M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go PayGo solar energy for off-grid homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve progress in their lives.
What You’ll Do
At M-KOPA, you’ll lead both Application Security and Threat Intelligence teams while driving comprehensive security strategies that align with business objectives. Our security teams own their solutions end-to-end, from threat modelling and vulnerability research to production monitoring and incident response. Join us in combining cutting-edge security practices with purpose-driven leadership that makes digital and financial inclusion possible across Africa.
Team Leadership:
Lead Application Security and Threat Intelligence teams
Build and scale specialised security capabilities
Mentor talented security professionals
Technical Focus:
Offensive security including hardware hacking and Android exploitation
Threat intelligence collection and automation
Vulnerability research and penetration testing
Security workflow automation using platforms like n8n
Strategic Responsibilities:
Threat modelling and risk assessments
Red team exercise coordination
Executive partnership and security-to-business translation
Our Security ApproachÂ
Proactive defence: Combining offensive security research with threat intelligence to stay ahead of emerging risks
Automation-first: Building automated security workflows and threat intelligence systems for scale
Business enablement: Translating security requirements into business value and growth opportunities
Technical excellence: Hands-on leadership that maintains deep expertise in vulnerability research and exploitation
Cross-functional influence: Partnering across product, engineering, and executive teams to embed security throughout the organisation
What You Need
You’ll bring exceptional leadership and technical depth to shape security at the intersection of offensive security, threat intelligence, and product development. This role offers unique growth potential through executive visibility, cross-functional influence, and direct impact on product security at scale.
Required Experience:
Hands-on experience in product/application security with proven expertise in vulnerability research, penetration testing, and security architecture
Experience leading and scaling security teams with demonstrated success building high-performing Application Security and Threat Intelligence functions
Proven track record building threat intelligence programmes including automation platforms like n8n and hands-on experience with Android security and hardware hacking