NCBA Group
Banking + 2 more
Description
Job Specifications
Academic
- University Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field.
- MBA or Master's degree in a business field is desirable.
- Customer Growth Management Nano Degree Certification is an added advantage.
- Digital Marketing Nano Degree Certification is desirable.
Work Experience
At least 8 years of work experience, three of which should have been in a senior commercial management role within a Fintech, Bank, or Telecommunications organisation, with direct experience in consumer lending, digital credit, or retail financial services growth.
Responsibilities
Financial (40%)
- Own the P&L portfolio, accountable for revenue, costs, and profitability against approved budgets
- Lead annual and quarterly planning, including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis
- Drive profitability levers — pricing, product performance, customer value, and cost efficiency — through prioritised initiatives
- Sponsor and govern the investment roadmap, ensuring disciplined spend and measurable returns
- Own performance reporting, translating results into actions and escalating material variances
- Develop and present business cases to senior forums, remaining accountable for approved outcomes
Customer (30%)
- Own the customer growth agenda across acquisition, onboarding, activation, engagement, retention, and reactivation
- Set customer goals and success metrics, ensuring initiatives are prioritised and tracked accordingly
- Lead experience improvements through research, analytics, and structured testing to drive conversion and satisfaction
- Develop proposition enhancements that improve customer value while maintaining responsible outcomes
- Build and maintain strategic relationships supporting growth and consistent service delivery
- Represent the customer in cross-functional forums, providing performance narratives and advocating for change
Internal Business Processes (10%)
- Establish a clear growth operating rhythm across planning, prioritisation, execution, and performance review
- Lead cross-functional delivery of priority initiatives, actively managing timelines, dependencies, and outcomes
- Partner with risk, credit, and compliance teams to ensure initiatives meet governance requirements
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying issues, quantifying impact, and sponsoring corrective actions
- Ensure decisions are backed by clear analysis with risks and trade-offs documented and communicated
- Coordinate across product, technology, data, finance, and operations to deliver an aligned commercial roadmap
Learning & Growth (20%)
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team with clear priorities, standards, and accountability
- Build capability in growth management, analytics-driven decision-making, and disciplined execution
- Foster a culture of innovation and structured experimentation, ensuring learnings are documented and scaled
- Develop succession depth through mentoring, performance management, and targeted development plans
- Stay current on market trends, translating insights into portfolio actions
- Contribute thought leadership to shape strategy and strengthen commercial discipline across the business
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