Jobs at Optimus Bank

Responsibilities Include

• Developing and facilitate statutory, internal and corporate compliance programs
• Ensure compliance with statutory and corporate governance practices and guidelines as observed in the banking industry
• Advising the company on regulatory, governance and compliance issues
• Organize company meetings within the statutory period; Attend meetings of the company, the board of directors and its committees, rendering all necessary secretarial services in respect of the meeting and advising on compliance, guiding the shareholders and directors on the proceedings in the meetings within the applicable rules and regulations.
• Maintain all statutory registers and other records required to be maintained by the company
• Carry out such administrative and other secretarial duties as directed by the directors or the company.
• Monitor dispute resolution matters and timely briefing of external Solicitors; Handle complaints received from Customer’s Solicitors
• Manage perfection matters, timely briefing of external Solicitors and effectively manage the legal risk portfolio of the Bank
• Issuance of Bonds and Guarantee instruments within stipulated SLAs; Reviewing Standard and Complex Agreements for the Company
• Provide strategic legal and risk-based advisory services to the Board, Management and Staff of the Bank
• Conduct Legal research and provide bespoke opinions on topical issues affecting the business
• Oversee Contract Management including drafting, review, renewals and execution
• Supervise record keeping and management of all legal-related schedules, files and folders.
• Facilitate the acquisition and registration/perfection of properties for the Bank and borrowing customers
• Review, drafting and preparation of credit related documentations and paper works
• Coordinate mediation, negotiation and dispute resolutions on behalf of the Bank.
• Protect the Bank’s Intellectual property (IP) rights by appropriate registration and renewal of the Bank’s creations and works
• Develop and implement curriculum to educate employees on legal matters, overseeing hiring practices, and litigating on behalf of the company.
• Adequately manage the Bank’s Litigation Portfolio and exposure for the barest impact
• Facilitate engagement with law enforcement agencies and staff invites.
• Issue verifiable responses to Customer’s complaints and facilitate settlement activities
• Provide supports to all internal teams for external engagements or business transactions.

Education/Qualification

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized institution, B.L, LLM is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 11-14 years’ post call experience, at least 5 of which must have been with a reputable Bank or other Financial Institution.

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Responsibilities

• Identifying business opportunities and providing financial solutions
• Provide overall leadership and continually enhance team performance in various to achieve quality customer service delivery.
• Drive business growth and achieve set revenue, quality risks assets and deposit mobilization targets through effective relationship management.
• Identifying Clients needs and matching bank products and services to such needs
• Mobilize revenue for the team and ensure customer satisfaction and drive business development for the group.
• Coordinate execution of the sales plan by customer segment and product for the team
• Developing new relationships and managing existing ones within the assigned sector
• Monitor team sales pipeline deals and identify additional methods of improving performance.
• Manage team’s sales KPIs, respective tasks, responsibilities and target allocations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure client satisfaction
• Credit writing and following up on credit disbursement and monitoring
• Conduct credit appraisals and ascertain validity of submitted credit-request documents and ensure that customer meets credit requirements
• Develop a broad understanding of the assigned sector and achieve Specified Targets as specified by the Group Head.
• Conduct debt Recovery activities
• Study and analyse trends in the assigned sector to present new ideas to clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a similar role
• Proven experience in Corporate banking
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• In-depth knowledge of banking products and services
• Confidence and proficiency in banking operations
• Proven track record of successful client relationship management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Candidate must be resident in Lagos.