Digital Financial Services (DFS) Executive Vacancy at Infostrategy Technology Nigeria Limited

Infostrategy Technology Nigeria Limited is an Information, Communication and Software Technology firm incorporated in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. We operate with a burning passion to transform the technological terrain of Africa by delivering value to clients through innovative and effective leverage of cutting-edge technology solutions. We are looking for competent and qualified candidate for the below position:

Job Title: Digital Financial Services (DFS) Executive

Job Code: IST/ABJ/002
Location: Abuja
Department: Technology
Reports to: Team Lead Technology

Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the Team Lead Technology, the DFS Executive will manage the end-to-end process of designing, implementing, monitoring, and scaling new financial solutions for the organization.
• This is an exciting role which requires strategic visioning as well as operational execution, working cross-functionally with our customer service, operations, G & I, and technical teams on the ground.
• To excel in this role, s/he must have a close understanding of the needs and aspirations of our target markets; have the imagination and drive to design and deliver life-changing solutions to our customers; and have the strategic vision to understand where our financial solutions can take our customers and the organization.

Education Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable University
• Minimum 5 years DFS experience in deploying technology to expand mobile financial services to the low-income
• In depth and broad understanding of the technology and financial services sectors in Nigeria
• Product design/development experience
• Experience working with Mobile money and digital financial service products
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the legal, regulatory & policy frameworks that govern mobile money/ electronic payments & agents networks in Nigeria
• Strong understanding and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of financial inclusion
• Experience in front facing roles that require customer interaction
• Experience in developing and implementing business strategies
• Project management experience: candidates who have started or contributed significantly to a particular project or have seen projects through from start to finish, from design to scale up phase
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
• Good network with relevant stakeholders in the DFS space in Nigeria
• Excellent planning and team management skills, demonstrating mature confidence and integrity
• Proven ability to work as part of a cross-functional development team
• Good report writing and documentation skill

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage product roadmap and rollout for financial services from concept to launch.
• Manage cross-functional teams to successfully deliver product testing and scaling, including; Software for product specifications and development, sales and customer service for troubleshooting and vendor training.
• Run A/B tests to determine the impact and sustainability of our financial products.
• Build and maintain relationships with our strategic partners
• Manage the scoping, designing and development of detailed projects to increase the digitization of payments to our clients in different sectors.
• Assist in the development of digital financial innovations which can be tested in partnership with our digital financial service providers.
• Support the interaction of digital financial services team with mobile financial service providers, banks, regulators, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Deadline: 27th June, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Cover Letter and CV’s to: recruitments@istrategytech.com The subject of the mail should be the Job Title-Job Code. 

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.