Head, Field Marketing & Merchant Acquisition

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.

• 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

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