Senior Manager, Global Travel
Senior JavaScript Engineer
Internal Audit Senior Manager
Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing
human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed
engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers.
Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth
of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global
technical talent shortage.
Job Description:
Andela is looking to hire an experienced travel manager
to support the Travel team to build a world class travel agency within
Andela. As part of our business model, Andela’s software engineers travel for
at least two weeks a year to our partners’ offices, predominantly based in the
United States, with a few partners located in different parts of the world.
With seven offices on two continents, we also have other Andela employees
traveling between offices every week.
Working with the Global Travel Director, the Senior Manager will
be responsible for developing strategies, improving travel processes and
crafting programs to achieve travel efficiency and best-in-class travel
experience for all customers.
This role will be based in one of our offices in East Africa and
responsible for Africa outbound and inbound travel. KPIs will include but not
limited to traveler experience index, operational excellence, and cost
optimization.
Responsibilities:
·
Support the growth, demands and
unique needs of our centres in Africa to achieve key business results
and generally oversee travel operations
·
Work with the country travel leads to
revamp processes, plug gaps and build an effective travel program with high
focus on customer satisfaction. Responsible for operational excellence
·
Scope, plan and roll-out systems and
tools that will help scale our travel program and collaborate with country
travel leads for successful country-level launches
·
Manage strategic sourcing of travel
service providers, negotiation, contract implementation and vendor management
·
Leads quarterly and annual business
reviews of service providers
·
Monitor and report overall
performance to key travel metrics such as policy compliance, travel spend,
customer satisfaction and cost savings to the Travel Director and to the
leadership team
·
Develop close partnership with other
functions (i.e. Finance, People team, Country leadership) and internal
stakeholders including Senior Leadership, Sales, and PX to achieve key business
objectives
·
Design and implement monthly travel
training and webinars for new travelers
·
Build a strong and experienced team
of travel arrangers/travel counselors to support strategic business travel to
our partners’ offices
·
Demonstrate a customer-centric
behaviour by continuously monitoring and addressing customer satisfaction,
developing trust with stakeholders, proactively resolving issues and
effectively communicating proposed solutions
·
Provide continuing benchmark analyses
and recommendations for new technology and systems to optimize travel operations
while enhancing the overall travel experience.
·
Lead, coach, mentor and manage a
distributed travel operations team
·
Escalate key issues to the Travel
Director and perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
·
5+ years of post-undergraduate, full-time
work experience
·
Minimum of 3 years of experience
managing people
·
Expert in managing travel operations
in a complex and global environment
·
Significant experience building and
leading a high performing team
·
Strong customer service orientation
with exceptional interpersonal skills to communicate with all levels of the
organization
·
Track record of achieving operational
excellence while leading a diverse team
·
Excellent analytical, critical
thinking, and creative problem-solving skills. The ability to apply sound
judgment when taking decisions
·
Fantastic communication skills across
all levels of the organization, as well as strong interpersonal skills
·
Versatility, flexibility, and ability
to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm is a must
Benefits & Compensation
·
Full-time compensation
·
Full medical coverage
·
Lunch and snacks provided daily
·
Beautiful working environment
·
Opportunity to work with the
brightest minds on the planet
·
Oh, and a chance to change the world!
How to Apply:
Senior JavaScript Engineer
Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing
human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed
engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers.
Based in NYC, SF, Kigali, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi and Kampala, Andela is
catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while
solving the global technical talent shortage.
Job Description:
As a Senior Javascript React Engineer, you will primarily work
as a lead engineer for one of Andela’s clients. Andela Senior Engineers are
skilled at writing complex applications, have a deep understanding of
application lifecycles, databases and services. They are passionate about
guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers.
Responsibilities:
The specific responsibilities of the Senior Javascript React
Engineer position include:
·
Interfacing with your client to
understand their business, goals and visions for products being supported by an
Andela Team;
·
Performing high quality work that not
only meets the need of the client, but surpasses it.
·
If you are managing a team:
o Ensuring that our engineers are able to understand the business
context and value of their tasks, as well as how it impacts users;
o Prioritizing the work that your team is responsible for to
ensure that you’re always working on the highest value work that helps your
clients meet their objectives;
o Working with our engineers to decompose high level stories into
smaller, specific tasks and provide high level design support to help them
understand how to solve specific coding challenges;
o Providing technical guidance and oversight to ensure that the
work delivered is in accordance with the technical standards of your client;
o Encouraging a collaborative team environment;
o Regularly reporting the status of your team both to your client
as well as senior members of Andela’s Partner Experience Department.
Qualifications :
As the ideal candidate for this role you:
·
Are passionate around the technology
ecosystem;
·
Have a Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university;
·
Have at least 4
years of experience working in
software development;
·
Are highly proficient in Javascript
and ideally with React.JS;
·
Have experience leading technical
teams using Agile methodologies;
·
Have experience working remotely as
an effective member of a team;
·
Have a vibrant personality and
exceptional communication skills (English, verbal and written)
·
Have strong leadership skills with a
desire to mentor other developers;
·
Have high cultural intelligence with
the ability to relate and work effectively across cultures;
·
Be strongly motivated by our social
mission of training 100,000 young Africans in the next 10 years.
If the above sounds like an exciting role to you, please tell us
why you believe you’re a good fit and we’ll be in touch.
Benefits & Compensation
·
Full-time compensation
·
Full medical coverage
·
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided
daily
·
Beautiful working environment
·
Opportunity to work with the
brightest minds on the planet
·
Oh, and a chance to change the world!
How To Apply:
Internal Audit Senior Manager
Andela is developing a corps of high-quality technology talent
across the African continent that will drive the current and future phases of
tech-enabled growth around the world. With the fastest growing population and
highest youth population in the world, we believe Africa is one of the greatest
untapped markets for talent development. Andela extends engineering teams with
world-class software developers. We recruit the most talented developers on the
African continent, shape them into technology leaders, and place them as
full-time distributed team members with companies that range from Microsoft and
IBM to dozens of high-growth startups. Andela is building the next generation
of global technology leaders. Passion, excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and
rejecting the status quo are just a few of the things that Andela team members
have in common.
Job Description:
Andela has an exciting career opportunity for an Internal
Audit Senior Manager to join our team.This is a
unique opportunity to build and reinforce a global internal audit practice
within a high-growth company. The Internal Audit Senior Manager will establish
and manage a risk based approach audit program objectives and strategy, plan
audit engagements, review and approve audit work plans, streamline testing
procedures, and consolidate reporting and present analysis to executive
leadership.
Responsibilities:
·
Endorse a collaborative audit and
advisory practice through strong, professional relationships with management.
·
Identify strategic risks and business
objectives in the development and ongoing monitoring of the annual audit plan.
·
Review and approve audit work plans.
·
Provide guidance on testing strategy
and procedures.
·
Identify performance metrics, review
performance reports, establish a regular reporting channel and cadence, and
present a summary of audit plan execution and results to executive management
and Audit Committee timely.
·
Advice on reporting strategy
accounting for audience, objective, and formatting effectiveness. Review, edit,
and comment on audit reports.
·
Refine and maintain Audit Charter,
establish the Audit Committee reporting strategy, facilitate the formalization
of the Audit Committee, and lead preparations on reporting.
·
Establish policies and procedures as
appropriate to guide the Internal Audit Department.
·
Provide support to resolve internal
control deficiencies and monitor remediation plans with management.
·
Serve as primary liaison with
external auditors in planning, organizing, and executing on-site audits.
·
Lead and develop an internal team
including talent acquisition, retention and career development.
·
Ensure adequate department resources,
expertise and skills to execute the Internal Audit activity, including
outsource relationships.
·
Manage the development and
implementation of systems, tools and processes required to support the Internal
Audit group.
·
Support other risk and compliance
initiatives as needed.
Qualifications:
·
7-10 years experience
·
Internal and/or external auditor
experience
·
CIA, CPA, CISA, ITGC audit experience
a plus
·
Exposure to accounting and
information security practice areas a plus
·
Strong understanding of audit
standards and practice
·
Strategic mindset, tech savvy, strong
judgement and decision-making
·
Comfortable with design and presentation
tools
·
Skillful reporting to executives and
upper-management including delivery of audit results and deficiencies.
·
Ability to work independently and
deliver.
·
Highly organised, detail-oriented,
methodical, and structured with ability to think outside the box.
·
Strong interpersonal and
communication skills – both verbal and written – with the ability to
convey technical jargon in simplest terms.
·
This role is highly cross-functional.
A successful candidate is able to listen and distill large amounts of information
from competing priorities, to facilitate decision-making, and to develop,
execute, and project manage work plans.
·
High personal responsibility,
accountability, and integrity required.
·
Resourcefulness, curiosity, and
solutions-oriented mindset desirable.
·
Comfortable with ambiguity and takes
initiative to fill in and solve grey areas.
·
Some international travel may be
required.
How To Apply:
Software Engineer
Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing
human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed
engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers.
Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Cairo and Kampala; Andela is
catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while
solving the global technical talent shortage.
About the Software Engineer Position:
As a Ruby Software Engineer at Andela, you will primarily work
as an engineer for one of Andela’s global partners, predominantly located in
the U.S. or Europe. You will commonly work on global teams comprised of Andela
engineers and your partner’s in-house development teams. Andela Software
Engineers are professional, collaborative, and skilled at completing full
feature development, taking initiative, and always continuing to grow
personally and professionally. They have both excellent technical skills and
strong team skills, and can effectively operate in a geographically distributed
team environment.
What Opportunities Exist at Andela
·
Work with global companies to
accelerate your career;
·
Ongoing learning, development, and
mentoring opportunities;
·
A large community of passionate
Andela engineers.
Responsibilities:
The specific responsibilities of a Ruby Software Engineer
include:
·
Defining and delivering software that
meets and exceeds the expectations of your team, managers, and partners;
·
Developing readable, testable, and
maintainable code to spec;
·
Commitment to continued technical and
professional growth;
·
Interfacing with partners to
understand their business, goals, and visions for products supported by your
Andela Team;
·
Lending your knowledge and positive
approach to your Andela community of engineers.
Qualifications:
As the ideal candidate for this role you:
·
Have at least 2
years of professional experience as a
Software Engineer, writing code for web applications, data initiatives, core
services, or mobile products
·
Are proficient in writing code in
Ruby and enjoy learning new languages, frameworks, and technologies:
·
Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL stores
·
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tools
·
Experience writing test cases
·
May have a four-year degree in
Engineering, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university
·
Exposure to Agile methodologies
·
Enjoy collaborating, problem-solving,
and being part of a team environment
·
Have a vibrant personality and
exceptional communication skills (English; verbal and written)
·
The ability to work with a high
degree of autonomy and limited supervision
·
Have the ability to build rapport and
communicate with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds
·
Strongly motivated by our social
mission of training 100,000 young Africans in the next 10 years.
How To Apply:
Senior Software Engineer
Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing
human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed
engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers.
Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Cairo, Nairobi, Kigali and Kampala; Andela is
catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while
solving the global technical talent shortage.
Job Description:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will primarily work as a
Lead Engineer for one of Andela’s clients. Andela Senior Engineers
are skilled at writing complex applications, have a deep understanding of
application lifecycles, databases and services. They are passionate about
guidance and mentorship to more junior developers.
Responsibilities:
The specific responsibilities of the Senior Software Engineer
position include:
·
Interfacing with your client to
understand their business, goals and visions for products being supported by an
Andela Team
·
Performing high quality work that not
only meets the need of the client, but surpasses it.
·
If you are managing a team:
o Ensuring that our engineers are able to understand the business
context and value of their tasks, as well as how it impacts users
o Prioritizing the work that your team is responsible for to
ensure that you’re always working on the highest value work that helps your
clients meet their objectives
o Working with our engineers to decompose high level stories into smaller,
specific tasks and provide high level design support to help them understand
how to solve specific coding challenges
o Provide technical guidance and oversight to ensure that the work
delivered is in accordance with the technical standards of your client
o Encouraging a collaborative team environment
o Regularly reporting the status of your team both to your client
as well as senior members of Andela’s Partner Engineering Department.
Qualifications:
As the ideal candidate for this role you:
·
Are active in the technology
ecosystem in your city ex: you organize meet ups, speak at conferences and are
active on github
·
Are able to pass our Tech Skills
Assessment
·
May have a four-year degree in
Engineering, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university
·
Have at least 4 years of experience working in software development
·
Is proficient ideally in ANY
TWO of the following stacks and/or experience in:
o Javascript (React)
o Javascript (Angular)
o Javascript (Node)
o Python (Django/Flask)
o PHP (Lumen/Laravel)
o Java
o iOS (Swift/Objective C)
o Android (Java/Kotlin)
o DevOps
o Ruby (Ruby on Rails)
·
Have experience leading technical
teams using Agile methodologies;
·
Have experience working remotely as
an effective member of a team;
·
Have a vibrant personality and
exceptional communication skills (English, verbal and written)
·
A strong desire to mentor other
developers;
·
Have the ability to build rapport and
communicate with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds;
·
Have excellent interpersonal skills;
·
Have strong leadership skills;
·
Strongly motivated by our social
mission of training 100,000 young Africans in the next 10 years
How To Apply:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity
at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status.
At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our
strengths lies in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds &
orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is
committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with
respect and dignity.