Head, Strategy at a Fast-growing Fin-tech Company - People Capacity Management (PCM)

People Capacity Management (PCM) - Our client, a fast-growing Fin-tech company is recruiting suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Strategy

Location: Lagos

Job Responsibilities

• Creating an innovation portfolio and roadmap to drive growth and spur investment
• Identify and gain deep familiarity with all players across the FinTech ecosystem leveraging the firm's brand and global relationships, including facilitating dialog with CEO/CFO/Board level contacts around the world
• Building a strong network of connections who can support collaboration and provide valuable feedback innovation processes
• Source and acquire relevant strategic partnerships and alliances for growth and expansion
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders with proactive outreach, relationship building and networking at conferences and events
• Research industry trends and specific organizational objectives to identify relevant stakeholders and grow relationships using a variety of tactics
• Work with Management team to define, prioritise and pursue new partnership opportunities

Requirements

• BSc degree in Business Administration or a related field; MBA or Masters’ degree is plus
• A minimum of 5+ years relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience with corporate strategy or planning, within Fintech industry
• Strong active tech industry network ranging from startups to established brands
• Experience with market entry strategy, market monitoring and analysis, corporate planning, business model development
• Strong understanding of complex business models and their tradeoffs to use as insight in shaping Company’s long-term business model across different products
• Data-driven and automation-centric mindset to make key business decisions through critical thinking and in-depth analysis
• Strategic thinker, who can consider strategic and tactical levels simultaneously to propose and build plans. Adept at uncovering the business needs of potential partners while developing plans to grow each other’s business

Application Closing Date
1st April, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the "Job title" as subject of the email.