Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced that it has hired nearly 85 percent of its 200 Graduate Trainees (GTs) after the end of the inaugural GT program.
Over 170 GTs have shaken off their graduate trainee titles
and will kick-start their careers as Analysts and Engineers in alignment with
Flutterwave’s newly designed and launched career progression framework, which
shows a clear pathway of growth from Analyst to Executive Vice President.
This reaffirms the company’s commitment to nurturing young
talent and maintaining its position as an incredible workplace with a conducive
environment for individuals seeking clear career growth opportunities in
technology.
Mansi Babyloni, Flutterwave’s Global Chief People Officer,
said, “We are excited that our aim of giving 200 extremely bright young
graduates opportunities to learn on the job and kick start their careers in
tech early in life has finally been accomplished.
“As 170 of them transition from GTs to full-time employees
after completing 12 months of on-the-job training and shadowing, there are
myriad opportunities available for them to explore,” Babyloni, said.
Launched in August 2022, the Flutterwave Graduate Trainee
Program was a 12-month-long paid traineeship for newly graduated youth with
little to no work experience but with big aspirations.
The program was designed to build a network of young talent
and equip them with technical and soft skills and practical experiences by
working at a global organisation with over 750 employees worldwide.
This further highlighted Flutterwave’s responsiveness to the
needs of its customers, young talent, and the community as the program was
tailored to accommodate the unique needs of recent graduates, including the
flexibility to align with their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
obligations.
To celebrate the end of this rigorous program, a
#RookiestoPro graduation ceremony was held to recognize the efforts and
achievements of the former graduate trainees. Expressing excitement during this
exclusive event held in Lagos, Chijioke Okorji, a Developer Experience Engineer
1 at Flutterwave, said, “There’s a clear difference in my growth from when I
joined, to now. I have a better understanding of my career path and have
acquired marketable skills that I am proud of. More organizations like Flutterwave
should give young people a chance through initiatives like this.”
“We thank the People Team and all the Graduate Trainee
Managers who helped coach, mentor and train our GTs to propel their growth into
Analysts and Engineer 1s. This is in line with our mission to create endless
possibilities for all; truly, their careers have taken off and there’s no limit
to what they can achieve going forward,” Bode Abifarin, Chief Operating
Officer, Flutterwave, said.