Head Of Global Payments - Africa

Company Description Our client is a leading international financial institution. They're actively seeking to recruit a Head of Global Payments - Africa to join their growing team.

Job Description

·Grows volume and revenue by identifying and pursuing opportunities with new or existing markets across Africa/Global.

·Expanding the payment options in different countries from the large merchants/ businesses in Africa.

·Growing market share increasing Africa-wide footprint with the number of new customer touch points

·Drive and manage day to day management of the sales pipeline covering the top existing merchants within Africa

·Identify new market opportunities across Person to Merchant, Business to Business and Business to Consumer across Africa.

·Construct and oversee revenue models supporting market development plans.

·Work in close partnership with the strategy, product, compliance, sales and customer delivery teams to drive an efficient customer engagement model.

Qualifications

·Minimum 15+ years of leadership roles in product management in banking, Fintech, and/or financial services-related experience.

·Payment product expertise: B2B and B2B2C Payments and Digital Adjacencies, Start Up businesses, Digital Offers and Loyalty, Mobile Payments, Merchant Acquiring, Transaction Processing, Point of Sale Finance, Small Business and Corporate Payments, and Treasury Services.

·Self-starter able thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative and cross-functional environment that is results-driven

·Creative problem solver, capable of developing innovative and differentiated solutions

·Excellent relationship-building skills, with ability to establish trust and credibility across lines of business and functions and influence key stakeholders

·Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate technical topics to a non-technical audience and business needs to a technical audience

·Passion for driving toward an excellent client experience

·Ability to attract, develop and retain top-talent; open to giving and receiving feedback

·Good understanding of lean/agile product development life-cycle

·Knowledge of treasury services, commercial banking and implementations functions and platforms a significant plus

·Superior judgment to mitigate risk and foster an environment where risk/control issues are escalated and creative solutions are identified

·Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or equivalent a plus.

Additional Information

Application Deadline is 20th April 2020