🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Paga Nigeria – 6 Positions

Paga is a licensed financial services company and a leading payments company in Nigeria with a massive transformative purpose - to make it simple for one billion people to access and use money. It was founded on the simple belief that the ubiquity of mobile phones can be leveraged in building an ecosystem that enables people to digitally send and receive money and creating simple financial access for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Regional Manager (Doroki)
2.) Sales Executive (Doroki)
3.) Senior Database Engineer
4.) Fraud Management Analyst
5.) Key Account Manager (Doroki)
6.) Senior Software Engineer

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Sales & Distribution
Sector: Financial Institution
Reports To: GM, Sales & Distribution
Career Level: Manager, Grade 11

Overview

• Doroki is a platform that makes paying, getting paid, shopping, and selling easier. Doroki is focused on digitizing SMEs across Africa. With Doroki, sellers can digitize critical aspects of their business - payment collection, sales management, reconciliation, inventory management, and access loans.

About the Role

• The Regional Sales Manager will be responsible for leading and managing Doroki merchant acquisition and telesales efforts. The successful candidate will also cultivate, expand, and facilitate the day-to-day merchant’s engagement, focusing on delivering sustainable growth and achieving the company’s revenue objectives.
• To be successful in this role, you will need to be comfortable spending significant time in the field meeting the merchants and working with them to exceed set targets. You must be someone with a strong ability to influence and work collaboratively across teams.
• The ideal candidate must have a clearly demonstrated track record in key merchant recruitment and management and should have produced meaningful sales revenues within a similar industry.
• To devise strategies, the candidate must also have demonstrated skills in driving volumes, relationship building, monitoring, and evaluating results. The candidate must also have demonstrated an ability to motivate a team, provide mentorship, and understand how to grow sales employees.
• You will also need to be someone who cares about others, is relatable, trustworthy, takes initiative, is calm under pressure and has great verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop key  growth strategies, tactics, and action plans for the team
• Achieve overall commercial targets set for the Doroki team; by managing and overseeing that the targets are in line with the objectives, numbers, and general goals.
• Expand relationships with existing top merchants by connecting with key stakeholders and proposing insights that deepen trust and provide an opportunity to grow.
• Work closely with internal departments to co-create new operational advantages and solve challenges that may impact or affect merchants.
• Communicate important company updates to the team and ensure that the information is understood.
• Plan and direct the day-to-day activities of the team towards the achievement of set targets and ensure the efficient utilization of resources
• Mentor & Coach sales executives and key account officers on practical strategies and methods for closing sales and managing partners/key accounts
• Work with relevant internal teams to ensure that merchants get adequate support and proper communication to drive satisfaction and usage.
• Develops and implements initiatives that ensure services are running as they should, and uptime is supporting transaction growth.
• Manage the analysis & monitoring of merchant channel trends to be able to make recommendations on business and service enhancements.
• Regularly meets with merchants, to review service operations performance and document all feedback.
• Use trends to engage proactively, support merchant business by introducing new ways to optimize channel.
• Engage the product team where required to provided user experience and required enhancement for product usage improvement.
• Manage team to ensure they are skilled, equipped and are motivated to provided daily operational support to merchants and the support team.
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status.
• Manage merchants’ expectations, adhere to company policies, procedures & controls, and ensure compliance with rules & regulations.
• Understand, utilize, and support the service architecture created for the support of Key Doroki merchants.
• Analyse & monitor key merchant collections and channel trends to be able to make recommendations on business and service enhancements.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college.
• At least 7 years relevant experience in sales.
• Must be able to work in a high-velocity, high performance environment.
• Must be able to develop and communicate competitive landscape analysis
• Proficient in the use of sales CRM tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Provide outstanding customer service.

Key Competencies:

• Strong leadership
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills
• Takes initiative and ownership
• Company and Customer expertise
• Skilled negotiator
• Value based selling
• Strong ability to motivate, influence and advice people
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
• Good judgement and decision-making ability
• Excellent communication skills – verbal, non-verbal and written
• Strategic thinking skills
• Problem solving skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Sales & Distribution
Sector: Financial Institution
Reports To: Key Account Officer, Doroki
Grade: 5

Overview

• Doroki is a platform that makes paying, getting paid, shopping, and selling easier. Doroki is focused on digitizing SMEs across Africa. With Doroki, sellers can digitize critical aspects of their business - payment collection, sales management, reconciliation, inventory management, and access loans.

About the Role

• The Sales Executive will be responsible for bringing onboard sellers, merchants, and businesses on Doroki and driving activities to deliver on set targets.  The main goal is to acquire new Merchants/Sellers/Businesses and manage relationships with existing ones to maximize revenue growth for the business.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for establishing, managing the existing Doroki merchants and acquiring new business in an assigned zone.
• Meeting with merchants virtually or during sales visits to demonstrate and present Doroki product offering.
• Responsible for merchants’ sale target in your assigned zone which covers merchants’ recruitment, POS distribution, app download, active merchants, volume, value, and revenue.
• Develop and monitor business operations and revenue contribution of merchants while maintaining accurate records of performance.
• Proactively acquire new merchants and deepen existing relationships, by building a healthy pipeline of prospects using approved sales CRM tools.
• Advise merchants on various aspects of recommended and available products and services.
• Manage merchants’ expectations, adhere to company policies, procedures & controls, and ensure compliance with rules & regulations.
• Understand, utilize, and support the service architecture created for the support of Doroki merchants
• Give timely updates or gather market intelligence on Doroki service efficiency and effectiveness and channel issues and concerns to the appropriate unit
• Pilot new services initiatives for Doroki merchants and provide feedback for enhancements
• Work with support teams to ensure that merchants get adequate support and proper communication to drive satisfaction and usage
• Identifies Service enhancements/service improvements, document them and discuss them with the line manager
• Analyse & monitor merchant collections and channel trends to be able to make recommendations on business and service enhancements
• Conduct periodic surveys on merchants for service improvement
• Use trends to engage proactively, and support merchant business by introducing new ways to optimize channels.
• Generates and reports daily/ weekly merchant Performance to the line manager
• Work with the marketing team and line manager, to ensure proper branding support is delivered to merchants on the time

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college.
• 2 - 3 years experience in FMCG sales
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficient in the use of sales CRM tools.
• Must be able to understand and report issues appropriately.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Provide outstanding customer service.

Key Competencies:

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills
• Takes initiative and ownership
• Must be self-driven and excited about winning
• Detail oriented
• Flexible: willingness to test ideas quickly and take learnings
• Good interpersonal skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Product Development
Sector: Financial Services / FinTech
Reports To: Software Team Lead / Database Architect

Summary

• As a Senior Database Engineer at Paga, you  will  have ownership  for  the implementation and technical effectiveness of broad functional and/or technical areas of the data components on the platform.
• You will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the design and improvement of the solutions you work on.
• You will be expected to contribute to the development of the improvement of the database engineering practice as a whole through peer leadership, code review,  training, process improvement and thought leadership.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• A Degree in a related discipline
• 2 - 4 years database programming experience
• Agile product development methodology experience
• Excellent SQL programming skills
• Strong knowledge and experience with database performance optimization and optimization application
• Working knowledge of database management concepts
• Strong Microsoft SQL specific applied knowledge
• PostgreSQL applied knowledge a plus
• MySQL specific applied knowledge a plus

Technical Qualifications:

• SQL Code Sophistication – Understands a wide range complex database programming constructs, design patterns and frameworks proficiently and is able to navigate and apply them in their work. Is able to rapidly implement complex, sophisticated database logic and components.
• SQL Code Performance and Optimization - Is a "performance-maven", consistently applying performance-optimization considerations in work products. Actively contributes to the improvement of product design from a technical perspective including security, memory management, manageability, reliability and performance.
• Testing - Is a leader for the overall practice of testing and actively improves the practice in the organization including supporting peers in improving testing capabilities and enforcing testing practices. Contributes to the overall improvement of code testability and code testing tools and processes.
• DB Scalability & Optimization - Understands the factors that affect database scalability and performance and is able to cater for them well in their own work and oversee their effective implementation in junior team members work. Has an excellent understanding of indexing, partitioning, locking, transactionality and clustering and their impact on database scalability and performance.
• DB Architecture & Administration & Monitoring - Contributes meaningfully to broad platform database architecture and design efforts.
• No-SQL Database Knowledge - Is able to move back and forth fluently between SQL and nosql programming and design paradigms. Understands and accounts for the performance aspects of no-sql database programming.
• Abstraction Knowledge – Has mastery of most abstract database programming concepts, applies them broadly across their work and improves the work of junior peers by applying these concepts in feedback.
• Technical Independence - Has end-to-end product development ownership for broad products/features/framework or product areas. Engages and provides constructive input into platform-wide technical and architectural discussions.
• Code Review Quality - Consistently performs in-depth code review within areas of responsibility, with feedback that goes beyond typical error-checking to include overall structure, performance, reliability and maintainability of the platform & code base.
• IDE/Tool Usage & Routine Automation - Implements automation to improve the development practice individually and across the team. Implements useful tools to improve development practices.
• Process Adherence & Development - Helps oversee process adherence across the team and contributes meaningfully to process improvement.

Non-Technical Values & Traits:

• Scope - Owns end-to-end responsibility of medium-sized or relatively complex projects including engagement with project stakeholders. Requires little-to-no supervision of day-to-day work and consults senior architects when appropriate. Manages other more junior engineers contributing to their area of work.
• Initiative - Independently identifies technical problems and proposes solutions across the platform, particularly in their areas of mastery. Seeks out ways to improve the system and product development practice and proposes them to the team leadership. Seeks out opportunities to improve the work-products of their peers. Own the technical testing and performance planning side of their projects
• Follow Through/Scrappiness/Grit/Availability - Drives high-quality completion of their products fairly independently with little-to-no supervision. Influences stakeholders in their areas effectively to bring solutions to life. Is highly available in urgent moments to solve technical problems.
• Mastery/Depth of Understanding - Is the go-to expert in some significant area(s) of the code base. Has basic understanding of all key system frameworks and components and deep understanding of some. Has strong business-knowledge in one or more business functional areas. Thoroughly understand company processes and methodology well and promote understanding with others. Has sufficient knowledge of broad areas of the platform to provide intelligent technical input to the business
• Business Impact Awareness, Pragmatism - Understands the tradeoffs between technical, analytical and product goals, and strive to create solutions that satisfy all of these goals
• Vision & Strategic Perspective - Engages in the strategic decision-making process and provides useful input to strategy. Consistently provides strategic context and understanding to junior team members
• Collaboration – Courteous, tactful and diplomatic. Responds positively to request for help from internal and external partners. Does his/her share of tasks. Takes on additional work, when asked, to help a colleague out. Keeps people informed of progress on key tasks.
• Ownership & Results Orientation – Demonstrates self-motivation and initiative taking in personal and professional level. Takes decisive and accurate action to deliver value. Accepts responsibility for outcomes even when elements are not within his/her control, providing a balanced and objective explanation. Supports and encourages others to adopt a constructive attitude to the successful completion of work responsibilities. Share own successes and praise others for motivation. Motivates colleagues through their own enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Integrity – Is honest without fail. Treats everyone with respect. Expresses an interest in the way people behave, recognizing the importance of attitudes and motives. Acknowledges the good work of others. Pays close attention to the needs of others.
• Policy Adherence - Keeps up to date with rules and regulations. Applies policies, processes and procedures to daily working. Identifies and proposes solutions for improvements to ways of working.
• Communication – Expresses ideas or facts clearly. Good written and verbal communication skills. Promotes two-way communication with others through correct interpretation of messages and appropriate responses. Communicates in a non-threatening way. Shows empathy.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Risk & Compliance
Sector: Financial Services / FinTech
Reports To: Enterprise Risk Manager
Grade: 3-4

About the Role

• As a Fraud Management Analyst at Paga, you will be responsible for developing and implementing action plans for detecting fraudulent activities in the organization
• The ideal candidate would work closely with the Fraud Associate to identify and analyze cases of money laundering, forgeries, and legal claims.
• The ideal candidate should be familiar with legal and regulatory guidelines and corporate governance best practices and should also be of high ethical standard.
• They should be analytical and work diligently to complete their duties, keeping in mind the objectives of the business.

Primary Responsibilities

• Fraud Monitoring, Analysis, Investigation and Resolution of issues raised
• Assists in the development of fraud detection tactical and strategic planning for fraudulent activities on the company platform and internally, including developing and managing a product roadmap.
• Proactively monitor and review account and transaction data for suspicious activity and possible fraud.
• Review, investigate and resolve irregular transactions reported.
• Responsible for the regulatory AML CFT suspicious activity process.
• Utilize various data analysis and accounting tools in collecting, sorting and analysing financial data to obtain results which reveal inconsistencies as well as the possible suspects.
• Conduct interviews to obtain information useful in resolving financial crimes.
• Identify business areas requiring increased security controls to protect the company and its end users from future incidents of fraud.
• Keep detailed records of suspicious activity, analyze trends, communicate security threats to management and provide recommendations for loss mitigation as needed.
• Respond to fraud queries across the multiple channels
• Liaise with internal teams, merchants, banks, transaction processors, regulatory bodies, law enforcement and any 3rd party involved.
• Liaise with legal counsels to develop and execute plans for the resolution of fraud cases.
• Produce evidence and useful information as requested by law enforcement. Design and implement processes effective for the prevention or minimization of fraud risks
• Maintain record of all investigative operations and results of analysis
• Conduct research and attend educational programs to update professional knowledge.
• Prepare reports for senior management and external regulatory bodies as appropriate
• Other roles as assigned by management.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• B.Sc / BA with field such as Law, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• 2 years+ experience in Fraud Management environment or a similar role
• Must have completed NYSC.
• Experience as a Fraud Management professional.
• In-depth knowledge of the industry’s standards and regulations.
• Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping.
• A business acumen partnered with a dedication to legality.
• Methodical and diligent with outstanding planning abilities.
• An analytical mind able to “see” the complexities of procedures and regulations
• Certified Fraud Examiner.
• Excellent communication skills.

Key Competencies:

• Integrity
• Initiative
• Self- driven and hardworking
• Organized
• Multitask and manage competing priorities
• Good team player
• Flexibility
• Detail-oriented and process-oriented approach.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Sales & Distribution
Sector: Financial Institution
Reports To: Regional Manager, Doroki
Career Level: Grade 9

About the Role

• The Key Account Officer will be responsible for bringing onboard high net worth sellers, merchants, and businesses on Doroki and driving activities to deliver on set targets.
• The main goal is to acquire new key Merchants/Sellers/Businesses and manage relationships with existing ones.
• To be successful you will need to be comfortable spending significant time in the field meeting the merchants and working with them to exceed set targets.
• You must be someone with a strong ability to influence and work collaboratively across teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Achieve commercial targets - the Key account officer has the ownership of achieving the overall commercial targets set for the territory of coverage. The targets include but not limited to active merchant, revenue, recruitment, transaction value and volume.
• Develop a solid and trusting relationship between major key clients and company
• Meeting with merchants virtually or during sales visits to demonstrate and present Doroki product offering.
• Proactively acquire new merchants and deepen existing relationships, by building a healthy pipeline of prospects using approved sales CRM tools.
• Resolving key client issues and complaints.
• Strategic planning to improve client results.
• Negotiating contracts with the client and establishing a timeline of performance
• Expand relationships and bringing in new clients.
• Manage merchants’ expectations, adhere to company policies, procedures & controls, and ensure compliance with rules & regulations
• Conduct regular spot check on merchant activities and share feedback with the team.
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status.
• Analyse data using available tools/dashboard.
• Understand, utilize, and support the service architecture created for the support of Key Doroki merchants.
• Give timely updates or gather market intelligence on Doroki service efficiency and effectiveness and channel issues and concerns to the appropriate unit
• Pilot new services initiatives for key Doroki merchants and provide feedback for enhancements.
• Work with support teams to ensure that key merchants get adequate support and proper communication to drive satisfaction and usage.
• Identifies Service enhancements/service improvements, document them and discuss them with the line manager.
• Analyse & monitor key merchant collections and channel trends to be able to make recommendations on business and service enhancements.
• Conduct periodic surveys on merchants for service improvement.
• Use trends to engage proactively, and support key merchant business by introducing new ways to optimize channels.
• Generates and reports daily/ weekly key merchant Performance to the line manager.
• Work with the marketing team and line manager, to ensure proper branding support is delivered to key merchants on time.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University or College.
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience in sales.
• Must be able to work in a high-velocity, high performance environment.
• Must be able to develop and communicate competitive landscape analysis.
• Proficient in the use of sales CRM tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Provide outstanding customer service.

Key Competencies:

• Strong leadership.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills.
• Takes initiative and ownership.
• Company and Customer expertise.
• Skilled negotiator.
• Value based selling.
• Strong ability to motivate, influence and advice people.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.
• Good judgement and decision-making ability.
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, non-verbal and written.
• Strategic thinking skills.
• Problem solving skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Product Development
Sector: FinTech
Reports To: Software Team Lead / Software Architect

Job Summary

• As a Senior Software Engineer at Paga, you will take on ownership for the implementation and technical effectiveness of broad functional and/or technical areas of the platform.
• You will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the design and improvement of the solutions you work on.
• You will be expected to contribute to the development of the improvement of the software development practice as a whole through peer leadership, code review, technical training, process improvement and technical thought leadership.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• A Degree in a related discipline
• 6+ years of continuous experience working on enterprise software application development OR an advanced degree in a related discipline and at least 4+ years of continuous experience working on enterprise software application development
• Solid experience working with team development tools and organization structures.
• Ability to multitask very well
• Comfort and experience providing technical leadership in a software development team.

Technical Expectations:

• Code Sophistication - Understands a wide range complex code constructs, design patterns and frameworks proficiently and is able to navigate and apply them in their work. Is able to adapt third party frameworks to work better within their own domain of work. Is able to conceive of and implement custom frameworks that improve product development for themselves and others.
• Code Performance and Optimization - Is a "performance-maven", consistently applying performance-optimization considerations in work products. Actively contributes to the improvement of product design from a technical perspective including usability, security, memory management, manageability, reliability and performance.
• Abstraction Knowledge - Has mastery of most abstract software engineering concepts, applies them broadly across their work and improves the work of junior peers by applying these concepts in feedback.
• Technical Independence - Has end-to-end product development ownership for broad products/features/framework or product areas. Engages and provides constructive input into platform-wide technical and architectural discussions.
• Code Testing (Manual, Auto, Unit) - Contributes to the overall improvement of code testability and code testing tools and processes.
• Code Review Quality - Consistently performs in-depth code review within areas of responsibility, with feedback that goes beyond typical error-checking to include overall structure, performance, reliability and maintainability of the platform & code base.
• IDE/Tool Usage & Routine Automation - Implements automation to improve the development practice individually and across the team. Implements useful tools to improve development practices.
• Process Adherence & Development - Helps oversee process adherence across the team and contributes meaningfully to process improvement.
• Aesthetic Design - Contributes to improvement of overall product design through insightful feedback and implementation. Oversees aesthetic standards of more junior peers.

Non-Technical Values & Traits:

• Scope - Owns end-to-end responsibility of medium-sized or relatively complex projects including engagement with project stakeholders. Requires little-to-no supervision of day-to-day work and consults senior architects when appropriate. Manages other more junior engineers contributing to their area of work.
• Initiative - Independently identifies technical problems and proposes solutions across the platform, particularly in their areas of mastery. Seeks out ways to improve the system and product development practice and proposes them to the team leadership. Seeks out opportunities to improve the work-products of their peers. Own the technical testing and performance planning side of their projects
• Follow Through/Scrappiness/Grit/Availability - Drives high-quality completion of their products fairly independently with little-to-no supervision. Influences stakeholders in their areas effectively to bring solutions to life. Is highly available in urgent moments to solve technical problems.
• Mastery/Depth of Understanding - Is the go-to expert in some significant area(s) of the code base. Has basic understanding of all key system frameworks and components and deep understanding of some. Has strong business-knowledge in one or more business functional areas. Thoroughly understand company processes and methodology well and promote understanding with others. Has sufficient knowledge of broad areas of the platform to provide intelligent technical input to the business
• Business Impact Awareness, Pragmatism - Understands the tradeoffs between technical, analytical and product goals, and strive to create solutions that satisfy all of these goals
• Vision & Strategic Perspective - Engages in the strategic decision-making process and provides useful input to strategy. Consistently provides strategic context and understanding to junior team members
• Collaboration – Courteous, tactful and diplomatic. Responds positively to request for help from internal and external partners. Does his/her share of tasks. Takes on additional work, when asked, to help a colleague out. Keeps people informed of progress on key tasks.
• Ownership & Results Orientation – Demonstrates self-motivation and initiative taking in personal and professional level. Takes decisive and accurate action to deliver value. Accepts responsibility for outcomes even when elements are not within his/her control, providing a balanced and objective explanation. Supports and encourages others to adopt a constructive attitude to the successful completion of work responsibilities. Share own successes and praise others for motivation. Motivates colleagues through their own enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Integrity – IS honest without fail. Treats everyone with respect. Expresses an interest in the way people behave, recognizing the importance of attitudes and motives. Acknowledges the good work of others. Pays close attention to the needs of others.
• Policy Adherence - Keeps up to date with rules and regulations. Applies policies, processes and procedures to daily working. Identifies and proposes solutions for improvements to ways of working.
• Communication – Expresses ideas or facts clearly. Good written and verbal communication skills. Promotes two-way communication with others through correct interpretation of messages and appropriate responses. Communicates in a non-threatening way. Shows empathy.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.