About the Role
Inguest Global Partners Limited, a foremost people consulting firm, is hiring a commercially driven Head, Field Marketing & Merchant Acquisition on behalf of a leading Microfinance Bank in Nigeria. The successful candidate will lead field sales operations, drive merchant network expansion, and increase POS terminal deployment to achieve sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and execute strategic field marketing and business development plans to drive market penetration and revenue growth across Nigeria.
- Lead merchant acquisition, onboarding, registration, and POS terminal deployment across supermarkets, retail outlets, and commercial establishments.
- Recruit, train, supervise, and manage a high-performing field sales team, establishing clear productivity benchmarks and targets.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with business owners to monitor transaction activities and improve merchant retention.
- Implement engagement strategies to resolve operational challenges and cross-sell additional banking and payment solutions.
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Business Administration, Marketing, Banking and Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant professional experience in sales, business development, and merchant acquisition within the financial sector.
- Substantial hands-on experience working within a commercial bank, Microfinance bank, Fintech company, or payment service provider.
- Proven expertise in POS terminal deployment, merchant onboarding, and leading field sales operations.
- Competitive monthly salary of N750,000 – N950,000
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) coverage
- Pension scheme
- Attractive allowances