AIOps Lead

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  • Full Time
  • Nairobi

Website M-KOPA Solar

M-KOPA’s mission is to make high quality energy affordable to everyone. OUR GROWTH SO FAR… M-KOPA has connected more than 400,000 homes in Kenya,Tanzania and Uganda to solar power with over 550 new homes being added every day. Each 8W battery powered-system comes with three lights, m… read moreobile phone-charging and a solar powered radio. Customers can now opt for a 20W system with digital TV. As of July 2016, M-KOPA has connected over 400,000 homes to affordable solar power. Current customers will make projected savings of US$ 300 Million over the next four years. M-KOPA’s customers will enjoy 50 million hours of kerosene-free lighting per month. Total employment created in East Africa is 2,500. In March 2016, M-KOPA emerged boldest at Financial Times Arcelor Mittal- Boldness in Business Awards in the Developing Markets category. In February 2016, M-KOPA was recognised as the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets at the Global Mobile Awards. In 2015, M-KOPA was recognised by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 Companies Changing The World and won the Zayed Energy Future Prize. M-KOPA has also won the 2014 Bloomberg Pioneer Award and 2013 FT/IFC Excellence in Sustainable Finance Award.

What You’ll Do

At M-KOPA, you’ll lead the AIOps team from day one – owning delivery, growing the function, and proving the value. Your team builds automations and agents for internal use and serves as internal consultants, helping Engineering integrate AI into customer-facing products. Join us in combining cutting-edge AI tooling with purpose-driven work that makes digital and financial inclusion possible across Africa.

Your key responsibilities:

Lead two AIOps Engineers — own their delivery, development, and day-to-day work
Prioritise efficiently — manage competing requests from multiple teams by applying a clear prioritisation framework you’ll help develop and improve
Build and ship automations and agents that measurably improve how internal teams and customer-facing staff work
Keep the AI tooling stack healthy as usage scales across 2,500+ employees
Stay current on emerging AI tools and technologies – know what’s hype and what’s actually useful
Help refine AI training for the wider organisation, including Engineering teams

Technical Environment 

AI & Agentic Frameworks: Claude, LangChain, MCP, Google ADK (or similar agentic tooling)
Automation & Prototyping: Scripting, workflow tools, AI-assisted development, rapid prototyping (Vercel/Railway)
Enterprise Tooling: Identity automation (Entra), internal platforms, Notion, HiBob integrations
Existing Foundation: Twelve months of Claude, Notion, HiBob, and Entra automations already running in production

Our Approach

Build, don’t just advise — this is a hands-on team that ships working automations and agents
Prove the value, then expand — start with two engineers, demonstrate impact, grow from there
Product-focused mindset — treat internal teams as customers and build tooling that works
Cut through the hype — evaluate emerging AI tools on practical value, not marketing buzz

What You Need

We’re looking for someone with a strong technical background and product-focused. You won’t be building models – we have Data Science teams for that. You’ll be building agents, shipping automations, and leading a team that makes M-KOPA’s internal operations smarter and faster.

Required Experience:

Hands-on experience building automations — scripting, workflow tools, or AI-assisted development
Hands-on experience building agents using agentic frameworks — LangChain, MCP, Google ADK or similar
Background in enterprise tooling — rapid prototyping tools (Vercel/Railway), identity automation (Entra), or internal platforms
People leadership experience — you’ve led or mentored engineers and can own a team’s delivery and development

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