Jobs at Bridgemead Consulting

Strategic Context of the Role:

• The Executive Assistant will function as a strategic extension of the Director’s office within the private enterprise, ensuring that the executive remains fully informed, and operationally effective in their responsibilities. The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of strategy and executive coordination, ensuring that the Director’s influence and decisions are supported by accurate insights, structured analysis, and timely follow-through.

The role requires:

• Strong strategic thinking capability
• Board-level exposure and maturity
• Executive-level communication skills
• Absolute discretion and institutional judgment

Core Responsibilities:

Corporate Interface & Board Coordination

• Serve as the primary coordination point between the Director and the company.
• Prepare, consolidate, and distill board papers, management reports, and strategic updates.
• Track board resolutions, strategic initiatives, and agreed action items to ensure implementation discipline.

Governance & Execution Oversight

• Track executive decisions, strategic resolutions, and key executive commitments to ensure they are properly implemented.
• Ensure accurate documentation of board discussions and decisions, with clear follow-up and timely escalation of critical issues.

 Executive Representation

• Represent the Executive in selected internal corporate meetings where appropriate.

Confidentiality & Institutional Integrity

• Handle highly sensitive financial, strategic, and governance information with strict confidentiality.
• Exercise sound judgment in filtering, prioritizing, and escalating issues requiring executive attention.

Success in This Role

• Measured by the Director’s effectiveness, board influence, and strategic impact. The candidate will:
• Deliver Decision-Ready Support: Provide concise, insightful, board materials and strategic briefings.
• Ensure Execution Discipline: Track board resolutions and executive commitments with clear follow-through.

Requirements:

• 8+ years’ experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, executive advisory, or board-level executive support within a structured organization.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret financial statements, operational performance reports, and strategic proposals, translating them into decision-ready executive insights.
• Proven experience working directly with C-suite executives or board members, supporting governance processes, strategic reviews, and high-level decision-making.
• Advanced analytical capability, including synthesizing complex multi-source information into concise board-ready briefs and designing KPI dashboards to monitor strategic execution.
• Exceptional executive communication skills, with the confidence and maturity to engage senior leadership and operational heads effectively.
• High professional maturity, discretion, and institutional judgment, with disciplined follow-through on sensitive, high-impact matters.

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Role Summary

• Lead the Investment Securities business by setting strategic direction, driving revenue and market growth, ensuring full regulatory compliance, and delivering operational excellence, profitability, and sustainable performance aligned with shareholder expectations.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and execute company strategy aligned with Group objectives.
• Drive revenue growth through client expansion, partnerships, new products, and service diversification.
• Oversee marketing and brand positioning.
• Ensure efficient, compliant operations across all business units.
• Supervise trading, settlements, risk, and compliance functions.
• Maintain regulatory relationships (SEC, NSE, CSCS, etc.) and full legal compliance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop senior management and staff.
• Prepare budgets and deliver profitability targets.
• Review performance metrics and implement corrective actions.
• Report performance and strategy to the Board and Group Executive.
• Manage relationships with shareholders, regulators, clients, and stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators

• ≥99.5% reporting and reconciliation accuracy
• 100% on-time regulatory and management reporting
• 100% regulatory compliance
• ≥90% internal control and risk management effectiveness
• ≥90% budgeting accuracy; >80% forecast accuracy
• Financial close within <10 days
• AP/AR processing within <5 days
• Profitability and liquidity targets met
• ≥90% stakeholder satisfaction
• ≥80% employee satisfaction and development scores

Competencies & Skills

• Financial and operational leadership, strategic execution, regulatory compliance, audit and controls, risk and taxation oversight, capital and stakeholder management, market strategy, performance monitoring, change leadership, negotiation, communication, analytical thinking, confidentiality, and collaboration.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8–10 years’ experience in securities trading, investment banking, asset management, or related fields.
• 3–5 years in senior executive leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Strong Nigerian capital market and regulatory knowledge.
• Proven P&L and growth leadership record.
• Required / Preferred Certifications
• CIS (mandatory), plus CFA, FRM, CAIA, ACCA, or ICAN.