Country Manager at Verto

Verto is a global B2B payments solution that helps businesses send money to anyone, anywhere. Using a purposefully built tech infrastructure and payment rails, you can instantly send and receive money in over 200 countries. Today, Verto helps 1000+ customers from startups, SMEs to large corporate companies convert millions of dollars per year. Using our liquidity and price discovery marketplace solution, new customers can convert between 49 currencies, open bank account or wallets in seconds and make payments on a single platform.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Country Manager

Location: Lagos

Role Overview

• The Country Manager for our Nigeria operations, is a General Manager position within the geography, architecting Verto’s strategic within the geography and translating global vision into local market dominance.
• This isn't just about oversight; it’s about owning the P&L, engineering high-impact partnerships, and securing the regulatory foundation required to scale.
• You are bridging the gap between Nigerian businesses and the global financial stage, empowering them with cross-border products they need to reach the world.
• By building and leading a high-performing local team, you are transforming Verto from a market participant into the definitive financial infrastructure for the region.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architecting and Executing Strategy: Developing the definitive business plan for Nigeria; writing and executing the playbook for corridor expansion and penetration in Nigeria and West Africa.
• Owning the P&L and Commercial Growth: Driving the bottom line; managing revenue and margins while aggressively acquiring and working closely with the commercial team in retaining high-value strategic clients.
• Navigating Regulatory Diplomacy: Leading the relationship with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other key bodies; ensuring compliance is an unshakeable competitive advantage and a pillar of our brand trust.
• Engineering the Local Ecosystem: Building and cementing deep, functional partnerships with banks, fintechs, PSPs, and marketplaces to turn local connections into scalable growth and commercial engines.
• Market Intelligence and Product Outlook: Stay close to the market to understand developments in the wider and local market, and competitor signals that may inform our product and commercial direction.
• Localising the Verto DNA: Partnering with our global Compliance, Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to ensure our solutions solve the specific, granular pain points of Nigerian businesses.
• Operational Oversight: Overseeing our general operations and team in Nigeria in ensuring adequate alignment to our global way of work and culture.
• Championing Operational Excellence: Overseeing the end-to-end customer journey; maintaining world-class SLAs and uptime to ensure a seamless cross-border payment experience.
• Positioning the Brand: Representing Verto at industry forums and in the press; carrying the flag of a company as the prime cross border payments company within the geography and a global leader in fintech.

What You Need

• 8+ Years of Senior Leadership: You have a proven track record in country strategy or general management within fintech, payments, or high-growth financial services.
• Commercial Mastery: You’ve successfully scaled businesses in regulated markets and have "battle-tested" P&L and financial management skills.
• Deep Local Knowledge: You possess an intuitive understanding of the Nigerian payments, FX, and regulatory landscape.
• The "Finisher" Mentality: You don’t just start projects; you push them through to implementation.
• Strategic Execution: You have the discipline to turn a high-level vision into daily operational reality.
• Cultural Fluency: You understand the nuances of doing business in Nigeria and can navigate senior stakeholder management with executive presence and grace.
• Executive Leadership: Presence of mind and strategic thought leadership to lead a dynamic entity as Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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