Loan Portfolio Managers at TradeDepot

TradeDepot is a Digital B2B Commerce and embedded finance company headquartered in San Francisco, California. At TradeDepot we are building the largest digital network of retail outlets in Africa and changing the way mega Consumer Goods Brands distribute products to over 5 million retail stores on the continent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Loan Portfolio Manager

Location: Lagos

Summary

• Your duties would be to take ownership of your account - including conducting retailer profiling and assessment, collection of KYC, verification and due diligence required before recommending them to receive credit.
• You will be in charge of everything to do with managing borrowers and making sure that your portfolio is of the highest quality, including performing collections and recovery activities, making sure that these are done on time and in full.
• You will be responsible for delivering on all metrics associated with their portfolio, and must be able to take supervision from the leadership team, while also collaborating with other portfolio manager agents.

Responsibilities

• Perform activities to convert borrowers from existing retailer audience, including field visits and phone calls.
• Gain thorough understanding of the loan product and the company’s operational processes, and communicate these to potential and existing borrowers.
• Build and maintain a high-quality portfolio of borrowers according to targets communicated by the supervisor on a weekly basis.
• Be accountable for borrowers in your portfolio and ensure they are able to borrow and repay their loans on time and in full.
• Be responsible for the success of your individual portfolio, including knowing how much capital to deploy to where, for how long, and where to get the best return.
• Leverage data and insights provided by the company and team leads on the best areas to focus on.
• Daily, weekly, monthly reporting to team leads and supervisors.
• Be responsible for collections and recovery of outstanding loans, according to the company’s collections/recovery policy
• Comply with all instructions and targets set by team lead, supervisor, and managers
• Use technology tools and apps provided by the company to onboard and manage borrowers in your portfolio
• Alert supervisors and team leads to bad borrower behaviour, signs of default in one’s portfolio
• Adhere to TradeDepot’s Equal Opportunities policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected

Requirements

• University Degree, Polytechnic, or equivalent.
• Previous experience working as a loan origination/collections officer and has sound understanding of portfolio management and credit risk.
• Familiarity with retailer audiences and SME/Micro SME lending is a bonus.
• Must have experience using smartphones, and be familiar with mobile app usage.
• Prior experience in loan management, portfolio management, or other credit risk function.
• Excellent problem solving, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Ability to work strategically, while staying within the guidelines prescribed for the job role.

What's on Offer?

• Attractive Salary & Benefits
• Strong opportunities to progress your career
• Work alongside & learn from best in class talent.

Application Closing Date
12th july, 2023.