MTN Mobile Money Uganda hiring spree
MTN Mobile Money Uganda posted openings for Senior Data Analyst, Senior Data Engineer and Data Scientist—applications due March 20—highlighting demand in fintech‑adjacent, regional roles announced. These listings show growth opportunities outside major tech hubs for pipeline and analytics builders.
MTN Uganda shareholders approved the structural separation of MTN Mobile Money on July 22, 2025 with a 99.9% vote, a corporate move positioned under MTN Group’s Ambition 2025 strategy to scale fintech operations independently. mtn.com The public job briefs for the MoMo unit explicitly require building scalable data pipelines, creating a “Model Factory” for governance of data‑science models, and developing data‑marts used for credit‑scoring for micro‑lending. theugandanjobline.com Posted qualifications call for roughly 3+ years’ experience with a Master’s degree preferred, plus hands‑on knowledge of cloud computing, advanced ETL, data governance standards and modern Data APIs as day‑one competencies. workaweb.com MTN MoMo’s transaction scale — about UGX 159 trillion processed in 2024 and roughly 11.8 million transactions per day (≈4.3 billion annually) — explains the emphasis on high‑throughput analytics and real‑time monitoring in the roles. ceo.co.ug MTN’s roadmap to list the separated MoMo entity on the Uganda Securities Exchange within three to five years ties hiring to faster delivery of production‑grade reporting, model governance and compliance capabilities cited in the vacancies. ugstandard.com The vacancies are Kampala‑based and include divisional leadership, cross‑functional engagement and delivery of end‑to‑end ML deployments, indicating interview and portfolio evidence should demonstrate system design for production ML, data‑API implementation and credit/transaction‑monitoring case work. theugandanjobline.com
