Instore Merchant Onboarding and Support - Merchant Acquiring at Interswitch Group

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. We started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing, and have progressively evolved into an integrated payment services company, building and managing payment infrastructure as well as delivering innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Instore Merchant Onboarding and Support - Merchant Acquiring

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Paymate - Digital Commerce & Merchant Acquiring

Job Purpose

• The Instore Merchant Onboarding and Support officer will be responsible for onboarding, supervision of the Business Support Partners, supporting our merchant (Acquired, Co-acquired and PTSP) terminals.
• The ideal candidate will also maintain and nurture relationships with new and existing Merchants/Partners/Banks.
• This individual will interact with the sales and product teams to achieve client expectations and provide recommendations to improve merchant experience. Ideal candidates should be customer centric.

Key Responsibilities
Field Operations:

• Responsible for field support activities on POS terminals managed by Interswitch (primarily, as Acquired, Co-acquired and PTSP) and secondly, for all of Interswitch POS Business
• Responsible for growing the number of merchants in the assigned region and with the assigned Banks
• Responsible for the overall management of field operations in a particular cluster or region as assigned.
• Responsible for Interfacing with Banks Support teams and external client Support issues relating to POS devices
• Ensures that the agreed SLAs/OLAs with Banks and third –party Vendors (where applicable) are adhered to
• In charge of giving feedback on process improvement initiatives to the product, operations, business, engineering, and service management teams
• Responsible for Monitoring all POS terminals assigned to Interswitch as PTSP to ensure the uptime of the terminals 24/7
• Responsible for logging all customers service calls received via phone calls and emails on CRM
• Carries out 1st level Support: Remote Support, Call Support and 2nd Level Support
• Responsible for any or all or the strategic pillars of quality assurance, terminal deployments, repairs and stop gap management, merchant categorisation and merchant visitation list.
• Provides Advisory services to Banks and merchants during daily support activities
• Conducts training of bank staff and merchants on use of POS applications and support
• Reviews effective utilization of product manuals & training manuals
• Conducts quarterly technical sessions for key merchants, PTSP and banks (when necessary)
• Co-manages the administration and training of BSP (Business Support Partners)
• Prepare weekly activity reports for all managed POS devices to Banks and Team Lead
• Prepare an issue report for critical issues encountered in performing daily activities to the Team Lead

Onboarding:

• Responsible for Parameter Management (Parameter Generation, Nibss & Kimono Registration, Parameter update/change)
• Merchant profiling on extraswitch, aribiter and related platforms
• Manages the process of terminal provisioning (configuration and certification)
• Provision of merchant onboarding support and ensuring high conversion rate for generated leads
• Terminal consumables and inventory management

Service Operations:

• Responsible for administration and management of TMS systems (PAX Store)
• Database management and reporting
• Bridging the link between the technical team (engineering and products) and the support team
• Provision of post-onboarding support
• Partner relationship management
• Merchant training and service review
• Revenue assurance

Requirements
Education:

• Academic Qualification(s): Hold a B.Sc / HND from a reputable tertiary institution Professional.

Experience:

• Qualification(s): Project Management desirable but not compulsory Experience (Number of relevant years): Minimum professional experience of 2 years in POS support within payments or financial services industry.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated experience in POS technical support and/or onboarding, and customer relations management
• Clear understanding and appreciation of POS business (PTSP, Acquiring, Co-Acquiring and Agency Banking)
• Sound understanding of terminal transaction routing and processing
• Verifiable experience in PTSP support
• Good interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Proficiency in MS applications (MS Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience in using tools like CRM, AX, and JIRA.
• Excellent time management skills
•  Energetic, proactive team player, target driven and highly motivated.
• Articulate and professional, enthusiastic attitude and a focus on results are required
• Strong communication skills: ability to reach prospects creatively, position solution/products.

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online