Job Openings at Traction Apps

Role Overview:

• The ideal candidate should be familiar with various product marketing techniques, like email, campaigns, and pricing strategies.
• The goal will be to develop and implement the most profitable plans to position and promote our various products.

What you’ll do:

• Study company products.
• Translate technical details into benefits for the user
• Follow and analyze market trends to position products
• Develop product marketing strategies (Advertising, product launching)
• Managed cross-functional product alignment between engineering and the marketing team.
• Work with various teams (design, content, acquisition, product, sales) to implement strategies
• Test marketing product features, releases, and ad copy
• Evaluate products using relevant KPIs and feedback from existing and prospective customers
• Develop a communication strategy to announce product updates to users and merchants
• Drive the full cycle of product marketing, from informing product strategy to building GTM strategies, creating major launch moments to driving long-term adoption for our platform and the underlying technical foundation that powers all of Commonwealth’s products.

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• 4yrs Proven experience as a Product Marketing Manager, Brand Manager, or similar role
• Experience in market analysis
• Familiarity with Product-Led-Growth (PLG) strategies and principles
• Familiar with product marketing tactics (e.g. integrated marketing campaigns)
• Working knowledge of web analytics tools (Google Analytics, WebTrends)
• Analytical mind and strong quantitative skills
• Excellent Excel skill

Why Traction:

• Join a high-potential organization: This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly scaling business where we expect you to approach things differently, and solve problems for business owners
• Meaningful Rewards: Competitive Base Pay, Flexible Leave Plan, Health Insurance
• Captain your career path: Live, work, and breathe in an environment with limitless opportunities for growth, both professionally and personally. A personal learning budget used to invest in your growth
• The Best Team: Working with a motivated and talented team plus regular team bonding events
• Top-notch private health insurance
• Online therapy and wellbeing benefit
• Learning budget

Our values:

• Ownership: At Traction, we take the initiative to achieve favorable results
• Invent & Innovate: We are constantly developing and designing solutions
• Growth Centered (self and customers): You keep pursuing growth and learning
• Team Spirit (collaborative): We are a team that works together to achieve a common goal
• High Ethical Standard: Respect, trust, honesty, and moral character are values that we uphold
• Customer Driven: We see everything we do at Traction on how it will impact our customers
• Above & Beyond: We don't just do what's expected of us; We go the extra mile

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters  to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the full breadth of the financial support services for Traction which includes working with the Management team , business partners and other internal and external stakeholders to drive effective financial control and planning process to support business strategy.
• You will also bring in financial control through a structured outcome-oriented approach, creating specific implementation plans and governance structures, and generating transparency through measurement and feedback.

What you’ll do:

• Head the Accounting function for the group charged with planning, governance, financial control, budgeting, commercial negotiations, and performance review of all Traction businesses.
• Responsible for creating the accounting structure and strategy for the team and drive adoption by all stakeholders.
• Responsible for governing all accounting operational activities like MIS, Balance sheet, P&L, billing, A/R, A/P, cost accounting, and revenue recognition and deploying the team to discharge responsibilities arising from such activities.
• Ensure tax and statutory compliance (I.e VAT, PAYE) for the businesses with all government agencies including FIRS, LIRS, etc.
• Prepare, consolidate, and monitor annual budgets and forecasts across the businesses and report budget performance and variances to the Management.
• Creating the Annual Operating Plan for the business functions and refreshing the outlook for the year every quarter by working with and across teams.
• Identify, develop, and report on key performance metrics in tailored reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Produce financial analysis and presentations for internal and external stakeholders, including the leadership team, Board of Directors, investors, and strategic partners.
• Ideate and execute innovative methods of financing various capital needs of the Traction businesses.
• Manage the year-end reporting and audit functions for the businesses by working with the internal accounting team and external auditors.
• Maintain outstanding banking relationships and strategic alliances with vendors and business partners – represent the company to banks, financial partners, institutions, investors, public auditors, and officials.
• Develop innovative business plans, financial forecasts, and analysis for strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects, including business lines/markets/products analysis, strategic decision-making in day-to-day operations, and other growth initiatives.
• Any other responsibility as may be prescribed by the founders or other members of the Management team.

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• B.Sc. in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
• 7 years experience in an Accounting, Audit, or Finance role with at least 2 years in a Managerial position
• Experience in financial services
• Demonstrated interest in the FinTech or alternative financial services operators, peculiarities, and nuances
• Professional Certification (ACA, ACCA)
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent knowledge of Accounting Software (Sage, Quickbooks, Microsoft Dynamics, etc)
• Experience in managing multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in engaging different groups of Regulators
• Experience managing teams
• Experience in designing and maintaining chart of accounts

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing in and maintaining relationships with clients, to achieve high sales and maximize revenue plus profit for the organization.

What you’ll do:

• Focus on developing key verticals within Traction (transportation, healthcare, hotels, for
  example)
• Focus on developing core sectoral partnerships to enable Traction to capture sector specific
  value chains
• Focus on developing geographic partnerships to capture key clusters across the country
• Assist the partnerships teams in identifying and onboarding software partners for
  integrations
• Drive special projects to grow capacity and effectiveness of the Corporate Sales team
  (including team building, sales techniques, cross selling, reporting, sales incentives and
  commissions)

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10 years+ experience and results in Fintech sales or related field
• A thorough understanding of the FinTech/PTSP ecosystem in Nigeria
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Projection and forecasting skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing in key merchants and clients with ambition and passion to achieve high sales in order to maximize revenue and profit for the organization.

What you’ll do:

• You will be responsible for acquiring and managing relationships with our high-value client base in the assigned location
• Understand customer needs to help them achieve their business goals through Traction Apps and its ecosystem
• Translate technical details into benefits for the user
• Identify and build Up-selling and cross-selling opportunities within your existing accounts
• Through collaboration with Product/Tech teams, provide consulting services for a specific set of customers and maximise their ROI
• Follow and analyse market trends to position products
• Work with our Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Product teams to make sure customers
• have the best possible experience across all aspects of Traction
• Effectively and strategically address customer concerns and issues
• Advise clients on the most effective ways to use the Traction Apps Products

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in a related field
• Experience and results in Payment Terminal Services, and other fintech sales
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Projection and forecasting skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers
• Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Job Summary:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of best-in-class people strategies which will drive Traction forward as an employer of choice and support the organization in achieving its vision, mission, and strategic goals.

Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for acquiring and managing relationships with our high-value client base in Port Harcourt City.
• Understand customer needs to help them achieve their business goals through Traction Apps and its ecosystem
• Translate technical details into benefits for the user
• Follow and analyze market trends to position products
• Work with our Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Product teams to make sure customers have the best possible experience across all aspects of Traction
• Effectively and strategically address customer concerns and issues

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience and results in sales
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Projection and forecasting skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Candidate must reside in PHC
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing in key merchants and clients with ambition and passion to achieve high sales in order to maximize revenue and profit for the organization.

What you’ll do:

• You will be responsible for acquiring and managing relationships with our high-value client base
• in the assigned location
• Understand customer needs to help them achieve their business goals through Traction Apps and its ecosystem
• Translate technical details into benefits for the user
• Identify and build Up-selling and cross-selling opportunities within your existing accounts
• Through collaboration with Product/Tech teams, provide consulting services for a specific set of customers and maximize their ROI
• Follow and analyse market trends to position products
• Work with our Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Product teams to make sure customers
• have the best possible experience across all aspects of Traction
• Effectively and strategically address customer concerns and issues
• Advise clients on the most effective ways to use the Traction Apps Products

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in a related field
• Experience and results in Payment Terminal Services, and other fintech sales
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Projection and forecasting skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers
• Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing in key merchants and clients with ambition and passion to achieve high sales in order to maximize revenue and profit for the organization.

What you’ll do:

• You will be responsible for acquiring and managing relationships with our high-value client base
• in the assigned location
• Understand customer needs to help them achieve their business goals through Traction Apps and its ecosystem
• Translate technical details into benefits for the user
• Identify and build Up-selling and cross-selling opportunities within your existing accounts
• Through collaboration with Product/Tech teams, provide consulting services for a specific set of customers and maximize their ROI
• Follow and analyse market trends to position products
• Work with our Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Product teams to make sure customers
• have the best possible experience across all aspects of Traction
• Effectively and strategically address customer concerns and issues
• Advise clients on the most effective ways to use the Traction Apps Products

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in a related field
• Experience and results in Payment Terminal Services, and other fintech sales
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Projection and forecasting skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers
• Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Role Overview: 

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing in key merchants and clients with ambition and passion to achieve high sales to maximize revenue and profit for the organization.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the account and relationship management plus sales plan for select strategic partnership accounts
• Identify strategic opportunities for Traction Apps in the FBL sector through a strong understanding of the partner’s business including payment strategy across all product platforms
• Develop and execute customized account strategy, objectives and plans to increase revenue and market share from the client
• Consolidate existing relationships and expand Traction’s reach within multiple parts of the partner organization and the utilization of our products and services
• Take the lead in solving the problems that arise during the execution of programs with partners
• Report to and interact with senior management and executives to indicate the status of the partnership progress
• Implement short, medium, and long-term strategic opportunities/products/services through excellent project management working with internal and client teams
• Continuously review client and market landscape and recommend, develop, and implement new and creative approaches that ensures that the client’s business objectives are met as well as grow Traction business
• Actively participate and lead various ad-hoc internal projects as assigned and be the internal evangelist for the Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle vertical.

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience and results in Fintech sales or related field
• A thorough understanding of the Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle vertical
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Projection and forecasting skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing applications for devices powered by the Android operating system.
• Due to the fragmentation of this ecosystem, you will pay special attention to the application’s compatibility with multiple versions of Android and device types.

What you’ll do:

• Writing clean and efficient codes for Android applications
• Monitoring the performance of live apps and work on optimizing them at the code level
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application performance
• Performing unit and instrumentation tests on code
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and design new features
• Staying up to date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• BSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android app development and
• Have published at least one original Android app
• Experience with Android SDK
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs

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Role Overview: 

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for collecting product data, doing customer research, coordinating with stakeholders, and developing new product features. 

What you'll do:

• Work with Traction commercial services team, internal operations and technology/developers, stakeholders and engineering teams to create all project-related documents containing scope goals, deliverables, required resources and schedule 
• Run Traction’s Agile design and engineering processes, including roadmap and backlog management, sprint planning, standups, sprint demos and retrospectives and more 
• Manage product documentation and requirements using Jira and other required tools to ensure docs and tickets have clear acceptance criteria, are up to date and aligned to the outcomes under management 
• Work hand-in-hand with Traction clients, designers and developers to define product technical requirements and build delivery plans, including resourcing breakdowns
• Be accountable for project results, schedule margins, budget and deliverables
• Be accountable for preparing your team for client status presentations, review meetings, UAT sessions, delivery acceptance
• Produce estimates required for each task in collaboration with commercial services, design, DevOps, QA and other teams
• Keep an eye out for risk from all angles throughout the entirety of the product life cycle and be an effective problem solver
• Prepare effective written correspondence and present information to client and internal stakeholders.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience and results as a product manager or similar role
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Role Overview: 

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, testing, and implementing new and updated software programs on time and to company specifications.

What you'll do: 

• Responsible for building out new features from end to end
• Help us build and expand our technology presence
• Architect and develop new features in Vuejs, Go and JavaScript
• Work on multiple features
• Ensure code integrity standards and code best practice
• Collaborate closely with design, product, sales and management to develop new solutions
• Identify and resolve web performance, usability and scalability issues
• Code Reviews
• Identify new technologies to solve for technical challenges

What you'll need: 

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering
• Provable proficiency in Vuejs, Java and Go programming
• Strong written and communication skills with proven fluency in English
• Knowledge of various Go frameworks and tools
• Comfortable in Mac / Linux environments
• Familiarity with ReactJS or VueJS
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride

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Job Summary

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of best-in-class people strategies which will drive Traction forward as an employer of choice and support the organization in achieving its vision, mission, and strategic goals.

Overview of the Role:

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server- side logic
• Writing reusable, testable, readable and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications and APIs
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions which may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.
• Participation in the process of creating technical specifications
• Integration and unit testing developed code
• Mentoring fellow developers
• Actively taking part in the research of new technologies and solutions
• Working closely together with front-end developers
• Owning delivery end-to-end and releasing code to several deployment environments without hitches or inconsistencies.
• Treating team success as personal success
• Translating learning into systematic improvement
• The development of tests and documentation as required
• Integration of external services where necessary

 Attributes of the Ideal Candidate

• 4 - 7+ years’ experience in backend engineering
• Experience designing APIs taking a RESTful approach and provide adequate documentation for API users
• Preferred stack is Golang, NodeJS, Java
• Experience with Test Driven Development and writing high coverage tests
• Ability to deploy code, manage, monitor and scale servers required. AWS Experience is preferred
• Experience with containerization. Docker, Kubernetes similar technologies a plus. Computer Science or related degree
• A track record of responsibility and an ability to think critically though difficult technical problems
• Golang experience preferred but not compulsory
• Experience working in fintech industry a plus

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Job Description

• We are on the lookout for a Software Quality Assurance Specialist who will be responsible for developing and applying test processes for new and existing products to meet the company needs.

Responsibilities:

• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools
• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet the company needs
• Liaise with internal teams (e.g., developers and product managers) to identify system         requirements
• Monitor debugging process results
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts

Requirements:

• Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree
• At least 6 years’ experience as a QA Engineer
• Must have a can-do attitude
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

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Role Overview:

• We are looking for driven passionate problem solvers and self-starters to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for smooth ISA onboarding & engagement process, end-to-end in order to ensure Sales staff satisfaction and retention for revenue and profit generation for the organization. 

What you’ll do: 

• Responsible for reaching out to all prospective & new ISAs. 
• In charge of tracking all ISA growth in Number and quality across all functioning regions
• Coordinate and facilitate training for all ISAs. 
• Incorporate the onboarding plan end-to-end. 
• Follow up & manage the lifecycle of all ISA (regular & Trainer). 
• Track the activities and welfare of an ISA. 
• Process ISA Logistics fee & commission 
• Collaborate with the Commercial Analyst on ISA Recruitment. 
• Support the HRBP on ISA & DSR Guarantor Verification 
• Support the HRBP on the end-to-end infrastructure of the ISA program. 

What you’ll need (Requirements):

• Bachelor's Degree in a Management related field 
• Consulting Experience is a plus. 
• Strong communication and presentation skills 
• Team collaboration skills 
• Ability to work independently. 
• Perceptive and a fast learner: you’re able to quickly understand the technology that powers Traction Apps, and able to help customers achieve their goals, even if they’re unable to articulate those goals 
• A positive, polite, confident, sincere, and friendly disposition 
• The ability to solve problems and to think quickly on your feet 
• Flexibility – we’re growing and evolving, and you’ll need to come along for the ride