Community & Business Development Manager at TeamAce Limited

Job Summary

• As the Community & Business Development Manager, you will drive community-led user acquisition, strategic partnerships, and community activation initiatives across Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and scale WhatsApp, Telegram, creator, ambassador, campus, student, and diaspora communities while developing engagement programmes that drive activation, referrals, retention, and advocacy.
• Design and execute grassroots acquisition campaigns across campuses, creator networks, referral programmes, and technology communities, including recruiting and managing ambassador programmes across major Nigerian universities.
• Plan and coordinate online and offline community events, activations, educational sessions, webinars, live sessions, and broadcasts, while gathering and communicating user feedback to Growth, Product, and Operations teams.
• Identify, negotiate, and close strategic distribution, affiliate, and referral partnerships across travel agencies, visa/relocation providers, remote-work platforms, creator communities, professional associations, co-working hubs, technology accelerators, fintech, and digital-service ecosystems.
• Develop partnership playbooks and activation plans, manage partner onboarding and relationships, and ensure partnerships deliver measurable user acquisition, funded accounts, and transaction outcomes.
• Manage creator and influencer acquisition pipelines, campaigns, livestreams, community events, and partnership workflows while monitoring performance and optimising for conversion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
• 3–5+ years of experience in community growth, business development, partnerships, field marketing, growth operations, or a related role.
• Proven experience growing WhatsApp, Telegram, and community-led acquisition channels, with a track record of converting communities into active users.
• Demonstrated success in negotiating and closing partnerships that generated measurable business results, preferably within Fintech, Payments, Web3, Consumer Technology, Marketplaces, or high-growth startups.
• Strong analytical and performance-driven mindset with proficiency in CRM systems, spreadsheets, reporting tools, and community management platforms.
• Existing networks across Nigerian universities, technology and creator communities, startup ecosystems, travel/relocation sectors, and professional associations will be a strong advantage.
• Experience launching ambassador programmes, managing creator/influencer campaigns, or working with payments, remittance, neobanks, or financial services products is preferred.
• Good understanding of grassroots acquisition, community-led growth, referral programmes, acquisition economics, and growth loops in the Nigerian market.