Openings at Adanian Labs

What You’ll Do

• Specify integration solutions that comply with overall architectural principles and a lean development approach.
• Support the product owner in conceptualizing the best possible customer experience in the checkout funnel.
• Draw on the PSP documentation to evaluate feasibility and identify pitfalls/blockers prior to integrating in the existing checkout application.
• Support the project team in the development phase to ensure that the integration is smooth, architecturally sound and on-time.
• Write tickets for the development team and specify test cases.
• Act as first point of contact for the development team during the integration and interface with the PSP on technical questions

Role Requirements

• Strong developer background with previous experience of 2 - 3 years in integrating a payment or transactional API.
• First-class communication skills in a technical scope.
• Capable of quickly understanding complex concepts and systems and breaking them down.
• Driven, self-managed & capable of multi-tasking.
• Strong sense of ownership & able to apply lean business methodology.
• Fluent spoken and written English skills.
• Understanding for the challenges in delivering a great user experience.
• Capable of implementing a stand-alone POC prior to integration in a lean manner.
• Experience in project management (defining milestones, managing dependencies & timelines).

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Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will oversee all financial management and accounting functions, including designing and implementing financial management systems, preparing budgets, and tracking expenditures, preparing financial reports, and managing the audit process.
Further, the HF will work with the Program Teams to maintain good financial control processes to ensure a high level of resource stewardship and strict compliance with set policies, rules, and regulations.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure proper financial and procurement procedures and systems are implemented and maintained.
• Coordination, preparation, and review of annual organizational budgets and supporting program managers in preparing project budgets for proposal formulation and budget ceiling revision approvals.
• Ensure compliance with internal, statutory, and donor regulations/partnerships with respect to financial management and reporting.
• Oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly, and financial reporting as per organization requirements ensuring adherence to strict deadlines.
• Regularly reviewing the organization's processes and policies for control improvements, ensuring segregation of duties and appropriate oversight of expenditure.
• Preparing the organization’s annual budget and Providing strategic advice and technical support to management staff to help in programs and overall organizational management.
• Timely preparation and submission of financial reports to development partners in line with agreements.
• Provision of timely and sound advice to the management and Board on financial matters for decision making.
• Train and develop financial staff within the facilities in budgeting and financial management
• Track and monitor resource needs and other material needs for carrying out financial and administration tasks.
• Preparing and monitoring monthly billing and cash flow forecasts, identifying financial needs to determine future cash-flow trends and develop early warning systems.
• Providing training to program staff and accounting staff on controls, policies and procedures to enhance risk management.
• Processing payroll and payroll tax for staff in different tax jurisdictions including in the present countries.
• Managing local contracts for procurement of goods and services (including lease agreements) ensuring compliance with procurement policies and donor requirements.
• Setting and monitoring performance standards for finance & regional administrative team and provide overall mentorship to the department staff, ensuring succession planning is in place.
• Preparation and presentation of management accounts.

About the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (finance, accounting, or economics). A masters’ degree in a related field is preferred.
• Must have ACCA certification and be a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
• A minimum of four (4+) years being in a senior-level management experience.
• Advanced computer skills and proficiency in MS Office, ERP system, and financial management systems, specifically QuickBooks.
• Experience budgeting and reporting for donor-funded projects and knowledge in proposal writing.

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What You’ll Do

• Specify, implement, test, and audit platform upgrades and additions.
• Work effectively with a high degree of autonomy, within a collaboratively minded team.
• Keep attuned to the rapidly evolving blockchain /crypto space and introduce innovative functionality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams, including engineering (internal and external).
• Carry out research on data science and product management.
• Develop stable smart contracts to be deployed in the server.
• Maintain and extend current client and server-side applications responsible for integration and business logic.
• Assist in developing the architecture of nodes to be deployed.
• Develop knowledge and ability to work with truffle, ganache and multiple blockchain protocols.
• Analyze transaction and usage statistics to identify and prioritize areas for improvement.
• Any other duties assigned.

Who You are

• Experience with blockchain development and with languages like Solidity, Python, C++ and Java
• Experience working with open-source projects
• An ability to learn new languages and new patterns in the blockchain industry
• Familiarity with structured and unstructured databases, Backend development (smart contract development), deployment, finally shell scripting.
• Effective communication, good time management, mathematical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with cryptography, crypto-economic protocols and P2P networks
• Solid grasp of core principles of object-oriented design and applications within distributed environments.

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We're looking to add an investment analyst who will report directly to our CIO. The investment analyst position is completely remote and offers competitive compensation. As a young company, we also offer the opportunity to gain a leading role and help build our growing firm from an early stage.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in financial due diligence of for house companies geared towards investment readiness.
• Monitor financial press closely and keep a track of market trends, opportunities, risks and new players.
• Compile advisory reports, create finance tools and intervention plans for start-ups.
• Develop financial models for in house companies.
• Any other duties assigned.

About the Role

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Finance.
• Entrepreneurial individual ready to take complete ownership of our finance function.
• Advanced analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong Excel Skills.
• Significant experience performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools.
• Independent thinker with a growth mindset.

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Do you enjoy training and teaching others? Can you make explaining a new technology solution sound easy and exciting for end-users of different technical skills? If so, we’re looking for you! 

The Software engineering Training Specialist, is responsible for educating and training students. With your expertise and knowledge, you will work with a diverse set of trainee with whom have varying technical skills, by training and educating them on a wide range of software development solutions. Through a series of both online and in-person sessions

What You’ll Do

• A strong background in computer science and training.
• A passion for learning, teaching and mastering complex system functionality.
• Ability to communicate concepts in a concise, logical manner so students can absorb and retain.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both written and verbal.
• Deep hands-on experience in programming.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to independently manage products.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
• Knowledgeable in software architectural design patterns.
• Ability to work with various network communication protocols.

About the Role

• Plan, prepare, and research on development (programming) lessons.
• Organize and promote the software engineering course.
• Develop and deliver programs of learning activities, this includes programming sessions, live sessions etc.
• Prepare teaching/course materials.
• Instruct users on an individual or group basis.
• Develop course examinations whether continuous, random or monthly.
• Check and assess (grade) users’ work and deliver feedback with course grades.
• Apply new technologies to deliver courses and improve the learning experience of users.
• Keep personal IT skills and knowledge up to date.
• Assess individual and group training needs; maintain individual and group training records.

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We are looking for a Graphic Designer to create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of media. The role includes the entire process of defining requirements, visualizing and creating graphics including illustrations, logos, layouts and photos.You’ll be the one to shape the visual aspects of websites, books, magazines, product packaging, exhibitions and more.

Your graphics should capture the attention of those who see them and communicate the right message. For this, you need to have a creative flair and a strong ability to translate requirements into design. If you can communicate well and work methodically as part of a team, we’d like to meet you. The goal is to inspire and attract the target audience.

What You’ll Do

• Study design briefs and determine requirements.
• Schedule projects and define budget constraints.
• Conceptualize visuals based on requirements.
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas.
• Develop illustrations, logos and other designs using software or by hand.
• Use the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic.
• Work with copywriters and creative director to produce final design.
• Test graphics across various media.
• Amend designs after feedback.
• Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand.

About the Role

• 6  years Proven graphic designing experience.
• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics.
• Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop).
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines.
• Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus.

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We are recruiting a Manager for our Legal Operations team. Successful candidates will have or be able to quickly develop functional expertise across all our Legal Operations services, have experience managing large teams, and be able to maintain a high level of customer service, communication and cultural fit with strategic customers.

What You’ll Do

• Develops, implements, and monitors policies, readiness activities and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Work directly with our customers to develop solutions related to legal spend management, technology implementations, and process improvements.
• Manage the delivery of legal spend management services, and specific attention related to managing escalations and coordinating with our broader legal operations team.
• Work closely with executives of our customers to expand and build a relationship.
• Work closely with lawyers across all practice areas (with a focus on litigation, competition and regulatory, M&A, or large commercial transactions), both in-house and at partner level with law firms.
• Manage or assist in projects involving redesign or improvement of legal operations processes.
• Develop a working knowledge of technology applicable to the field.
• Engage national and county governments on regulatory matters affecting members;
• Participate and engage Adanian members on constitutional implementation in Kenya;
• Attend to members legal and regulatory issues and provide timely advice;
• Support members on legal and regulatory issues affecting their businesses by developing position papers or legal opinions and contacting the relevant authorities for intervention;
• Participate in negotiating compliance and disputes resolution on arising members issues;
• Advice members on legal requirements affecting their businesses;
• Support Adanian Labs Committees, Sectors and Chapters as assigned on legal and regulatory matters;
• Review county, national, regional and international instruments of interest to Adanian labs members
• Organize and participate in stakeholder meetings on legal and regulation matters;
• Oversee litigation matters affecting members for advocacy purposes as per the company policies;
• Assist to draft, review and advice on contracts, memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and partnership agreements where necessary;
• Related analysis of legal spend, legal project management.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Executive

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Laws (LLB degree);
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• 3+ years’ experience in a law firm or in-house legal environment involving operations management.
• LLM qualification is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in information technology.
• Excellent interpersonal, people and communication skills both oral and written

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What You’ll Do

• Responsibility for the business value and the quality of products/features/functions and ensuring that they work and are handed over properly.
• Responsibility for admin/management flows in order to maximize operational efficiency.
• Having full eyes on the live product and quick responses to improvements, fixes, content etc.
• Turning general initiatives from executive leadership into actionable product plans.
• Act as an advocate for customer needs at every step of the development cycle.
• Collaborating with UX and visual designers to transform bold concepts into refined, well-scoped features.
• Drafting project briefs and liaise with technical leadership to gauge feasibility and level of effort.
• Generating and take responsibility for product roadmaps and secure consensus from stakeholders on scope and deliverable timelines.
• Commanding a high-level mastery of features and systems in your portfolio and explain their capabilities and limitations to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensuring technical and user documentation is properly maintained and organized.
• Work with other business functions to ensure potential risks have been mitigated.

About the Role

• End-to-End software product development and management skills.
• Strong technical background with a knowledge of DevOps and Cloud Native.
• Structured approach with experience in an agile work methodology.
• History of collaborating with development teams and achieving outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• 3 years product management experience.
• Preferably experience of open source in a commercial setting.
• Enthusiastic about new technology and its transformational abilities.
• Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation.

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What You’ll Do

• Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures.
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth.
• Establish policies that promote company culture and vision.
• Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives (IT, Marketing, Sales, and Finance etc.)
• Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication.
• Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.
• Write and submit reports to the CEO  in all matters of importance.
• Assist CEO in fundraising ventures.
• Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors.

About the Role

• Proven experience as Proven experience as Head of Operations or equivalent position.
• In depth knowledge of diverse business functions and principles (e.g. supply chain, finance, customer service etc.)
• Must have working knowledge of Tech venture Business infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics.
• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
• Experience in fundraising will be a plus
• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
• BSc/BA in Business Administration or relevant field; MSc/MBA is a plus