Strategic Partnerships Executive 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 below:

Job Title: Strategic Partnerships Executive

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time (Hybrid)

About the Job

• Responsible for the growth of Verve card scheme through strategic partnerships with entities in Nigeria, Africa and the Rest of World. Strategic partners include global merchants, processors, switches, resellers, consultants/enablers, government & corporates.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, sign-up/execute agreements, and manage strategic partners.
• Provide weekly reports on project(s) or engagement status for the existing strategic partnerships pipeline to the Team Lead, Strategic Partnerships.
• Extend existing Verve products to new markets (Africa) and manage strategic market expansion initiatives.
• Develop innovative products to deepen and grow the Verve scheme business.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide business support and guidance to project teams for onboarding and integration of strategic partners.
• Follow up with prospective strategic partners or initiatives to aid proper tracking and reporting of ongoing engagements.
• Support, research, and create strategies for rapid expansion of the Verve scheme.
• Conduct market research required to designate entities as strategic partners.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including (but not limited to):
  • Business Development
  • Technology
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Risk
  • Legal
  • Compliance
• Perform any other tasks as may be assigned by the Team Lead, Strategic Partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in a Business-related field.
• MBA (added advantage).
• French language proficiency (added advantage).

Experience:

• Must have 3 – 6 years working experience.
• At least 3 years experience in:
  • Corporate Banking
  • Electronic Banking
  • Transaction Banking
  • OR FinTech
• Experience closing deals with corporates (added advantage).
• Experience in Consulting or Telecoms (added advantage).
• Experience in Pan-African business engagements (added advantage).
• Experience in card issuance, acquiring, and payments projects (added advantage).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.