Job Summary
This role is ideal for someone who has the right mix of leadership, passion, energy and experience to build new digital businesses in the financial services sector. The ideal candidate is business savvy, has an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative nature, and a vast network in the financial services industry and startup ecosystem. The CEO will have the primary responsibility for leading company operations, the overall growth strategy, organizational leadership, financial and organizational management, external communications, and marketing and sales efforts. The candidate will also be responsible for the development of the short term and long-term company vision as well as the development of the sales and marketing strategy. The candidate will also be responsible to achieve fundraising and revenue objectives. The ideal candidate will have been successful in startup companies (or will have learned from previous failures) focused on the wants and needs of consumers in the financial services industry. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate a track record in, and sound understanding of financial services technology, agency banking and value chain financing.
- Minimum Qualification: MBA / MSc
- Experience Level: Senior level
- Experience Length: 8 years
Job Description/Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Provide vision and leadership that attracts team members buying into the company’s vision
- Motivate a high performance, innovative and results-driven organization
- Strategy and Planning: Develop short/long term company and product roadmap
- Establish and implement short and long-term goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
- Build and motivate a world-class product, marketing and customer service team
- Responsible for all elements of employee compensation plans and benefits
- Develop a financial plan for the organization
- Operational management: Oversee operating plan, budget, cashflow, and company finances
- Build and lead an effective and cohesive executive management team to include all company employees, while establishing a basic personnel policy, initiating and monitoring policies relating to personnel actions and training & development programs
- Ensure company and its businesses comply with all applicable and regulatory requirements and, where appropriate, best practices
- Establish, achieve and report on financials and milestones to investors.
Focus During the First 6 Months:
- Create an appropriate user acquisition strategy
- Develop and lead execution of product development
- Marketing and customer service
- Establish strategic partnerships with other companies to reach the ambitious user growth targets
- Create an appropriate short/long term vision
Requirements:
- University degree, preferably MBA in the field of business administration and finance
- Prior experience in sales and/or leadership efforts in a startup company, preferably with a background in financial services
- Excellent leadership, negotiation, management, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work strategically, but also hands-on problem solving
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Extensive experience in fund raising and investor relationships
- Track record of building innovative, creative and collaborative teams
- Strong desire to lead from a strategic and tactical perspective in all aspects of day-to-day company operations.
Location: Lagos
About company:
- Angala Financial Technologies, an emerging fintech company is looking for a new CEO to lead its team and digital platform development. Our mission is to reach the unbanked and underbanked through our agency banking services, simplifying payments and transactions for businesses, as well as facilitating agricultural value-chain lending for smallholder farmers.Â
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