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As an Account Executive, you will drive to increase our value and footprint within our current customer base and develop new customers. Effective partnering with system integrator partners is critical to the role. Core to this role is your ability to articulate value, inspire, and sell a cloud-based solution into the insurance industry. We’re looking for someone who is An accomplished salesperson with 2+ years of successful software sales selling into insurance companies covering Property and Casualty or Life business lines. Key activities for the Enterprise Sales Executive include Proactive development of new business in an assigned territory Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers, both technical and business-focused, within prospects, and existing clients Manage post-sale relationships to maximize product sales to existing customers Arrange and lead technical and functional presentations to clients, in conjunction with product experts and professional ser...

The 3rd National Dog Show and All Breed Assessment was a great success, attracting dog lovers, breeders, pet food dealers, grooming services, and trainers from all over Uganda. The event, organized by the Canine Association of Uganda, featured over 40 exhibitors showcasing their products and services. One of the most outstanding exhibitors was Kaya’s Kitchen, a Ugandan business specializing in producing organic and chemical-free pet food and grooming products. Their range of foodstuffs includes Puppy treats, Kitten Treats, chicken jerky, fish jerky, goat jerky, and Snicker doodles, all of which are made from organic locally sourced ingredients. Kaya’s Kitchen is expanding into new markets such as Kenya and exporting to Europe as well. Kaya’s Kitchen organic chemical-free pet treats. Flavia Namagwa of Kaya’s Kitchen highlighted the company’s commitment to environmentally-friendly products that pose no threat to pets. She explained that their products are free of additives, preserva...

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, more freedom. And since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. With an arsenal of awesome products that span spending, saving, travel, transfers, investing, exchanging and more, our super app has helped 25+ million customers get more from their money. And we’re not done yet. As we continue our lightning-fast growth, we believe that two things are essential to continuing our success: our people and our culture. So far, we have 5000+ people working around the world, from our great offices or remotely, on our mission. And we’re looking for more. We want brilliant people that love building great products, love redefining success, and love turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution. About the role Our Sales team is the engine that drives new customer acquisition and engagement for Revolut Business across the globe. Each area of the department works like spec...

For many years, Annet Nabisubi has had scuffles with her tenants over late payments, in all the 18 units she owns at Kawaala Zone 1, in Lubaga Division. As a widow, the rent collected is what helps her look after her family, yet most of the time, she has to fend in other places, surviving on the mercy of friends and other family members. Of late, however, she has been thinking of hiring a property management company to collect for her the rent, but the consulted charge over 10% of the rent collected, which would be a big dent in her income. Brian Tweheyo, RentBeta’s Chief executive officer Coupled with the fact that some property management outfits are not as efficient as advertised, Nabisubi is hesitant, but at the same time stranded on the way forward. But as tech continues to disrupt all sectors of the economy, the real estate sector has also seen a share of disruptions, with the latest seeking to redeem landlords the burden of collecting rent in arrears. RentBeta, is a digi...

As Roast and Rhyme keeps getting better and better every year, revellers have also tried to match up with the times. At the Reggae Ragga Nyam Nyam edition at Jahazi Pier in Munyonyo on February 26, revellers turned up dressed to impress in shorts, crop tops, pants, dresses, you name it. To note, many were also light-skinned, whether naturally or unnaturally. At one moment, a reveller was overheard wondering whether Swangz Avenue had given out special invites to light-skinned ladies as they were the order of the day. The show was powered by Bell Lager The post Nutty Neithan, Maddox Thrill Fans At Roast And Rhyme first appeared on Showbizuganda . from Showbizuganda https://ift.tt/ZAyXDmB via IFTTT

As one of the largest and most trusted  digital asset platforms  globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing potential of crypto. Trusted by over 8 million consumer and pro traders, institutions, and authorities worldwide – our unique combination of products, services, and global expertise is helping tip the scales towards mass crypto adoption. But we’re only just getting started. We want to be pioneers in crypto and add value to the everyday lives of billions. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Join us to bring crypto to the world. Responsibilities Develop and prioritize Kraken’s advocacy positions on key U.S. policy topics, coordinating closely with a wide range of internal subject matter experts Develop and execute strategies to effectively communicate educational, thought leadership and advocacy content to key stakeholders Direct Kraken’s external engagement with key government and regulatory stakeholders at federal and ...

Amapiano dancer and artiste Kamo Mphela has jetted into the country this afternoon ahead of her performance at the Tusker Lite Neon Street Rave. The countdown to the dance-provoking, fire-cracking Amapiano vibes is now less than 24 hours away. This will be the first time the Nkulunkulu star is visiting the Pearl of Africa.  Mphela who is famed for her pulsating dance moves will be performing for her fans live at the Lugogo Hockey Grounds. The Tusker Lite Neon Street Rave has been organised under the beer brand’s Turn On Your Lite campaign, which aims to celebrate self-expression, urban culture, uniqueness, and creativity for all. “We are going to be delivering the most vibrant and lit experience for beer lovers and Amapiano diehards. No doubt that Kamo Mphela is about to take over Kampala. We can’t wait to party with you,” said Brand Manager, Elizabeth Mutamuliza who assured the media of a lit experience. Speaking further, Mutamuliza stated that guests would also g...

Chime is a financial technology company founded on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, easy and free. The risk team plays a critical role in offering our products and services in a sustainable manner. We are looking for a seasoned Fraud Risk leader to join our risk team and manage fraud risk related to three main verticals – Authentication, Ecosystem and our Move Money products. We are looking for someone who is data-driven, has strong analytical & technical skills and is highly collaborative. The ideal candidate is a customer focused, results oriented, data driven leader with deep expertise in fraud risk. In this role, you will report to our Director of Fraud Risk and closely work with senior/executive leaders within risk and multiple XFN teams (product, data/analytics, risk operations and member experience teams). A highly visible leadership role where you have the opportunity to work on company’s and risk teams top priorities. The base salary offered for...

We’re looking for a  Senior Android Engineer  to help shape our all-in-one privacy solution and join our mission to show the world that protecting your privacy online can be simple. The Opportunity As a member of our Native Apps team, you’ll be leading projects from proposal through postmortem, and taking ownership of delivering, maintaining and improving major application features. In our remote and collaborative environment, you’ll also work with stakeholders from Product, Design and many other business areas as we work to raise the standard of trust online. What You Will Bring to DuckDuckGo Ability to lead and collaborate on high-impact and complex projects from proposal through post-mortem. Skills to wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a strong focus on metrics. Significant Android engineering experience (5 years or more) with experience working on at least two large native Android applications. Solid experience programming i...

Atomic is a venture fund that founds companies. Founded in 2012, we believe that disruptive innovation is most successfully achieved by pairing innovative ideas with business discipline, and that building those ideas into businesses is not something that can be outsourced. We are engineers and entrepreneurs who build and operate the next generation of great companies. We’re hiring for a full-time Full-Stack Engineer to work with a new stealth company within the Atomic portfolio. This role can be based in San Francisco, Miami, or remote. We are searching for a full-stack engineer who will be an early member of our engineering team. An ideal candidate will have a solid grasp of Web2 development in a full-stack Typescript environment, have an interest in growing technically in the Web3 space, comfortable with remote work, effective communicator of deliverables and timelines, and have a passion for making Web3 simple for the next generation of users. What You’ll Do Work directly ...

As a Design Lead on our Activation team, you will be an integral part of the company’s overall growth strategy – being able to work on building the best possible first impression for people experiencing Pinterest for the first time. You will help the team develop solutions that reaches millions of new and returning users each week to connect them to the many inspiring ways to to use Pinterest by thoughtfully increasing product comprehension and engagement. This includes owning our onboarding flow where we have people select from over 100 topics to personalize their initial home feed. You will also play a key role in owning in-product education experiences where we guide and scaffold people to understand how to best use Pinterest. What you’ll do: Partner closely with your product and engineering counterparts to define the product strategy, roadmap, process, and culture Be comfortable in a fast paced, iterative, experimental, and data driven environment Work with and manage feedback...

We’re looking for a  Senior Creative Ad Producer  to help shape our all-in-one privacy solution and join our mission to show the world that protecting your privacy online can be simple. The Opportunity In this role, you will be a foundational member of an in-house ad creative team and help grow and shape the ad production discipline within the User Acquisition team. You’ll apply your creativity and leadership skills to manage the development and production of DuckDuckGo ads across our multi-channel portfolio, including TV, online video, radio, billboard, and more. Partnering closely with internal and external creatives, you’ll distill campaign ideas into ads that speak to specific audiences and serve as the single point of contact for production companies, directors, business affairs consultants, and contractors. What You Will Bring to DuckDuckGo 7+ years of experience pioneering the development of ad campaigns and driving large-scale productions. Experience producing v...

Emirates has recycled more than 500,000 kilograms of plastic and glass over the course of 2022, by collecting discarded bottles onboard for repurposing. 500,000 kilograms is almost the same weight as a fully loaded Emirates flagship A380 aircraft.Onboard every flight that lands in Dubai, Emirates Cabin Crew work hard to quickly separate glass and plastic bottles, before they are sent to a recycling plant in Dubai. The glass is separated by colour and crushed. This ‘cullet’ or recycled glass that is ready to be re-melted, is then sent to glass manufacturers in the UAE to include in their batch mix for new bottles.   The plastic bottles are cleaned, chopped into flakes, melted into pellets, and sent to manufacturers to make other plastic products. As a result, Emirates and Emirates Flight Catering divert thousands of kilograms of glass and plastic away from landfill each year. The glass and plastic recycling initiative onboard was suggested by environmentally conscious Emirates ...

As a Senior Python Developer, you will use your skills building Python-based services and APIs to provide valuable data to our platform customers. You will be responsible for designing and implementing major elements of our data pipeline, including data ingestion, data cleaning, and data processing. You will then build systems that integrate that data with data from multiple other sources to provide impactful insights to our customers. You Will Build software in Python to tackle the complex and interesting challenge of helping our customers generate return-on-information from our ever growing ecosystem of data partners Collaborate with our product, research, and engineering teams to find rigorous yet practical solutions to solve complex business problems Improve our portfolio optimization process to enable customers to find optimal solutions for Design and implement data pipeline solutions for ingestion, transformation, and management. You Have Strong skills in Python (5+ yea...

Kampala : Airtel Uganda has today announced that their Smartphone Network is now ready for the trailblazing 5G technology. The development was announced at their Clement Hill office by the Managing Director, Mr. Manoj Murali. 5G is the 5th generation mobile network that enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices at very high speeds. Airtel Uganda, Managing Director, Manoj Murali, and Rajesh Agrawal, the Network Director at Airtel Uganda during a press briefing where Airtel Uganda announced that their Smartphone Network is now ready for the 5G technology. The development was announced at Airtel Uganda offices at Clement Hill by the Managing Director, Mr. Manoj Murali today, 22nd February 2023 It delivers higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users. 5G can support a significant...

19- year old Patience Nashua walks into filming set with a lot of confidence . Her smile gives you the impression she wishes she could tell you something by herself, without the help of a sign language interpreter, but it can’t happen. Born in 2004 her mum painfully narrates the shock she got when her daughter started having hearing difficulties at age 6. Her effort to get help was greeted with stories from some quarters who thought it was witchcraft. Soon both speech and hearing senses were gone and the single mum had to look for answers alone. Luckily enough, the little girl was able to get help from good Samaritans and managed to get through her elementary education. Joining senior one was a blessing, but COVID-19 hit, and almost brought her dreams to a halt, but thank God for friends and sponsors. After school, Patience decided to look for something to make her earn some money and help her mum. Her friend led her to a shop in Nakawa where she learnt how to brew coffee, which...

Kampala : Nexus Green Limited is on track to complete the construction of close to 400 solar-powered water irrigation sites in different parts of Uganda by the end of 2023 as part of the Government of  Uganda funded Design, Supply, and Installation of Solar Powered Water Supply and   Irrigation Systems Project. Nexus Green is an innovative International Solar energy company that specializes in designing, supplying, manufacturing, and delivering affordable solar-powered solutions that reduce carbon emissions and provide cheaper cleaner energy. The Governments of Uganda and the United Kingdom are jointly investing €111 million in the solar- powered water supply and irrigation project to enhance agricultural productivity, prosperity and the social life of at least 2.6 million Ugandans in water-stressed districts in the country. The project is owned by the Ministry of Water and Environment and financed by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and Develop...

Kampala : Vivo Energy Uganda, the marketer and distributor of Shell fuels and lubricants, has launched a campaign called ‘Genda Okikube’ for drivers of commercial vehicles and public transportation that aims to support their ambition to succeed at their jobs. Through the campaign, the company, through its Shell Rimula brand of engine oil, will offer generous rewards for drivers of commercial vehicles for every purchase of a 5-litre pack of Shell Rimula at targeted Shell stations and spare part shops countrywide. Speaking at the launch held at Nateete Taxi Park, Mr. Johan Grobbelaar, the Managing Director at Vivo Energy Uganda said, “The commercial transport sector was subjected to a turbulent operating environment during the current COVID-19-19 outbreak that has impacted the cost of doing business. With the ‘Genda Okikube’ campaign, we hope to help commercial drivers effectively manage their operating costs and drive their cars more productively. Drivers who use Shell Rimula can ...