Team Lead, Innovation Opportunity Management (IOM) at First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank)

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Innovation Opportunity Management (IOM)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Support the yearly review of the Bank’s innovation strategy and update in line with new market and organizational realities 
• Engage with Business leaders, Group heads and external partners to identify innovation opportunities across all operating markets that align with the Bank’s strategic objectives 
• Research and translate market trends, emerging technologies, and customer insights into value adding innovation initiatives across all operating markets 
• Assess and prioritize potential innovation opportunities in line with approved evaluation criteria 
• Coordinate cross functional teams in developing detailed business cases for identified innovation initiatives 
• Coordinate the implementation of innovation initiatives across all operating markets through Innovation Champions to ensure adherence to approved implementation guidelines. 
• Proactively manage changes in initiative scope, identify potential crisis/risks, and devise contingency plans to provide solutions and take corrective action 
• Coordinate the network of external innovators (including FinTechs/Start-Ups, BigTechs) across all operating markets to ensure healthy pipeline of innovation opportunities for collaboration 
• Support the execution of innovation ecosystem engagement program (podcast series, Fintech summits) across all operating markets that deepens the Bank’s engagement with external stakeholders
• Coordinate partnership activities with Accelerator and Venture program operators across operating markets to identify ecosystem players (startups/Fintechs) that align with the Bank’s innovation priorities 
• Review executed innovation initiatives against approved Business Case and prepare relevant reports / presentations for the Bank’s Innovation committee. 
• Perform any other duties as assigned by Head, Enterprise innovation unit 
• As part of the Bank’s Information Security requirements, maintain the security of all Information entrusted to the staff and comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2 
• Project Management certification will be an added advantage
• Minimum of ten (10) years relevant working experience working in an innovative environment covering a range of multiple functional areas 
• Experience with managing idea generation and management process 
• Experience that spans across start-ups and large corporate environments with extensive network within the startup ecosystem 
• Experience with Program Management or Project Management Office desirable 
• Supervisory experience.

Application Closing Date
15th November, 2025 (12:40 PM).