Lead, E-Commerce and Partnerships - SmartCash PSB at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead, E-Commerce and Partnerships - SmartCash PSB

Location: Lagos, Nigeria 
Job type: Full-time 
Level: Mid-Senior level

Job Purpose

• The primary goal of the role is to develop the product strategies / roadmap that will drive significant growth products and for articulating the local market requirements for successful commercialization, focusing on increasing revenue.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop a new product through partnerships for co-creation of products & service/content and define clear user journey for consumers, payments flows and other enhancement to drive growth
• Manage and nurture business relationships with key strategic partners, aggregators, and third-party developers
• Lead the development and management of platform capabilities, managing the end to end product lifecycle including product design
• Develop and documentation of business and functional requirements for training, project management, and on-going product development
• Own key vertical/features/product strategy with development team to deliver the best overall products and Services (P&S)
• Interface with technical platform OEMs and developers to help translate product requirements ensuring mutual understanding and minimizing time to market.
• Prepare business plans for new proposed P&S, including future projections and feasibility.
• Develop product roadmap and long-term vision where digital financial service is going. Develops and maintains relationships with all stakeholders.
• Manage digital product development from the planning phase through deliverables coordination, execution, communication, and results tracking
• Provide strategic guidance across digital products, programs and projects by Influencing and engage cross functional teams
• Build the partnerships pipeline across various sectors to grow product portfolio
• Collaborate with colleagues across functions to integrate products and service while expanding new opportunities by integrating with existing products and solutions.
• Presenting pitches and said business plans to executive management.
• Manage the strategic framework for partner / vendor/ enabler / joint venture integration with capabilities to sustain competitive advantage
• Develop and manage offline and online direct and or indirect merchant/biller relationships
• Manage the partner negotiation, contract agreement process, ensuring scope of work and terms / conditions are in our best interest as approve

Qualification, Experience & Competencies
Must have:

• Bachelor's Degree required, Advanced Degree or MBA preferred

Relevant Experience:
Must have:

• Minimum of 6 years commercial experience
• Demonstrable experience in product conceptualization, design and development
• Experience in technology relating to banking and payments; particularly strong working knowledge and understanding of Digital Payments and Account to Account payments.

Competencies:
Must have:

• A flexible, adaptable and innovative thinker
• Successful track record engaging at senior levels in organization and with customers
• Solid project planning and management capabilities
• Process and/or workflow planning and design skills
• Excellent communication (oral & written) skills
• Knowledge and experience with project management tools and content management software
• Knowledge and experience in digital product development
• Provide direction and leadership for digital strategy, UX and design, digital quality assurance, product management, and product analytics.
• Experience of working with Agile and design thinking principles is desirable.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.