Chief Business Officer

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Business Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Financial Services

Responsibilities

• Our client is looking to hire a strong, hands-on Chief Business Officer to lead the company’s business expansion, revenue growth, and market development.
• This is a performance-driven role in an entrepreneurial environment, the ideal candidate will be someone who can build structures, drive business, and deliver results, not just manage existing systems. All Sales Team Leads, Business Development, and Marketing functions will report directly to the Chief Business Officer.
• The Chief Business Officer will be responsible for growing the loan book, mobilising deposits, increasing revenue, and leading all sales, business development, and marketing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage strong sales pipelines
• Develop and execute business expansion plans
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
• Lead marketing, social media, and customer growth strategy
• Provide weekly and monthly performance reports to Management
• Drive deposit mobilisation and liability growth
• Support development of new products based on market opportunities
• Supervise all sales teams and business development officers
• Introduce new business channels and partnerships
• Own and deliver monthly and annual targets for Assets, Liabilities, and Gross Income
• Oversee booking of all loans and deposits in line with company targets
• Drive customer acquisition through sales, partnerships, and marketing
• Lead the overall business growth of the company
• Drive loan book expansion across retail and SME lending
• Work closely with Risk, Operations, and Collections to maintain portfolio quality
• Ensure strict performance management across all business teams

Person Specifications

• Strong leadership and execution skills
• Must have ability to build structures and drive growth
• Experience in microfinance, finance company, or growth-stage business is an advantage
• Experience leading sales or business teams
• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA is an advantage
• Proven track record of growing loan book and deposits
• Good understanding of credit, risk, and collections.
• Minimum of 8 – 12 year’s experience in lending, microfinance, fintech, or banking
• Strong experience in retail loans and SME lending
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment