Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree or MBA is a plus).

Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in public sector engagement, digital payments, fintech, or financial services—at least 3 years in a leadership role. Post NYSC experience.

1. Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the department’s growth strategy in alignment with the company’s vision for public sector engagement and digital transformation.

2. Government Relationship Management: Build and sustain high-level relationships with MDAs, regulatory bodies, public enterprises, and other key stakeholders.

3. Solution Deployment & Expansion: Oversee the design, customization, and rollout of payment and revenue collection solutions for public institutions.

4. Team Management: Lead and mentor a team of public sector professionals; drive accountability, performance, and development within the team.

5. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with legal, compliance, technology, product, and operations teams to deliver effective and compliant public sector solutions.

6. Performance Monitoring: Develop KPIs and performance dashboards to track adoption, usage, revenue contribution, and operational efficiency.

7. Regulatory Intelligence: Monitor government policies, reforms, and digital initiatives that may impact the fintech landscape; serve as the voice of the public sector internally.

8. Advocacy & Representation: Represent the company at key industry engagements, stakeholder forums, and public-private partnership dialogues.