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The team

Built by Ethiopians,
for every Ethiopian.

Santim's operating model depends on credible leadership across regulation, technology, investments, compliance, and customer trust. The profiles below describe the core roles being assembled for the staged launch.

Leadership design

The roles
Santim needs.

CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Strategy · Regulatory · Partnerships
Owns the sponsor-first strategy, corporate governance, regulatory engagement, partner negotiations, financing discipline, and staged product roadmap.
Ethiopian financial-services leadership experience
Track record launching regulated digital products
Strong governance and regulator-facing capability
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
Product Architecture · Security · Integrations
Leads secure mobile architecture, partner integrations, data governance, resilience, testing, and the technology controls expected of a regulated digital platform.
Secure mobile and API architecture
Prior financial-services technology delivery
Cybersecurity, auditability, and vendor oversight
CIO
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Management · Research · Suitability
A later-phase role responsible for investment policy, portfolio construction, research governance, suitability, performance reporting, and managed-product controls.
Qualifications meeting ECMA requirements
Relevant portfolio-management experience
Documented investment and research governance
DIA
Head of Diaspora & Partnerships
North America Channel · Community · Partnerships
Leads customer research, community trust, and future cross-border partnerships while ensuring diaspora plans follow domestic validation and market-by-market legal review.
Bilingual customer and community engagement
Diaspora research across priority markets
Banking, remittance, and distribution partnerships

Role appointments, qualifications, and public biographies will be published when confirmed.

Advisory capabilities

The expertise
Santim is recruiting.

Ethiopian Capital Markets Expert
ECMA / ESX Regulatory Advisor
Experience with ECMA licensing, market structure, governance, and regulated operating models. Supports the sponsor-first route and later licence expansion.
Canadian Fintech Operator
Product & Market Entry Advisor
Operational experience in Canadian retail wealth, with practical knowledge of onboarding, service design, transparent pricing, advice, and product sequencing.
Ethiopian Diaspora Leader
Community & Network Advisor
A trusted community perspective on diaspora needs, communications, cultural competency, and responsible customer research.
Risk and Consumer Protection Specialist
Controls · Conduct · Customer Outcomes
Expertise in AML/KYC, complaints, disclosures, operational risk, cybersecurity governance, and measurable customer outcomes.
Our mission

We believe every Ethiopian
deserves to own a piece of it.

Ethiopia is being built. Roads, power plants, factories, banks, technology companies — all of it is growing. Ethiopian citizens pay taxes, consume goods, and power that growth. Very few of them own any of it. Santim changes that. Not by redistributing what exists — by making it simple for an ordinary Ethiopian to own a share of what is being built, one santim at a time.

ዛሬ ሳንቲምህ፣ የነገ ሃብትህ — Today's coin, tomorrow's wealth. That is not a tagline. It is the entire product.

Build with us

Want to help build
Ethiopia's financial future?

Senior Mobile Engineer
Full-time · Addis Ababa or Remote
React Native expertise required. Experience with financial APIs strongly preferred. Amharic language skills a significant advantage.
Compliance Officer
Full-time · Addis Ababa
ECMA regulatory experience required. Understanding of NBE frameworks and capital markets compliance. AML/KYC implementation experience.
Amharic Content Producer
Full-time · Addis Ababa
Financial literacy content in Amharic for the Santim Learn platform. Comfort with investment concepts and the ability to make them accessible and engaging.

Send your CV and a note about why you want to build this to hello@santimwealth.com