technologies to business 

- Track regulatory developments impacting innovation 

- Provide insights to shape innovation strategy

Innovation Strategy Development 

- Define fintech frontier strategy aligned to business goals 

- Prioritize innovation themes and focus areas 

- Develop long-term innovation roadmaps 

- Align initiatives with customer and market needs 

- Balance experimentation with commercial viability 

- Secure leadership alignment on innovation agenda 

- Continuously refine strategy based on outcomes

Experimentation and Pilot Execution 

- Design and run proofs of concept (POCs) 

- Lead pilot programs for new technologies 

- Apply agile and rapid prototyping approaches 

- Test use cases in controlled environments 

- Measure pilot success against defined KPIs 

- Iterate solutions based on learnings 

- Scale successful pilots into full products

Ecosystem and Partnership Development 

- Build relationships with startups and fintechs 

- Collaborate with technology providers and platforms 

- Explore partnerships for co-innovation opportunities 

- Engage venture capital and innovation networks 

- Identify investment or acquisition opportunities 

- Facilitate joint product development initiatives 

- Strengthen ecosystem positioning and reach 

Product and Platform Integration 

- Integrate new technologies into existing platforms 

- Collaborate with product and tech teams 

- Ensure interoperability within ecosystem solutions 

- Support API and platform-based development 

- Align innovation with customer experience goals 

- Ensure scalability and performance of solutions 

- Drive adoption of frontier capabilities 

Commercialization and Value Realization 

- Translate innovation into revenue-generating solutions 

- Develop business cases for new initiatives 

- Define monetization and pricing strategies 

- Support go-to-market for new innovations 

- Track ROI and commercial impact 

- Align innovation with growth objectives 

- Scale solutions across markets and segments 

Governance, Risk, and Compliance 

- Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks 

- Assess risks associated with new technologies 

- Collaborate with legal, risk, and compliance teams 

- Establish governance for innovation initiatives 

- Ensure data privacy and security standards 

- Monitor ethical implications of emerging tech 

- Balance innovation speed with risk management 

Qualifications

### Must have technical / professional qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Technology, Business, Innovation, or related field (MBA preferred)  

- 8–12 years’ experience in fintech, banking, innovation, or digital transformation roles  

- Strong knowledge of emerging technologies (AI, blockchain, APIs, open banking, embedded finance)  

- Proven experience in innovation strategy, product incubation, or new venture development  

- Experience working with fintech startups, ecosystems, and partnership models  

- Solid understanding of financial services regulations, risk, and compliance frameworks  

- Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and ability to translate trends into business opportunities  

- Experience in leading cross-functional teams and driving complex innovation programs  

- Proficiency in data analysis, business case development, and ROI evaluation  

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive influencing skills 

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