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Country Manager leading VALR’s Nigerian market entry and crypto-exchange operations. Driving compliance, P&L growth, local partnerships, and team development.
Responsibilities:
- Lead VALR’s market entry and business operations in Nigeria in line with group strategy
- Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain relationships with the Central Bank of Nigeria and other regulatory authorities
- Build and manage a local Nigerian team
- Develop and execute local growth strategy covering user acquisition, strategic partnerships, and product localisation
- Manage Nigeria’s P&L, budgets, and financial performance
- Build and maintain partnerships with banks, payment providers, fintechs, and local institutions
- Represent VALR with regulators, partners, media, and industry stakeholders, including at industry events
- Collaborate with global Compliance, Product, Legal, and Marketing teams
- Monitor Nigerian market trends, competitor activity, and regulatory developments to identify risks and opportunities
Requirements:
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or crypto, including at least 3 years in a senior leadership role
- Strong knowledge of the Nigerian financial and regulatory environment, including payments, AML/KYC, and relevant Central Bank of Nigeria regulations
- Proven experience managing Profit and Loss and driving commercial growth within a regulated market
- Established relationships with regulators, banks, payment providers, and key ecosystem partners in Nigeria
- Experience building teams and operational structures from the ground up, with the ability to establish and scale local operations
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Law, or a related field; postgraduate qualification is an advantage
- Fluency in English is required
- Proficiency in relevant local languages is an advantage
- Demonstrated alignment with VALR’s values of humility, integrity, and continuous improvement
- Permanent residence in Nigeria is required
Benefits:
- Innovative work environment with exposure to the latest blockchain technologies and tools
- Work from anywhere with secure, stable internet connectivity
- Annual professional development allowance
- Scheduled company training sessions
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonuses
- Preferential Tier 5 trading fees with no monthly trading volume required
- Diversity, equity, and belonging initiatives
- Statutory leave required by individual countries
- Flexible leave options
- Lunch provided when working from the Johannesburg Head Office
- Social gatherings outside of work
- Global exposure and collaboration with colleagues from around the world
- Regular acknowledgement of employee accomplishments
- Company retreats combining professional development and team bonding
- Mac laptop
- Discretionary allowance for home-office equipment, with the equipment kept after three years (terms and conditions apply)
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