Managing Director at QTR HR Services

QTR HR Services is a recruitment and HR Services company registered in Nigeria to support organisations in the recruitment of quality talent for the achievement of the company's goal.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Managing Director

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Board of Directors / Founders

The Role

• The MD is the founding operating executive responsible for turning an early - stage idea and a platform-in-development into a licensed, fundable, and scaling fintech business.
• This is a hands - on, generalist leadership role: the Managing Director (“MD”) shall provide strategic, operational, and regulatory leadership for the Company, a regulated digital investment platform operating within Nigeria’s capital markets ecosystem.

Core Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Provide executive oversight of day - to - day business operations. Regulatory, Licensing & Compliance: Lead the application for the SEC Nigeria sub - broker (digital) license, targeting 2027.
• Stand up AML / CFT, KYC, and NDPC data protection compliance functions.
• Product & Technology Oversight: Own the product roadmap and oversee the engineering/product team building the platform.
• Finance & Operations: Manage runway, burn rate, budgeting, and financial controls.
• Growth & Go - to - Market: Drive business development initiatives and strategic partnerships.
• People & Culture Leadership: Build and lead a high - performing team aligned with the Company’s values and objectives.

Required Skills & Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years post - qualification experience in banking, finance, law, economics, capital markets, financial services, fintech, investment management, or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience within regulated financial services environments.
• Strong understanding of Nigerian capital markets and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience engaging with regulators, institutional stakeholders, investors, or financial market participants.
• Enough product/technology fluency to lead delivery of a digital platform.
• Proven leadership experience with responsibility for teams, projects, business units, or strategic initiatives.
• Relevant qualifications in law, finance, economics, accounting, business administration, or related disciplines will be advantageous.

Strongly preferred:

• Prior experience in a fintech, brokerage, or capital - markets business.
• Financial management and unit-economics fluency.
• Early - stage / start - up operating experience (0 - to -1).
• Established network among Nigerian investors and regulators.

Attributes:

• Credible with investors, regulators, and technical teams alike.
• Integrity and sound judgment – essential in a regulated financial business.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary: N2,900,000 per month (gross).
• Performance bonus tied to agreed KPIs and company milestones.
• Flexible working arrangements.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: olajumsie@yahoo.com using the job title as the subject of the email.