Country Manager (Remote) at Verto Nigeria

Verto is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to access enterprise grade cross-border payments, FX and banking solutions via our advanced platform or API. Businesses can accept payments and send payouts globally in one single platform. Verto seamlessly connects any business, anywhere.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Country Manager - Nigeria

Location: Nigeria (Remote)

Job Summary

• We’re looking for an experienced leader to help us supercharge our growth in Nigeria and become the number one B2B cross-border payments solution in the market.

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborating with the Executive Team to create and implement a strategic business plan of operations and business growth in Nigeria.
• Managing the daily operations of Verto in Nigeria.
• Developing and implementing marketing & communication strategies to increase user.
• engagement on the platform.
• Engage with local regulators and obtain local regulatory licences and approvals.
• Working with a wide-ranging team, from brand & marketing teams to product owners & business developers to create and execute campaign ideas.
• Working with broader team and supporting cross-geographical opportunities and learning.
• Finding the best partners in the market, then negotiating and securing contracts with them.
• Contributing to customer acquisition process and increasing onboarded and transacting customers from Nigeria.
• Building and optimising scalable processes to prepare the company for sustainable growth.
• Supporting application and approval of the required licenses, and working with regulators to ensure we are compliant with existing rules and regulations
• Owning and managing the country-level P&L, strategy and targets.

What Skills You’ll Need

• Graduated with a 2.1 (or equivalent) Degree from a top school, MBA is a plus
• 5+ years of experience in finance, banking, marketing or similar roles
• Currently live in or have previously lived in Nigeria with prior work experience in the market.
• Previous entrepreneurial experience; you have successfully led a team building something new or founded your own company.
• Experience in creating partnerships with third-party companies to launch B2B services.
• The ability to craft and execute a business development campaign end-to-end, whether online or offline.
• Excellent people and relationship-building skills, across all seniority levels
• Commercially astute with excellent negotiation skills.
• Excellent logic in prioritising projects and selecting appropriate partners
• Ability to work well as part of a team, driven, relentless and a proven closer - you don’t take no for an answer.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.