Job Vacancies @ Kuda Bank - 3 Positions (Nigeria)

Job Vacancies @ Kuda Bank – 3 Positions (Nigeria)

by Editorial Staff

Lagos, Nigeria Posted 2 years ago Posted on Advertising / Social Media / Marketing / PR, Banking / Finance / Insurance

Kuda is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Head of Marketing
2.) Product Owner: Business Banking
3.) Head of Cards

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Head of Marketing

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Marketing

Role Overview

We are looking for a results-driven Head of Marketing, and helps take things to another level!
You will spearhead the marketing team, revise and execute the marketing strategy as you see fit.
This will include mentoring and developing the existing team, as well as building out the team as we continue to scale.
The successful candidate can certainly make the role their own, have a visible impact and reap both the professional and personal rewards that come with joining a rapidly growing scale up.
Designing Go-to-market strategies for new solutions, market areas and geographies
Cover the full marketing mix from the strategic – business drivers, positioning, solution messaging and value propositions, through to tactical operations – content, campaigns, demand generation, events and PR.
Working in partnership with the Head of Growth, the Head of Communications, Compliance and the Product team, this will be a great chance to collaborate and get involved to help build something special and potentially legendary.

Responsibilities

- Marketing strategy and planning: design marketing strategy and operational plan for Kuda and each relevant product across all relevant channels based on deep understanding of the business, product, and relevant marketing strategies
- Execution of marketing plan: own the execution of all marketing activities, including adjusting the plan as required, hands-on execution and working with internal and external teams
- Content marketing and social media: work with various teams to produce high-quality content and distribute it effectively across all relevant channels
- Targeted campaigns: Work closely with other stakeholders (internal and external) to design and execute effective events and campaigns for high-quality lead generation
- Conferences and events: organize targeted events for existing and potential counter parties

Oversee the ongoing development of our key digital marketing assets
PR and media: Work with the Head of Communications to develop a communication plan and relationships with media, support the team in getting speaker invitations, targeted media coverage, etc
Evolving and optimising our activities based on the learnings to facilitate better results and outcomes in future projects and campaigns
Reporting & analytics: Work with the Data department and other relevant stakeholders to build a fact-base to be able to monitor and report results of all activities and make commercially sound recommendations
Supporting ad-hoc internal and external projects
Exposure to senior executives and knowledge experts
We are seeking someone with excellent communication skills who can interface directly with internal and external stakeholders in order to support, administer and enhance the systems and processes accordingly, and deliver successful results and campaigns that are memorable and positively directly impact the bottom line.

Requirements
Ideal candidate has:

Experience leading marketing teams in the fintech company or financial services space (desirable)
Strong in both digital and off-line marketing: paid search, social media marketing, building brand online, press releases, radio spots, prints, and all marketing channels
Highly analytical, data-driven - a must and a top priority: unit economics, A/B testing, cohort analysis
Good understanding and a great interest in personal finance, challenger financial products and new entrants in the market, and the fintech space
Proven experience with marketing mobile apps (bonus)
A creative approach to marketing and a "growth-hacking" philosophy would be a strong advantage
Strong experience with content creation, and content marketing
Ability and willingness to be fully hands-on, but with the added responsibility of managing a team
Proven experience in successfully managing and launching new innovative products
Proven experience in leading, motivating and managing a team to deliver to deadlines
Strong analytical capabilities with finance, data and statistics, the ability to evaluate and interpret complex marketing data.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave entitlement
Pension
Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance
Bespoke training options
Exposure to senior executives and knowledge experts.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

2.) Product Owner: Business Banking

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Contract
Department: Product

Role Overview & Purpose

In this role, you will direct product development and ensure high return on investment (ROI.) You’ll translate ideas into strategy and features, and follow product development from start to finish.
In addition to this, you will be required to prioritize and assess work for our technical team, this will include gathering feature requests as well as scheduling releases and coordinating sprints.
To succeed in this role, you should be a perceptive and creative leader and a reliable problem-solver who is able to identify user needs and work with cross-functional teams to manage product releases.
Ultimately, you’ll help us roll-out products that deliver our company’s vision.

Roles & Responsibilities

Develop and implement product strategies consistent with company vision
Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and end products
Work with senior management to create product plans and roadmaps
Lead product managers and coordinate cross-functional teams
Produce and review product requirements documents (PRD)
Ensure products and releases are launched correctly and on schedule
Make creative recommendations to expand product base and vision
Suggest ways to track product use and impact on end users
Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap
Groom and prioritize backlog
Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria
Set sprint goals
Write acceptance tests
Plan releases and upgrades
Determine, Project and Analyse commercial viability of the product.
Continuous improvement in the product to ensure adoption by new users and increase the stickiness of the product.
Follow progress of work and address production issues during sprints
Analyze preferences and requests of end users
Refine our agile methodology based on results and client feedback
Keep track of industry trends

Requirements

BSc / BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role within a Business Banking environment
Hands-on experience managing all stages of the product lifecycle
Background in software development and program management is preferred
Familiarity with Agile framework
Exceptional organizational and leadership abilities
Excellent communication and relationship building skills to ensure you are able to work with cross-functional teams to achieve results.
Strong problem-solving aptitude
Creative thinking skills
Technical background with knowledge of software development and web technologies is a plus.

Benefits
Why join Kuda?

Become a part of one of the trailblazers in the challenger banking arena by joining the exciting and ambitious team at Kuda Bank as we work to become the neobank for ‘every African on the planet’.
An exciting and flexible work environment
Competitive pay
Smart and kind coworkers
Full pension contribution
Reliable health insurance

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

3.) Head of Cards

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Product

Role Overview

We are looking for a proactive and delivery-focused Head of Cards to take ownership of our Card Services and deliverable.
This role will be a critical operational link between internal stakeholders, card schemes (VISA, Mastercard) and our customers to ensure the smooth delivery of Kuda’s card issuing programmes. Reporting to the Group CTO, this role will also work closely with Product, Growth, Marketing and Project Management.
We are seeking someone with excellent communication skills who can interface directly with internal and external stakeholders in order to support, administer and enhance the systems and processes accordingly.
The ideal candidate will be the subject matter expert for operational knowledge relating to card-issuing programmes, launching across the different markets.
You will provide hands-on support to internal stakeholders across Product, Business Development, Growth, Marketing, Project Management and Compliance to ensure a smooth launch of card programmes to our customers at different locations.
This role will work closely with Visa and Mastercard Account Managers / Implementation Managers to ensure that necessary approvals are obtained, prepare "PIF" and "TPA" forms for submissions (if required), and constantly engage with card schemes to negotiate card fulfilment and card design requirements.
You will also offer critical support to the Group CTO on matters pertaining to Card Operations, updating on the status and progress of issuing projects.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

A proven leader with experience in successfully managing, motivating and inspiring a team of diverse people ranging from Gen X, Millennials to Gen Zs.
A proven track record of successful delivery of card issuing programmes
Hands-on experience of working with card scheme providers (Visa, Mastercard)
A deep understanding of card issuing product offerings
A delivery focussed team player who can offer high levels of support to internal and external stakeholders, and provide excellent customer service to our customers
Maintain the card Programmes activities and deploy strategic initiatives
Maintain existing external Issuing Programmes and Clients’ relationships
Responsible for the Cards and Issuing P&L and growth initiatives
Coordinate daily operations with relevant stakeholders
Manage external partners relationship (schemes, issuers, processors, manufacturers)
Ensure Programme compliance with local regulators and schemes
Creating/leading the reporting procedures
Determining and describing the need for improvements; communicating them internally and externally (with the respective providers)
Help with launching new Programmes, extend to new geographies where opportunities are in line with industry trends
Preparing reports and recommendations for improvement of UX and increasing our revenues
Follow up on our metrics and KPIs on a daily basis
Support Finance with: Invoices validation, forecast, budget, purchase orders
Support Marketing roadmap and campaigns activities
Supporting ad-hoc projects.

Requirements and Experience

Business, IT or Analytical Degree
Previous experience in a challenger/disruptive FinTech and/or Financial Services (desirable but not mandatory)
Strong knowledge and background within the online payments industry with a focus on the prepaid cards and issuing sectors
Advanced level of communication, negotiation, and the ability to influence and motivate at all levels
Proven experience in successfully managing and launching new innovative products
Proven experience in leading, motivating and managing a team to deliver to deadlines.
A good technical and project management understanding of how complex products are developed
Strong analytical capabilities with finance, data and statistics, the ability to evaluate and interpret complex data
5 years of experience in working as a card Programme manager, project manager, business analyst, product manager, or similar roles
Experience with internal & external partners management
Experience in leading projects and operations management
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (must love interacting with people and working collaboratively)
Passionate about cards
Basic understanding of Data Protection regulations as it pertains to the role
Good analysis, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Detail-oriented and self-starter with strong written and interpersonal skills
Computer literate and proficient in standard office applications Word, Excel and Outlook
Well organised with effective time and activity management skills
Proactive with great organisation and time management skills
Excellent attention to detail.

Benefits
Our benefits include:

Competitive annual leave entitlement
Pension
Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance
Bespoke training options
Exposure to senior executives and knowledge experts.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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