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Country
Senegal
Currency
XOF
Sector
Banking & Finance
Economic hub
Dakar
01The sector

Banking and finance is the top tertiary recruiter in francophone Africa. Commercial banks, regional institutions (BCEAO, BOAD), microfinance, insurance and fintech generate tens of thousands of hires every year. Compliance, risk management, digital transformation and financial inclusion drive the profiles sought.

02Market context

Dakar concentrates regional headquarters. Wave's arrival and the fintech ecosystem created an unprecedented talent war on tech profiles.

03Top employers
  1. 01Banks (SGBS, BICIS, Ecobank, BOA, UBA)
  2. 02Regional institutions (BOAD, CRRH-UEMOA)
  3. 03Fintech (Wave, PayDunya, InTouch, Yoma)
  4. 04Insurance (NSIA, AXA, Allianz, SUNU)
04In-demand roles
  1. 01

    Private banking account managers

  2. 02

    Data engineers and data scientists

  3. 03

    Compliance officers and AML specialists

  4. 04

    Fintech product managers

05Hiring patterns
  1. 01

    Massive volumes on commercial and account manager roles (1,000-5,000 applicants/offer)

  2. 02

    Strong demand for risk, compliance, internal audit and AML

  3. 03

    Accelerated tech hiring: core banking developers, mobile money, data

  4. 04

    IFRS and OHADA profiles highly valued for listed groups

06Recruitment challenges
  1. 01

    Verifying the authenticity of diplomas and certifications (CFA, ACCA, DSCG)

  2. 02

    Assessing real business English mastery for pan-African groups

  3. 03

    KYC compliance on candidate IDs and criminal records

  4. 04

    Intense fintech competition on senior tech and data profiles

07Why Edomatch here
  1. 01

    Automatic screening of thousands of CVs in minutes

  2. 02

    Built-in banking technical tests (OHADA, IFRS, financial analysis, Excel)

  3. 03

    Pipeline compliant with KYC/AML requirements with full audit trail

  4. 04

    Built-in employer branding to win the talent war against fintechs

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