Executive leadership
CEO, COO, CFO, CRO, Country Head, Regional Director, and other senior appointments where operating judgement is critical.
Fintech Executive Search · Africa & EMEA
Senior fintech hiring is a risk decision, not just a recruitment process.
Dozie Executive Search works with founders, boards, and leadership teams making critical senior and specialist hires across Africa and EMEA.
We focus on roles where judgement, context, discretion, and long-term fit matter more than volume.
In complex fintech markets, the wrong senior hire rarely looks wrong immediately. It shows up later — as drift, weak execution, poor judgement under pressure, or a team built for a different phase of the business.
Approach
Selective search for roles that shape the system.
We work selectively, taking on a small number of searches at any one time. That allows for sharper role definition, deeper market mapping, and more careful assessment of leadership fit.
The work often begins before the search itself: clarifying what the business actually needs, what stage it is truly in, and what kind of leader can operate in that context.
This is particularly valuable where businesses are scaling across uneven infrastructure, regulatory pressure, cross-border complexity, or founder-led transition.
Where we help
Leadership and specialist hires in high-context fintech environments.
Product & technology
CTO, CPO, VP Engineering, Head of Product, AI/data leadership, and technical operators who can scale beyond the early build phase.
Risk, compliance & governance
Senior leaders who can operate in regulated, fast-moving environments where governance must support execution rather than slow it down.
Cross-border & diaspora talent
Mapping leadership talent across Africa, the UK, Europe, the GCC, and diaspora markets where relevant context can be hard to read from a CV alone.
Point of view
As fintechs scale, hiring complexity changes.
Early-stage companies often need pace, range, and founder-level adaptability. Later, the same business may need stronger structure, governance, technical depth, or operational discipline.
The risk comes when a hire is made for the company people hope they have, rather than the company they actually have.
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Founder
Michael O. Dozie
Michael has worked across recruitment, technology, and international markets in the US, UK, and Africa. He brings a relationship-led search approach supported by a trusted network across Africa, the UK, Europe, and the diaspora.
Dozie Executive Search was created as a focused alternative to volume recruitment: discreet, judgement-led, and built around senior hiring decisions where context matters.
Contact
For confidential conversations or early-stage discussions.
If you are building or strengthening a fintech leadership team across Africa or EMEA, you can reach Michael directly.
michael@dozieexec.com Email Michael