First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi. Since its establishment in 1894, FirstBank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on the fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, risk management and leadership. Over the years, the Bank has led the financing of private investment in infrastructure development in the Nigerian economy by playing key roles in the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation schemes. With its global reach, FirstBank provides prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities that are available in Nigeria, an internationally competitive world-class brand and a credible financial partner. The Bank has been named "The Best Bank Brand in Nigeria” four times in a row - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - by the globally renowned "The Banker Magazine” of the Financial Times Group; and "Most Innovative Bank in Africa” in the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards 2014. FirstBank’s brand purpose is to always put its customers, partners and all stakeholders at the heart of its business, even as it is poised to standardise customer experience and excellence in financial solutions across Sub Saharan Africa, in consonance with its brand vision "To be the partner of first choice in building your future”. Our brand promise is to always deliver the ultimate "gold standard” of value and excellence. This commitment is anchored on FirstBank’s inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position our customers first in every respect.
JOB OBJECTIVE(S)
To identify potential collaborationswith FinTech partners or Tech-startupsto build innovative solutionswith speed and faster time to the market.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with Products and Marketing&Communications teams to ensure smooth design, implementation and launch of assigned solutions from forged partnerships.
- Identify strategic collaborationsto support the development of a product’s value propositions and monitor direct and indirect competition.
- Activemanagement of collaborations and strategic management of FinTech’s, Tech-startups or vendors to optimize and differentiate the bank’s products and services.
- Planning and managing all productlaunch campaigns, evaluate, and presentresults, to all stakeholders’ initiatives in the bank.
- Organize key initiativessuch as Fireside chats, Hackathons and STEM education buildersthat will help discover newideas aswell as deepen our visibility in the Fintech ecosystem.
- Assist in mapping prospective startup ecosystem and strategies for engaging potential FinTechs and Tech Startups and ensure conceptual agreements aremet on both sides.
- Ensure regular reviews to ensure the bank is engagingwith the rightsoftware and digital partnerswithin the tech- ecosystem.
- Maintain confidentiality of all Information entrustedwhile delivering projects.
- Comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook. Perform other functions as may be required for the business to achieve its strategic objectives
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education
- First Degree in an IT related Discipline Experience
- Minimum experience – 2 years’ experience in businessstrategy &analysisinto consumer facing products
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