Strategic Partnerships Executive

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.RESPONSIBILITIESIdentify, 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 -CompliancePerform any other tasks as may be assigned by the Team Lead, Strategic Partnerships.EDUCATIONBachelor’s degree or HND in a Business-related field.MBA (added advantage).French language proficiency (added advantage).EXPERIENCEMinimum of 3–6 years working experience.At least 3 years experience in:Corporate BankingElectronic BankingTransaction BankingOR FinTechExperience 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).Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.