Latest Recruitment at TechAdvance (12 Positions)

TechAdvance is a group of technology companies that specialize in developing collection, aggregation, reconciliation and data management and analytics platforms for private and public sector organizations. Our portfolio includes a group of fast-growing technology and services companies dedicated to the development and application of innovative and cost-efficient solutions in frontier markets.

Payment Systems Product Manager

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience5 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Chief Innovation Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose: The incumbent is responsible for the product roadmap, development, implementation, opportunity identification, business case development, industry research, and new product introduction across the product set. He/She will be responsible for driving revenue, thought leadership, market support, and client experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with our strategic partners, senior business leaders, and tech team to define the vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmap for the market launch of a modern Payments software
Champion the API product vision with internal stakeholders and cross-functional groups to secure buy-in for execution to the roadmap
Define and document the end-to-end product needs for the Payments API with the goal of building a simple, easy, and best-in-the-class integration experience for our clients.
Work closely with the engineering team to advocate the customer needs and context to ensure a high-quality Payments API
Conduct customer usability studies, experiments and understand the market trends and competitive landscape
Accelerate execution of the strategy by leading cross-group alignment and prioritization
Build and sustain relationships with key stakeholders, drive product development with cross-functional teams, and deliver the Payments API quickly
Plan and conduct experiments to validate solution ideas; challenge the status quo
Evaluate competitive landscape, identify compelling solutions, analyze technologies, and assess the importance of emerging tools and platforms

The Ideal Person;

The ideal candidate must have;

Proven ability to develop and champion a product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a product
Technically knowledge of Payments, Fintech, APIs & Application Integrations
Leverage business insights and analytics to ensure cross-functional alignment and help teams drive strategic partnerships and new investments forward

Experience:

Extensive experience with product management, agile development, product launches, scaling, especially within the Fintech space and 5 or more years’ experience designing and delivering world-class products in a Product Management.

Platform Product Manager

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience4 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Chief Innovation Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose: The Platform Product Manager will help platform projects run smoothly and on time. This role will prioritize, organize, and manage platform projects and resources.
Responsibilities

Organize and manage platform sprints with product managers, addressing any blockers to keep the tech team productive;
Manage weekly list of platform priorities and relaying them to the teams, following-up on deliverables as necessary;
Track all platform projects and communicate status to management via status report and other tools;
Ensure clear and consistent communication to/from platform team and other internal departments, specifically professional services, so that customer deliverables that require platform resources are scheduled and managed appropriately;
Streamline processes so that teams are efficient and effective; this includes refining sprint planning processes, minimizing internal meetings and helping platform engineers maximize productivity by being the first line of defense for platform team questions and proactively communicating to other team members via status reports and other means;

The Ideal Person;

The ideal candidate must have;

· Proven ability to multitask across numerous projects at once;

History of working across different departments and driving projects to successful completion;
Ability to create project plans and manage all aspects of execution;
Excellent communication with ability to manage any situation professionally and diplomatically;

Experience:

Very strong experience in product management and 4 or more years’ experience designing and delivering world-class products in a Middle Management role.

Digital Financial Services Product Manager

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience5 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Chief Innovation Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose: This role offers a great opportunity be part of a team in charge of the industry’s new and innovative digital financial services products. The incumbent will have the responsibility for growing the capability of our product range that currently offers digital financial service applications to multiple Financial Institutions and provides service to consumers.

Responsibilities:

Function as a trusted partner and financial services subject matter expert for clients, prospects and other key team members.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with sales and distribution channel partners
Lead and support interlock activities and company initiatives across multiple product management and business unit organizations.
Build investment cases in order to realize returns on market opportunities
Develop pricing and positioning strategies
Collaborate with the tech team and other stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes through successful delivery of the product roadmap
Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to achieve desired outcomes through successful channel management, adoption and marketing activities
Work with support and operational representatives to ensure client satisfaction
Apply pragmatic marketing techniques framework to the role
Communicate our strategic direction to clients, prospects and other team members.
Maintain and update knowledge of online, mobile and web fintech services and technology industry trends.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Demonstrable experience using ICT to drive sales of aforementioned Products
Knowledge, experience and proficiency in Product Management standards and practices, with particular appreciation for the end-to-end Product Management discipline
Validated ability to be a forward-thinking leader with ability to lay out and execute on supporting strategy and tactical plans
Proven leadership skills and business insight.
Proven ability to understand complex business and technical concepts

Experience:

5 years of experience in strategy, sales of banking and non-bank financial services

Senior iOS Developer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience3 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Lead, Mobile Developer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose: The purpose of this role is to lead a team tasked with building and maintaining a suite of iOS products. Role involves interface with key stakeholders and apply technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle including system Requirements, Application Architecture definition and Design of iOS products. The incumbent will deliver high quality code deliverables for modules, lead validation for all types of testing and support activities related to implementation of iOS products.

Responsibilities

Design, code and maintain iOS mobile applications & application submission to App store.
Develop native iOS applications from conception to production.
Participate in solution design to satisfy a wide range of business needs.
Analyze and translate business requirements into technical requirements for development, and create design documents and technical specifications.
Adhere to best practices and standards in the areas of development, technology, and security.
Provide post-implementation support, including but not limited to, monitoring application performance and debugging existing code.
Keep up with advancements and changes in technology and develop an understanding of how new technologies can be leveraged to provide business solutions.
Develop new products, new features and maintenance of existing software using agile practices as part of a collaborative and open environment.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Sound knowledge on NATIVE iOS programming.
Hands-on Experience in Multi-platform (Hybrid mode) applications.
Ability to translate Android applications into iOS
Ability to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and business functions.
Strong knowledge of the full software development life cycle

Experience:

3+ years of hands-on mobile application development (iOS) experience.

Senior Android Developer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience3 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Lead, Mobile Developer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:The purpose of this role is to lead a team tasked with building and maintaining a suite of android products. Role involves interface with key stakeholders and application of technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle including System Requirements, Application Architecture definition and Design of android products. The incumbent will deliver high quality code deliverables for modules, lead validation for all types of testing and support activities related to implementation of android products.

Responsibilities

Design, code and maintain android mobile applications & application submission to App store.
Develop native android applications from conception to production.
Participate in solution design to satisfy a wide range of business needs.
Analyze and translate business requirements into technical requirements for development, and create design documents and technical specifications.
Adhere to best practices and standards in the areas of development, technology, and security.
Provide post-implementation support, including but not limited to, monitoring application performance and debugging existing code.
Keep up with advancements and changes in technology and develop an understanding of how new technologies can be leveraged to provide business solutions.
Develop new products, new features and maintenance of existing software using agile practices as part of a collaborative and open environment.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Sound knowledge on NATIVE android programming.
Hands-on Experience in Multi-platform (Hybrid mode) applications.
Ability to translate iOS applications into android
Ability to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and business functions.
Strong knowledge of the full software development life cycle

Experience:

3+ years of hands-on mobile application development (android) experience.

Android Developer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience1 year
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Lead, Mobile Developer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:The purpose of this roleis to create, maintain and implement the source code to develop android applications and programs that meet the needs and requirements of the clients using computer programming languages.

Responsibilities

Design, code and maintain android mobile applications & application submission to App store.
Develop native android applications from conception to production.
Build applications that meet the current security standards in the payment industry.
Develop mobile applications that bridge the gap between elegant front-end design and existing enterprise back end architectures.
Help evaluate emerging cross platform frameworks.
Determine system performance standards
Adhere to best practices and standards in the areas of development, technology, and security.
Provide post-implementation support, including but not limited to, monitoring application performance and debugging existing code.
Modify existing applications to correct errors i.e. fix bugs; adapt applications to allow each to adapt new hardware, or to improve its performance.
Develop new products, new features and maintenance of existing software using agile practices as part of a collaborative and open environment.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Sound knowledge on NATIVE android programming.
Ability to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and business functions.
Knowledge of the full software development life cycle

Experience:

1+ years of hands-on mobile application development (android) experience.

IOS Developer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience1 year
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Lead, Mobile Developer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:The purpose of this roleis to create, maintain and implement the source code to develop iOS applications and programs that meet the needs and requirements of the clients using computer programming languages.

Responsibilities

Design, code and maintain iOS mobile applications & application submission to App store.
Develop native iOS applications from conception to production.
Build applications that meet the current security standards in the payment industry.
Develop mobile applications that bridge the gap between elegant front-end design and existing enterprise back end architectures.
Help evaluate emerging cross platform frameworks.
Determine system performance standards
Adhere to best practices and standards in the areas of development, technology, and security.
Provide post-implementation support, including but not limited to, monitoring application performance and debugging existing code.
Modify existing applications to correct errors i.e. fix bugs; adapt applications to allow each to adapt new hardware, or to improve its performance.
Develop new products, new features and maintenance of existing software using agile practices as part of a collaborative and open environment.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Sound knowledge on NATIVE iOS programming.
1+ years of hands-on mobile application development (iOS) experience.
Ability to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and business functions.
Knowledge of the full software development life cycle

Experience:

1+ years of hands-on mobile application development (iOS) experience.

Integrations Engineer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience3 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:The purpose of this role is designing, building, and implementing an integration architecture to enable productivity, allow for rapid integration of internal and cloud solutions, and promote a highly decoupled application ecosystem. The incumbent will work closely with our architects and project teams to design, develop, implement and support integration solutions across the enterprise. This individual will bring a deep understanding of modern integration practices and implement robust integration solutions to enable key business processes across the Organization.

Responsibilities

Define the systems integration needed to deliver the reengineering and platform change, including defining the interface needs, the integration technology needs, and the transitionary steps needed to ensure continuity of the systems, data and business.
Define the integration and dataflow architectures and designing the APIs that can be a point of stability that endures as the platform technologies around them changes.
Create and manage a best-in-class and complete external-facing API layer for business-partner integration to support external thick- clients and third-party applications
Collaborate with the support-teams around production incidents involving integration to directly or indirectly ensure their timely resolution and recovery and preventive measures are taken to avoid recurrence.
Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to understand changes made to the software under test
Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases and ensure traceability with software requirements
Assemble the solution/product elements in a logical and controlled manner to evaluate the design, behaviour, interactions and performance
Ensure and confirm that the solution/product requirement designs are fulfilled
Collaborate with Systems Engineering team in order to ensure software-system consistency.
Ensure the right contribution of software components to the systems integration & verification / configuration

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Analytical design approach and demonstrated experience in software engineering and programming skills
Back End experience with Python
API development, integration, and utilization
Experience in designing, leading and implementing technology solutions
Strong knowledge of security standards, practices, and architecture

Experience:

Full stack cloud software development experienceand3+ years of software development experience strong programming, and engineering skills.

Senior Systems Engineer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience5 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Chief Technology Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:The purpose of this role is to lead a team tasked with building and maintaining a suite of system products. The role will ensure the bringing together of the component sub-systems into one system (an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality) and ensuring that the subsystems function together as one.

Responsibilities

Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web-based business applications.
Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.
Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and within budget.
Initiate and execute research a variety of software products for new technologies. Lead or set strategy for testing and debugging at the platform or enterprise level.
Serve as an expert resource to create and improve standards and best practices to ensure high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features
Communicate skills and coordinate with project team, partners, and stakeholders
Expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity and performance
Adequately understand and develop solutions to foster software development lifecycle management
Maintain deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise

Experience:

5+ years of software development experience with at least two years in a middle management position.

Talent Acquisition Lead

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience2 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldICT / Computer

Reporting Line: Group Head, Human Resources

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose: The purpose of this role is to source, interview and identify qualified candidates for positions in the company and to ensure tech vacancies are closed within specified periods. The incumbent will develop and maintain a pool of talents that can fill positions when manpower needs arise.

Responsibilities

Develop recruitment strategies for the acquisition and retention of tech talents
Attract the attention of high-quality candidates
Source top talents online and build a pool of qualified candidates that can be accessed at all times when vacancies arise
Adopt objective and equitable recruitment processes to ensure vacancies are filled quickly
Recruit potential applicants based on experience, skills and education
Develop a thorough and robust onboarding process that is unique to the technology industry and aligns with the company vision
Work closely with technology department, increasingly in a consultancy role and assist line managers to understand talents needs
Develop technology job profiles and update job requirements on regular basis
Conduct survey on pay and other remuneration packages adopted in the technology industry and advise the management accordingly
Display high sense of ownership of the recruitment process from sourcing to interviews through hiring and ensure the highest level of candidate experience.

The Ideal Person:

The ideal candidate must have;

Proven experience in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment preferably in the consulting industry
Talent Management and excellent workforce planning skills
Good leadership principles
Creative problem solving skills
Superior technology awareness
Knowledge of the Fintech Industry and Tech Talent acquisition

Experience:

Very strong experience in the Talent Acquisition Consulting field with at least 2 years in a Middle Management position

Chief Marketing Officer

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience7 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldMedia / Advertising / Branding

Reporting Line: Chief Executive Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose: Overseeing planning, development and execution of the organization’s marketing and advertising initiatives. The Chief marketing officer ensures the organization’s message is distributed across channels and to targeted audiences in order to meet sales objectives and is also responsible for the brand‘s image, experience, and promise.

Responsibilities

Drive and implement all marketing activities to ensure on-brand positioning and awareness across all aspects of the marketing mix, inbound and outbound
Lead and drive marketing communication, ensure clear and powerful messages about our products, brand and value proposition to each market segment
Define and coordinate marketing programs for demand creation and lead generation with our Sales team and implement lead-tracking and management processes
Manage all aspects of marketing planning, budgeting, metrics and reporting
Implement and leverage the latest marketing tools and technologies
Work with the Sales team to ensure all marketing goals, campaigns and strategies are perfectly aligned with the Sales Strategy
Utilize critical market & competitive research to segment and define target markets, refine and improve the product value proposition and implement the best market-penetration strategy
Develop and maintain long-term relationships with industry thought-leaders, marketing associations and advisors
Facilitate growth, sales and marketing strategies through effective branding and corporate messaging
Increase revenue generation through progressive digital marketing and lead generation programs.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Proven experience of brand communication and marketing skills
Track record of brand positioning
Clients engagement skill
Relationship management skill
Excellent communication skill
Team spirit
Creativity

Experience:

7+ years in Marketing with at least 3 years in a Management position

Banking Operations and Compliance Manager

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience7 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit

Reporting Line: Chief Executive Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:The purpose of this role is to ensure management of the day to day operational aspects of Advance Bank relationships, including oversight, marketing collateral, new products and features. The incumbent will lead the Advance Bank Operational and Compliance team. The role is responsible for overseeing compliance and operational risk within Advance Bank and ensure compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Work with cross-functional teams to support the legal and bank approval process.
Develop best practices for operational processes.
Provide metrics on the legal and bank approval process.
Manage and enhance all current banking offerings and related cash transfer activities (wire transfers, checks).
Provide high-end and customized support to our clients and Client Advisors.
Working with Legal and others to design appropriate procedures to comply with regulatory requirements.
Implementing fraud management procedures.
Design, implement and document Advance Bank Operations processes.
Establish standards and implement procedures to ensure that the compliance programs throughout Advance Bank are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting and correcting non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Maintain current knowledge of regulatory guidance, rules, and regulations applicable to Banking.
Oversee and monitor the implementation of the Advance Bank compliance program.
Prepare and present clear and concise Compliance reports to senior management and the Board of Directors.
Provide guidance, advice, and/or training and educational programs, to improve business’ understanding of applicable laws and regulatory requirements.

The Ideal Person:

The Ideal candidate must have:

Bachelor’s degree or higher degree
In-depth knowledge of consumer banking laws/regulations,

· Passion to protect investors interests and the integrity of the financial system

· Ability to analyse, interpret data, and provide guidance regarding banking laws/regulations.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations preferred, but not required
Ethical and moral standards of integrity
Significant experience in designing, implementing and managing all facets of banking systems.

Experience:

7+ years’ experience working in a banking institution with at least 3 years of managing banking operations

Head, Customer Service

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience5 years
LocationLagos
Job FieldCustomer Care

Reporting Line: Banking Operations and Compliance Manager

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Purpose:This role provides support to the Banking Operations Manager to ensure compliance of all policies and procedure, promote and sell banking product and services, supervise and support the staff to deliver excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing, presenting, and implementing policies and procedures to make sure company customers have a satisfactory experience when using its services
Reach out to customers through technology or in person, communicating to them about the company’s services, and finding out about new services they want the company to offer
Provide routine report to appropriate company managers and also customers about achievements and improvements planned to address prevalent deficiencies
Train new staff on customer service techniques and skills
Receive and respond to customer service inquiries
Promote company’s product and services
Identify needs/wants of customers
Perform verification of customers and persuade customers until they reconsider any cancellation made
Educate customers on deals and promotions the company is offering and resolve complaints through phone, email, or social media
Reach out to customers via phone call; verifying information regarding their account
Ensure record of payment information and other pertinent information such as addresses and phone numbers are properly kept
Handle product recalls and assist in selling products and services