Job Opportunities at TechAdvance Limited

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Partly Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Operations Officer

Job Purpose

• The Settlement and Reconciliation Officer is responsible for resolving all issues arising from electronic transactions and perform automated back-office processing such as dispute processing, settlement, reconciliation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Processing and settlement of transactions initiated using debit or credit cards and USSD across various platforms
• Attending to customer and merchant disputes and ensuring prompt resolution
• Liaising with switching companies and card schemes on Settlement issues
• Rendition of daily CBN regulatory requirement report
• Settlement of transactions routed through various payments platforms
• Development and implementation of strategies to reduce operational risk and ensure safe and reliable settlement processing.
• Daily reconciliation of accounts for exceptions and subsequent escalation of exceptions to the switch and other vendors or third parties for resolution.
• Ensures timely reconciliation of all transactions done on the bank’s terminals
• Performs settlement of interbank card transactions such as VISA, MasterCard, Verve
• Executes chargebacks and dispute resolutions of local and international cards transactions
• Performs electronic transaction analytics and reporting using SQL and Excel.
• Develop Business Requirement Documents and SOPs for the automation of settlement processes
• Perform User Acceptance Tests (UATs) to certify that newly deployed and existing modified applications on the platforms fulfill the specified requirements.

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• creative thinker and problem solver who can resolve issues arising from online transactions timely and efficiently
• A self-starter and self-motivated person who is able to influence and direct the settlements and reconciliation process
• Passionate about solving problems and is focused on customer experience and outcomes

Requirements
The Ideal Candidate must have:

• A Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent
• Digital Financial Services or banking industry experience
• Experience with electronic payment systems
• In-depth knowledge of payment processing- gateways
• Leadership and team work skills,
• Organisation and Time management skills
• Proficiency in the use of Ms office suites.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to details and accuracy
• Basic knowledge of IFRS
• Basic financial modelling and financial statement analysis skill
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Partly Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

About the Role

• The incumbent is responsible for tech infrastsructure, maintainanace and configuration the company server hardware, operating systems, software and other network infrastructure internally and in conjunction with organizations providing support.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the tech infrastructure, mostly based on AWS and Digital Ocean
• Administer multiple AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC,PostgreSQL, Route 53 etc
• Enable Developers and Operations to build and deploy applications to multiple environments quickly and rapidly with ease.
• Perform end-to-end automation from Continuous Integration (CI) to Continuous Delivery (CD), on AWS and DigitalOcean Cloud Providers
• Develop BASH scripts for various system administrative purposes
• Drive improvements to our build and release scripts, tools, and processes.
• Perform penetration testing, security auditing and best practice implementation across all teams.
• Continuously improve the reliability, stability, and performance of the infrastructure
• Collaborate with the team to define architecture, quality standards, and best practices.
• Automate and streamline our operations and processes for scale.

The Ideal Person
The Ideal Candidate must have:

• Experience building, operating, and scaling systems on AWS, Digital Ocean
• Experience using container technology and orchestration tools such as Docker, ECS or Kubernetes
• Experience with using and configuring CI/CD pipeline toolsets like CircleCI, GitLab, Jenkins
• Experience with software development testing techniques, including integrating automated testing into a CI/CD pipeline
• Experience using configuration management tools such as Ansible, Packer, and Terraform
• Proficiency with Linux and scripting languages like BASH, Python
• Solid understanding of the various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Previous experience in financial services is preferred but not necessary
• Competent in Version Control with Git,Bitbucket or GitHub
• Experience of working in alignment with common security frameworks/standards e.g. PCI-DSS, ISO27001

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos (Currently partly remote and partly physical)
Reporting Line: Group Head, Human Resources

Job Purpose

• The responsibilities of this role include sourcing, screening and providing a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles.
• Incumbent will also network online and offline with potential candidates to promote our employer brand, reduce our time-to-hire and ensure we attract the best tech talents. Ultimately, he/she will build a strong tech talent pipeline and help hire and retain skilled employees for our Technical positions.

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment strategies for the acquisition and retention of tech talents
• Attract the attention of high-quality candidates
• Adopt social recruiting strategies to relate with and attract top talents and build a pool of qualified candidates that can be accessed at all times as vacancies arise
• Manage the technical recruitment process end to end
• Adopt objective and equitable recruitment processes to ensure vacancies are filled quickly
• Recruit potential applicants based on experience, skills and education
• Develop a thorough and robust onboarding process that is unique to the technology industry and aligns with the company vision
• Work closely with the technology department, increasingly in a consultancy role and assist line managers to understand talent needs
• Develop technology job profiles and update job requirements on a regular basis
• Conduct survey on pay and other remuneration packages adopted in the technology industry and advise the management accordingly
• Display high sense of ownership of the recruitment process from sourcing to interviews through hiring and ensure the highest level of candidate experience.
• Acts as a support HR generalist and support strategic HR initiatives

The Ideal Person
The Ideal Person for this role must have:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Recruiter
• Proven work experience as a Technical Recruiter or Recruiter
• Experience in a recruitment consulting role is a plus
• Hands-on experience with various interview formats (e.g. Virtual or structured Interviews)
• Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements for Tech roles
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases
• Solid knowledge of contemporary hiring techniques (e.g. social recruiting etc)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of HR practices and labor legislation

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Partly Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Innovations Officer

Job Purpose

• The Executive Assistant is responsible for strategic, administrative duties and completes a broad variety of tasks that include managing an active calendar of appointments; business developments, research, composing and preparing correspondence; arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries and agendas and among other duties.

Responsibilities

• Enhance effectiveness of the CEO by providing outstanding and confidential support
• Work proactively as a lead resource for the CEO and provide support for the business
• Perform high level executive and operational support, exercises independent judgement based on analysis, experience and researches
• prioritizes, and follows up on incoming issues
• Successfully completes critical aspects of deliverables with a multi-tasking approach that facilitate the growth of the business
• Manages and maintains extremely active calendars; schedules meetings, conferences, and appointments; manages conflicts and adjusts to changes in a fast-paced environment
• Provides “gatekeeper” and “get-a-way” role to maximize the Leaders’ time
• Coordinates and leads enterprise projects with several variables: organizes meetings
• Acts as a resource to others to solve problems and/or mentor in all capabilities of the Executive Assistant role
• provides guidance regarding projects and key deliverables to assure an organized, professional outcome
• Maintains and updates and organizational charts on special projects assigned
• Communicate priorities and status with executives and business partner leadership

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• A creative thinker and problem solver who can assist the CEO with implementation of overall business strategy
• Highly organized and self-motivated individual with ability to set priorities with intention to achieve positive and effective outcomes
• Passionate product manager who is result oriented and focused on customer experience

The Ideal Candidate must have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or Preferably an MBA
• Board Level Communications Skills
• Excellent Planning and Organization Skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Business Acumen
• Negotiation Skills
• Business Development and Research skills

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Partly Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Innovations Officer

Job Purpose

• To develop and deploy end-to-end Partnership strategy by connecting Techadvance with partner brands to launch new Fintech products and improve existing ones for the African Fintech market.

Responsiblities

• Develop and execute partnerships strategy to enhance and grow key Techadvance products, including established and embryonic products
• Drive conversations between Techadvance and her B2B clients for the purpose of leveraging our Fintech As a Service (FAAS) and Banking As a Service (BAAS) solutions to drive growth
• Develop and optimize product portfolios. Connect Techadvance to FAAS and BAAS product clients
• Manage commercial and strategic partnerships with key partners. Network and build strategic relationships with existing and potential partners
• Support businesses to expand and improve their product offerings through whitelabelling our Fintech infrastructure to achieve their business growth objectives
• Drive partner engagement and strategically productize partner and client needs
• Work closely with our product and platform teams to develop strategy, scope potential partnerships and negotiate partnership contracts
• Lead the product partner relationships team at our company.

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• A creative thinker and problem solver who can translate Techadvance’s overall business priorities into a cohesive partner strategy
• A cross­ functional stakeholder motivator who is able to influence and direct strategic objectives to deliver on the defined partner strategy
• Passionate product-minded leader who is focused on customer experience and outcomes.

The ideal candidate must have:

• Minimum of 8+ years’ combined experience in product and partnerships management
• Proven ability to build strategic relationships and negotiate business deals with external partners
• Demonstrated understanding of launching new products/features.

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will design, build and maintain scalable software systems, develop reusable components and front-end applications with other web services. He/She will also support the tech team to bring product visions to life.

Responsibilities

• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• Creative thinker and problem solver who can help develop scalable software systems  
• A self-starter and self-motivated person who is willing to support the tech team deliver on its strategic objectives
• Passionate about innovation and result oriented

 The ideal candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• Minimum 4 years experience
• Previous experience working as a react.js developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with user interface design.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos / (Remote)
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will design, build and maintain scalable software systems, develop reusable components and front-end applications with other web services.
• He/She will also support the tech team to bring product visions to life.

Responsibilities

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
• Reach out to the open-source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes - React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
• Transition existing React web apps to React Native.
• Actively participate on an Agile team
• Develop mobile, APIs, and client interfaces
• Deliver clean, simple, testable and maintainable code
• Ensure high-quality software with the right balance of unit / integration / functional test automation
• Constantly improve your craft

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• creative thinker and problem solver who can help develop scalable software systems  
• A self-starter and self-motivated person who is willing to support the tech team deliver on its strategic objectives
• Passionate about innovation and result oriented

The Ideal Candidate Must Have

• Firm grasp of the JavaScript, React, Node, and TypeScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
• 3+ years within Software Engineering/Development discipline
• Demonstrated ability to develop React Native applications fulfilling business requirements
• Experience diving into existing React Native solutions & driving them forward
• Solid understanding of software development process, methodologies, & best practices
• Good knowledge of native application architecture and best practices
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented programming
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code
• Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio, Visual Studio code

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

Job Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to manage the products / projects, incumbent will partner with leadership, production and technical teams to develop product roadmaps and ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a product vision, strategy, and roadmap, and go-to-market plans in partnership with business objectives
• Facilitate communication between Frontend and Backend development teams, DevOps Engineers, UI/UX Designers and clients
• Assist development team in removing blockers and getting questions answered
• Partner with engineers and designers to ideate, prioritize and deliver great solutions for our customers
• Document requirements as user stories and acceptance criteria in a scrum backlog or in traditional requirements formats
• Translate complex business problems into easily digestible narratives
• Participate in the development process by providing just in time feedback and clarification to developers regarding requirements contained in the current development sprint
• Align on key business goals and customer needs for each product initiative and provide strategic product direction
• Partner with executive-level stakeholders and the development team to define, deliver, and advance the product roadmap.
• Leverage analytics, surveys, competitive analysis, and user interviews to identify areas of opportunity or improvement.

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• Creative thinker and problem solver who can partner with all stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of products according to its roadmap
• A self-starter and self-motivated person who is able to Influence the product team and cross-functional teams to ensure successful outcomes of products and projects
• Passionate about innovation and result oriented

 The Ideal Candidate must have:

• Minimum 5 years work product/project management experience with a FinTech
• Strong track record of work-based success with tangible achievements
• Experience with the full life cycle of Machine Learning development – creating and following statistical experiments, deduction and code actualization
• Ability to plan a project, gather the resources through and see it through to completion
• Good judgment in making something people love so much that they tell their friends.
• Excellent communications skills; ability to develop and make presentations to an executive leadership audience.

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Partly Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will design, build and maintain scalable software systems, develop back-end components and APIs that connect applications with other web services. He/She will also support the tech team to to bring product visions to life.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining scalable software systems that power our products and infrastructures.
• Writing well-tested backend infrastructure code.
• Building and maintaining public APIs.
• Working with engineers, product managers, designers to turn bring our product vision to life.
• Work closely with the CTO to design and develop distributed, resilient and high-performing backend services using Node.js
• Code according to industry and team standards, adhering to good practices
• Write maintainable, readable code with extensive test coverage, ideally applying TDD
• Actively engage with team members to discuss backlog items, design issues and best coding practices
• Create technical documentation for internal and external use

The Ideal Candidate must have

• At least 3 years of experience building production applications with Javascript (and Typescript), Express, Node.js, MongoDB.
• Understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs.
• Good knowledge of HTTP and RESTful API design and architecture
• Experience with unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries.
• Experience with, or understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Message Queue technology such as RabbitMQ or Redis, AWS infrastructure services, Docker.
• A strong understanding of backend performance, scalability and security.
• Collaborative – drive cooperation and teamwork in achieving solutions.

go to method of application »

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos + Virtual
Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

Job Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to collect, research, investigate and evaluate user requirements and deliver an outstanding user experience providing an exceptional and intuitive application design.

Responsibilities

• Set design requirements based on information from internal teams and user research.
• Identify new product improvement opportunities.
• Analyze how a new product satisfies market needs and consumer preferences.
• Stay up to date on current industry trends and market conditions.
• Coordinate with other design team members to ensure consistent and accurate communication.
• Modify and revise existing designs to meet changing customer preferences.
• Work closely with product engineers to suggest improvements for products and processes.
• Present product design ideas to cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Design Personas and User journey maps.
• Translate stories to designs.

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• Creative thinker and problem solver who can design products that meets clients expectations and preferences.  
• A self-starter and self-motivated person who is willing to support the tech team deliver on its strategic objectives
• Passionate, innovative designer and result oriented

 The ideal candidate must have:

• Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, copywriting, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing
• An intuitive eye for customer needs beyond the obvious
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members
• Ability to collect and interpret both qualitative and quantitative feedback
• A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of client objectives
• Ability to effectively communicate and persuade around design concepts
• Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences.
• Provide assistance to product engineers when needed.