Company Info
Robert Walters – Our client, a Nigerian-based supplier of financial services and fintech is seeking a qualified applicant to join and help grow their business in the following capacity:
1). Chief Technical Officer
Job Ref: 50932693/001
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Description
- This role will be responsible for making executive technology decisions, managing budgets, overseeing all technological resources, and ensuring system and quality assurance processes are followed whilst protecting assets and maintaining and evolving technology needs.
- Three departments report to this role, whilst the successful candidate will be reporting to the General Managing Director.
- Success is measured through the development of the technology vision, strategies, growth plans implementing innovative solutions, and ensuring company-wide security.
- This exciting opportunity is suited to an individual who wishes to work at the executive level, managing multiple departments, and acting as both a technology and business expert.
Key Duties
Include but are not limited to:
- Identify, compare, select, and implement solutions and partnerships to meet current and future needs
- Define and communicate annual and quarterly goals, perform formal and informal performance reviews, ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely manner and take responsibility for the group’s targets
- Ensure cross-functional communication to achieve business goals
- Coordinate periodic risk analysis to identify security threats as well as formulate strategies to mitigate threats
- Collaborate with all departments to drive solutions into priority captures, proposals, and major tasks
- Manage total quality management through processes and procedures
- Remain up-to-date and knowledgeable regarding industry trends and emerging technologies
- Design and lead the implementation of the strategy for technology while ensuring standards across the organisation
- Drive a culture of security and cybersecurity preparedness from the top down
- Build the agile technology environment to deliver solutions to markets
- Manage domains and SSL certificates, databases, servers, and third-party tools
- Oversee core IT infrastructure, network, and business applications
- Manager a series of product iterations.
Key Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration preferred minimum requirement of B.Sc. or honours Degree in Computer Science
- 10+ years working in various technological roles
- 8+ years of managerial experience
- Must have a demonstrated history with technology
- Java coding language required, Laravel and PHP beneficial.
Key personal skills:
- Operational excellence
- Strategic thinking and development
- Performance management and data analysis.
Salary
Negotiable.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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2). Group Operations Manager
Job ID: 50925983/001
Location: Nigeria
Our client is a well-established private equity / investment company based in South-West Nigeria, with diverse business offerings covering the following: Agribusiness processing & exports, Logistics, Fintech and financial services and Healthcare.
Responsibilities
Leadership:
- Provide leadership and direction to the production team, ensuring that all employees are motivated and working towards common goals to reach their full potential and maximize personal and business performance.
- Develop and implement strategies to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
Risk Management:
- Identify potential risks to the business and develop strategies to mitigate those risks.
- Identifying potential risks to the production process and taking steps to mitigate them. Implementing robust health and safety protocols, as well as contingency plans to ensure that production can continue in the event of an unexpected disruption.
Operations:
- Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- Inspect and monitor production equipment to ensure they are operational and in good working order for product manufacture.
- Facilitate scheduled equipment maintenance as well as repair/replacement of damaged machinery.
- Inspect and monitor production equipment to ensure they are operational and in good working order for product manufacture.
Quality Management:
- Ensure that goods are produced according to specifications and that quality standards are maintained.
- Ensure total quality management through uniform processes and procedures.
- Work with the Quality Control team to monitor and analyse product quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions as required.
- Define performance metrics to measure the company’s current and future technology solutions, comparing actual results to internal and external benchmarks
Compliance:
- Analyse processes and procedures, identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes to increase efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with all customer specifications, regulatory requirements and industry specific local and international standards.
Candidate Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
- Advanced Degree, Masters or MBA is an advantage
- Relevant Professional body membership
Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in operations management, preferably in the food processing industry.
- 8 years managerial experience.
- Experience in quality management, OHSE, Food safety, sustainability and quality control.
Skills:
- Project Management
- Knowledge of the Manufacturing Industry
- Technical & Process Knowledge.
Salary
Negotiable.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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3). Group Head of Treasury
Job ID: 50931603/001
Location: Nigeria
Our client is a well-established private equity / investment company based in South-West Nigeria, with diverse business offerings covering the following: Agribusiness processing & exports, Logistics, Fintech and financial services and Healthcare.
Responsibilities
- Liaise with executive management as well as other senior members of the finance team to determine funding needs of businesses across the Group.
- Advise on appropriate capital structures for all businesses, in order to mitigate financial risk and optimize shareholder returns.
- Oversee cash management across the Group, with the objective of maximizing working capital availability and minimizing finance costs.
- Develop and execute funding strategies to support growth objectives for all businesses within the Group
- Take senior responsibility for managing relationships with banking partners.
- Ensure availability of short-term credit lines (including access to the commercial paper market) to ensure that liquidity needs are always met
- Manage the investor relations process, by maintaining and developing relationships with local and international investors.
- Lead all negotiations with lenders and potential investors, including pricing, security, covenants, valuation, governance, etc
- Prepare (or supervise preparation of) investor presentations, pitch decks, and other materials to support funding efforts.
- Continuously observe and analyse financial market trends and conditions to identify potential opportunities and risks for the Group’s businesses.
Candidate requirements
- An appropriate postgraduate qualification such as an MBA, or M.Sc. Finance, Economics or Risk Management
- Professional qualifications such as FRM, ACA, ACCA, CFA, would also be beneficial
- Twelve (12) years cognate experience in funding-related roles- commercial/investment banking, corporate treasury, development finance.
- Experience in the international commodities space will be favourably considered
- Experience in Manufacturing will also be of advantageous
- A combination of strong financial and analytical skills as well as experience in engaging financiers and investors and gaining their confidence
- Ability to demonstrate strong relationships with local and international investors is critical
- Strong project management skills.
Salary
Negotiable.
Deadline: Not Specified.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply: