Job Title: Director, Cards and Payments Tokens Group
Job ID: 2629678
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Experience: Director
Functions: Product Management, Finance, Information Technology
Industries: Information Technology and Services, Banking
Company: InterSwitch Limited
Job Description:
• Interswitch,a payment and processing company who strongly supports diversity in the workplace, is looking to fill the following leadership position as part of itsPAN African expansion strategy.
• If you have a proven and successful track record and are interested in being part of a winning team, we strongly encourage you to explore the following opportunity:
Job Summary:
• This high profile role will have full P&Lresponsibility for the business group. The individual will be responsible fordeveloping and implementing a focused strategy to build on and strengthen theservice offering while driving growth in revenues, profitability, markets andcustomer base.
• The individual will also have a hands-on role indeveloping customer relationships and forging/ expanding strategic alliancesacross various industries and geographical locations.
• The charismatic and influential individual willprovide effective leadership in building a high performing culture withincommercial and operational teams in this fast-paced and entrepreneurial Group.
• The individual will also leverage his/ her experience to establish best practices and operational excellence within thedefined business area in line with the Group's policies and strategic intent.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities in Brief:
• Strategic and Operational
• Technical
• Human Capital Management
• Reporting
Competency and Skill Requirements:
• Very strong leadership skills with an ability to command respect from a highly motivated team
• Demonstrated ability to mentor other executives and leaders within the organization
• Highly self-motivated with strong commercial and business development acumen including excellent, selling, negotiation, and customer relationship management skills
• First class skills in strategic planning, presentation and communication, relationship management, operational and project management, change management and service management
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and deliver within tight timeframes with superior analytical, decision-making, problem-solving and conflict-management skills
• Proven track record in successfully managing a profit centre as well as building and developing successful teams within a large organisation
Requisite Education and Experience
• First degree in Business Administration or a Management related discipline
• 10 – 12 years post-qualification experiencewith at least four (4) years in a senior management and business development role
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the global and local ICT and e-commerce/payment industriesincluding key operations, products and services and trends
• Knowledge of card schemes, financial andoperating models
• Up-to-date knowledge on card trends andproducts
• Experience or track record in the developmentand management of credit/debit/charge/prepaid cards
• Knowledge of card segmentation & loyalty
• Experience and track record in creating,implementing and maintaining closed card schemes
• Demonstrated record of superior business and personal performance in a high growth environment, with significant P&L experience including identifying growth opportunities and building the business
Application Link: InterSwitch Limited Nigeria Job Portal (http://u.theinfostrides.com/interswitch).
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