<p>Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, fintech, and web3, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. We develop, license, and publish games and monetize them effectively with our proprietary platform. We are backed by blue-chip investors like: Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Riot Games, Bitkraft, and Nas.</p>

Carry1st

People Operations Manager

Senior Product Manager - Carry1st Shop

Data Scientist - Mobile Games

Carry1st seeks a People Operations Manager to lead remote team culture, develop scalable practices, monitor metrics, manage performance reviews, and act as a go-to resource. 3+ years experience in consulting or similar in-house roles, ideally in a scale-up, is required. Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential.

<section aria-labelledby="job-description-title" class="styles--3vx-H" data-ui="job-description"><h2 id="job-description-title">Description</h2><div><p>Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront. We are backed by top investors like: a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.</p><p>As a People Ops Manager, you will support all aspects of our people-operations, ensuring the business runs smoothly, and setting our teammates up for success. This role requires strong relationship-building, project management skills, and creative problem-solving to meet the needs of a fully remote, global team.</p><p><strong>You will...</strong></p><ul> <li>Collaborate with leadership and employees to build a high-performance remote culture</li> <li>Lead strategic projects to develop scalable people practices in a multicultural environment</li> <li>Monitor key People metrics and implement improvement solutions</li> <li>Manage performance reviews and identify training needs</li> <li>Act as the go-to for teammates regarding policies</li> </ul></div></section><section aria-labelledby="job-requirements-title" class="styles--3vx-H" data-ui="job-requirements"><h2 id="job-requirements-title">Requirements</h2><div><p><strong>What makes you a great candidate?</strong></p><ul> <li>3+ years experience in consulting or a similar in-house role, ideally in a scale-up</li> <li>Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills</li> <li>Effective project management and decision-making capabilities</li> <li>Experience living or working in a frontier market, preferably in Africa</li> <li>Bonus: Experience in a multinational or fully remote environment</li> </ul></div></section><section aria-labelledby="job-benefits-title" class="styles--3vx-H" data-ui="job-benefits"><h2 id="job-benefits-title">Benefits</h2><div><p><strong>What will it be like to work at Carry1st?</strong></p><p>Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully-remotely across +25 countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to...</p><ul> <li>Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day</li> <li>Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and web3</li> <li>Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates</li> <li>Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create</li> </ul><p><strong>Some additional perks...</strong></p><ul> <li>Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world</li> <li>Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively</li> <li>Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience</li> <li>Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events</li> <li>Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates</li> <li>Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day</li> </ul><p>We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!</p><p><strong>Learn more about Carry1st...</strong></p><ul> <li> <a tabindex="0" data-role="button-link" class="button--2de5X button--14TuV tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://a16z.com/announcement/investing-in-carry1st/">Andreessen Horowitz</a> shared why they invested in Carry1st</li> <li> <a tabindex="0" data-role="button-link" class="button--2de5X button--14TuV tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://venturebeat.com/games/carry1st-raises-27m-to-develop-and-publish-games-in-africa/">VentureBeat</a> announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa</li> <li> <a tabindex="0" data-role="button-link" class="button--2de5X button--14TuV tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.remerge.io/findings/podcast/ep-143-cracking-africas-mobile-gaming-market">Remerge</a> hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market</li> </ul><p></p></div></section>