Country Manager at Verto

Role Overview:

• The Country Manager for our Nigeria operations, is a General Manager position within the geography, architecting Verto’s strategic within the geography and translating global vision into local market dominance. This isn't just about oversight; it’s about owning the P&L, engineering high-impact partnerships, and securing the regulatory foundation required to scale.
• You are bridging the gap between Nigerian businesses and the global financial stage, empowering them with cross-border products they need to reach the world. By building and leading a high-performing local team, you are transforming Verto from a market participant into the definitive financial infrastructure for the region.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architecting and Executing Strategy: Developing the definitive business plan for Nigeria; writing and executing the playbook for corridor expansion and penetration in Nigeria and West Africa.
• Owning the P&L and Commercial Growth: Driving the bottom line; managing revenue and margins while aggressively acquiring and working closely with the commercial team in retaining high-value strategic clients.
• Navigating Regulatory Diplomacy: Leading the relationship with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other key bodies; ensuring compliance is an unshakeable competitive advantage and a pillar of our brand trust.
• Engineering the Local Ecosystem: Building and cementing deep, functional partnerships with banks, fintechs, PSPs, and marketplaces to turn local connections into scalable growth and commercial engines.
• Market Intelligence and Product Outlook: Stay close to the market to understand developments in the wider and local market, and competitor signals that may inform our product and commercial direction.
• Localising the Verto DNA: Partnering with our global Compliance, Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to ensure our solutions solve the specific, granular pain points of Nigerian businesses.
• Operational Oversight: Overseeing our general operations and team in Nigeria in ensuring adequate alignment to our global way of work and culture.
• Championing Operational Excellence: Overseeing the end-to-end customer journey; maintaining world-class SLAs and uptime to ensure a seamless cross-border payment experience.
• Positioning the Brand: Representing Verto at industry forums and in the press; carrying the flag of a company as the prime cross border payments company within the geography and a global leader in fintech.

What You Need

• 8+ Years of Senior Leadership: You have a proven track record in country strategy or general management within fintech, payments, or high-growth financial services.
• Commercial Mastery: You’ve successfully scaled businesses in regulated markets and have "battle-tested" P&L and financial management skills.
• Deep Local Knowledge: You possess an intuitive understanding of the Nigerian payments, FX, and regulatory landscape.
• The "Finisher" Mentality: You don’t just start projects; you push them through to implementation.
• Strategic Execution: You have the discipline to turn a high-level vision into daily operational reality.
• Cultural Fluency: You understand the nuances of doing business in Nigeria and can navigate senior stakeholder management with executive presence and grace.
• Executive Leadership: Presence of mind and strategic thought leadership to lead a dynamic entity as Nigeria.