Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent.
  
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role in the financial services industry.
  

• Lead the development and execution of the group-wide market expansion roadmap.
  
• Identify new markets, sectors, and revenue pools across Nigeria’s four major regions.
  
• Drive new market entries including establishment of regional hubs (South-South, South-East, South-West & North).
  
• Provide regional customer and market insights to inform product development and service innovation.
  
• Generate, qualify, and manage value-accretive business pipelines across regions.
  
• Drive organic and inorganic growth through new products, partnerships, channels, and business models.
  
• Deliver incremental revenue growth, regional AUM expansion, and new customer acquisition.
  
• Lead regional cross-selling and upselling initiatives across all Meristem subsidiaries.
  
• Work with Brands & Marketing to deliver localized marketing and brand visibility plans.
  
• Drive thought leadership, market education initiatives, and region-specific events.
  
• Lead sourcing, negotiation, and management of high-value partnerships across institutions, corporates, fintechs, cooperatives, public sector entities, and ecosystem enablers.
  
• Drive synergy realization, embedded finance initiatives, and revenue-sharing opportunities.