• Application Deadline:
• Position: Lead, Strategy & Insights


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 7 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 
  

Department: Indeco - Industry Ecosystem & Platforms

Description

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  To act as the strategy and insights champion, entrenching a culture where managers and members in the Business Division make data-driven decisions and to support the development and execution of the business strategy, with reference to Interswitch Indeco’s strategic direction.

  
  

Responsibilities

Strategy Business Partner:

• Provide strategic support to businesses and sometimes act as first-line advisor on operational issues


• Provide support to all business resources and monitor all requirements for various value-added service


• Work with process development and resource teams and prepare appropriate schedule


• Insights and Reporting


• Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports


• Analyse complex data and identify requirements for business enhancement during sales projects’ implementation


• Report improvement opportunities to sales/business strategies and operational plans according to business priorities and budget margins


• Develop weekly progress reports which include activities progress against set timelines, key risk and control indicators, and overall improvements on current processes and procedures that minimize relevant risks


• Submit reports to Head, Strategy and Excellence


• Data Collection, Analysis, Assessment and Control


• Work independently to collate and analyse data using predetermined tools, methods, and formats to create standard insights


• Monitor team members' use of the customer relationship management system (CRM), identifying and resolving standard issues and escalating these to a senior manager as appropriate


• Support creation of machine learning algorithms by applying standard statistical analysis or data preparation methods.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Assist with stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, events, and supporting materials to promote stakeholder understanding and commitment


• Attend meetings led by Head, Strategy and Excellence, along with relevant stakeholders, and acquire needs on business strategies requirements


• Execute sales mitigation activities in line with communicated requirements


• Build and maintain long-term relationships with contractors, clients, and consultants in sales ecosystem.

Operational Compliance:

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organisation's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards


• Obtain authorisation from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure


• Policy and Process Development & Implementation


• Work within established procedures to achieve specified goals


• Execute sales and business strategy according to plan and detailed activities


• Review sales and business issues in line with sales and business processes, systems, and procedures, and find solutions to ad-hoc problems


• Support strategies development and execution for Interswitch’s business intelligence processes


• Prepare data architecture and strategies and provide business object solutions as per requirements.

Requirements

• University First Degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Sales and Marketing or any Finance related field


• At least 7 years’ experience in strategy and data analysis and reporting in the financial or FinTech industry to enable the job holder to deal with most situations and to advise others


• At least 2 years’ experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited -timeframes.