Build the Future of Finance With Cornerstone
Remote Opportunities | Part-Time Roles | Internships | Early-Career Contributors
At Cornerstone, we believe financial services should be accessible, practical, and built around the everyday needs of people and businesses.
We're building a financial technology platform that helps individuals save consistently, enables merchants to receive and manage payments, and supports organisations in collecting and managing funds more efficiently. Through Cornerstone Save, Cornerstone Collect, and Cornerstone Pay, we're working to make digital financial services more accessible to communities across Ghana and, eventually, across Africa.
We're an early-stage fintech company with ambitious goals and a growing team. We're looking for passionate, responsible, and curious individuals who want to contribute their skills, gain meaningful experience, and help build something with long-term impact.
Work With Us, Wherever You Are
Our opportunities are primarily remote, part-time, and internship-based. We understand that talented individuals may be students, recent graduates, working professionals, or people developing their careers while managing other commitments.
We focus on accountability, collaboration, learning, and meaningful contributions rather than traditional office attendance.
You don't need to know everything before joining us. What matters is having a solid foundation in your field, a willingness to learn, the discipline to work independently, and the determination to solve problems.
Why Join Cornerstone?
Work on Real Products
Contribute to financial technology solutions used by real individuals, businesses, and organisations.
Gain Practical Experience
Apply your knowledge to real challenges across software engineering, finance, operations, product development, customer experience, and marketing.
Flexible Remote Collaboration
Work remotely under an agreed part-time schedule, participate in online team meetings, and manage your responsibilities around clearly defined deliverables.
Learn and Develop
Receive practical guidance, constructive feedback, and opportunities to strengthen your professional skills.
Make a Meaningful Contribution
Join at an early stage where your ideas, initiative, and contributions can influence how our products and operations develop.
Grow With the Company
As Cornerstone expands, strong contributors may be considered for broader responsibilities and future employment opportunities, subject to business needs and performance.
Ways to Join
Most roles involve approximately 10–20 hours per week, with schedules agreed during onboarding. Leadership roles may follow a different arrangement.
Part-Time Leadership
Experienced professionals, including the CFO
Remote, with scheduled meetings
Part-Time Contributors
Professionals balancing other commitments
Remote, flexible schedule
Internship
Students, recent graduates, early-career talent
Remote, structured guidance
Early Contributors
Skilled individuals looking to gain startup experience
Remote, part-time, project-based
Each role's commitment, duration, and engagement terms are confirmed in writing before you start.
Our Roles
We're not accepting applications at the moment. Please check back soon for new opportunities.
Operations, Legal & People
Operations Officer
Keep Cornerstone's day-to-day operations organised — transaction monitoring, settlement follow-ups, partner escalations, and documented processes across Save, Collect, and Pay.
Administrative Officer
Help establish efficient administrative practices as we grow — organised documents, coordinated meetings, reliable follow-up, and smooth onboarding for new team members.
Legal & Compliance Research Intern
Research the regulations, policies, and compliance practices that apply to digital savings, payments, and collections in Ghana.
People & Talent Intern
Help Cornerstone find, onboard, and support great contributors — recruitment coordination, onboarding, team records, and people processes.
Engineering & Data
Backend Engineer
Build the secure, dependable services behind digital savings, merchant payments, and organisational collections — APIs, data models, webhooks, and integrations.
AI Engineer
Explore and prototype intelligent solutions — transaction behaviour analysis, fraud detection, internal automation, and AI-assisted customer experiences.
Frontend Developer
Build intuitive, responsive, and accessible interfaces for individuals, merchants, and institutions — web apps, dashboards, and merchant portals.
DevOps Engineer
Improve how our applications are deployed, monitored, and scaled — CI/CD, monitoring, backups, and reliable infrastructure documentation.
Security Engineer
Help improve the safety and resilience of Cornerstone's infrastructure — reviewing applications, documenting findings, and supporting practical security improvements.
Data Analyst
Turn Cornerstone's product and operational data into clear dashboards and reports on adoption, transactions, and retention.
Software Quality Assurance (QA) Intern
Help make sure Cornerstone's apps and services work reliably — test planning, manual and automated testing, and clear bug reports.
Product, Design & Research
Product Manager
Turn Cornerstone's vision into practical products — user research, requirements, backlogs, and coordinated delivery across Save, Collect, and Pay.
Product Designer (UI/UX)
Design simple, trustworthy experiences for savers, merchants, and organisations across our app, USSD, WhatsApp, and merchant portal.
Research Analyst (Market & User Research)
Research the markets and people Cornerstone serves — competitor scans, surveys, and interviews with merchants, savers, and organisations.
Growth & Customers
Brand & Marketing Associate
Help grow the Cornerstone brand — content, campaigns, merchant acquisition, and customer education that builds trust across Ghana.
Customer Success Associate
Help customers and merchants get started and get support — onboarding, guidance across our channels, issue follow-up, and feedback.
Business Development Associate
Find and build relationships with merchants, organisations, and partners who can benefit from Cornerstone Save, Collect, and Pay.
Strategic Partnerships Intern
Support Cornerstone's work with financial institutions, payment providers, and ecosystem partners — research, partner mapping, and meeting preparation.
Content Creator & Digital Media Intern
Create short-form videos, graphics, and posts that explain saving, payments, and collections in a clear, relatable, and trustworthy way.
Community Engagement Intern
Build relationships with communities, associations, and groups — financial literacy sessions, community events, and feedback from the people we serve.
How We Work
Cornerstone operates as a collaborative, remote-first team. Each successful applicant is assigned defined responsibilities, agreed deliverables, and a reporting contact.
Availability
Be available for an agreed number of hours each week and attend scheduled virtual meetings.
Communication
Provide progress updates, raise blockers early, and respond to important team communication within agreed working periods.
Accountability
Take ownership of assigned tasks, maintain quality standards, and meet agreed deadlines.
Collaboration
Work respectfully with colleagues across different functions.
Professionalism
Handle company information, customer data, and internal resources responsibly.
Continuous Learning
Be willing to receive feedback, learn new tools, and improve your work.
What we expect from everyone: take ownership, communicate clearly, meet agreed deadlines, protect confidential information, and work well with others.
Because we operate in financial technology, integrity, attention to detail, data privacy, and responsibility are essential across every role. We appreciate initiative and independent thinking — and team members follow established approval processes when handling financial operations, customer information, security, and production systems.
Our Recruitment Process
Internships & early contributor roles
- 1ApplySend your CV, a short introduction, and any portfolio or GitHub links.
- 2Conversation or Practical ReviewA short role-based conversation or practical exercise.
- 3OfferRole, reporting contact, commitment, and engagement terms, confirmed in writing before you start.
Leadership roles
- 1Submit Your ApplicationSend your CV and a short introduction explaining your interest in the role.
- 2Initial ReviewWe review your skills, experience, and suitability for a part-time remote role.
- 3Introductory ConversationA virtual conversation about your background, availability, and goals.
- 4Role-Based AssessmentA discussion, portfolio review, or scenario exercise relevant to the role.
- 5Final Discussion & OfferRole, reporting arrangements, commitment, and engagement terms.
Any assessment will be relevant to the advertised position and proportionate to its responsibilities.
Applications Are Closed
We're not accepting applications at the moment. Please check back soon for new opportunities.