Sales Director – Business Banking (Oyo)
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 10 – 15 years
- Location Oyo
- City Ibadan
- Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
Key Responsibilities
Regional Business & Merchant Lending Leadership (Primary Focus):
- Own and deliver state-wide merchant and SME lending targets, including loan volume, value, yield, and portfolio growth.
- Define and execute regional lending strategies aligned with company-wide growth and risk objectives.
- Drive large-scale loan origination across priority merchant sectors such as Health & Beauty, Electronics, Auto Parts, pharmacies, FMCG distributors, Hospitality, Retail chains and others.
- Maintain oversight of portfolio performance, ensuring strong repayment behavior, controlled delinquency, and sustainable growth.
- Provide strategic direction on ticket sizing, sector focus, and risk appetite based on regional market dynamics.
- Leadership, People & Performance Management Lead and manage Relationship Managers, Senior Relationship Managers, and field sales teams across the state.
- Set clear performance expectations and ensure consistent achievement of lending, revenue, and transaction KPIs.
- Build a strong sales and portfolio management culture focused on loan book quality, accountability, and execution excellence.
- Coach and develop team leads to improve loan sales effectiveness, portfolio discipline, and merchant engagement.
Strategic Merchant Relationships & Partnerships:
- Own and manage strategic, high-value, and enterprise merchant relationships within the region.
- Use senior-level engagement to unlock large-ticket lending opportunities, repeat borrowing cycles, and long-term partnerships.
- Represent the company in key external engagements, partnerships, and stakeholder interactions within the state.
Offline Payment Acquiring:
- Ensure strong adoption and usage of offline payment solutions (POS) across lending merchants to drive transaction visibility.
- Leverage transaction data to improve credit decision, monitoring, and early risk detection.
- Oversee merchant activity trends and ensure proactive intervention where transaction declines pose credit risk.
Risk, Governance & Market Intelligence:
- Ensure compliance with internal credit policies, regulatory guidelines, and risk frameworks.
- Work closely with Credit, Risk, and Collections teams to proactively manage portfolio health.
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and sector risks, providing insights to senior leadership.
- Escalate early warning signals and drive corrective actions to protect the loan book.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
- 10 – 15 years of experience in business/merchant lending, SME banking, or fintech credit, with regional leadership exposure within a commercial bank
- Proven track record of scaling large loan books while maintaining strong portfolio quality.
- Strong understanding of cash flow-based lending, credit risk management, and portfolio optimization.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-layered commercial teams.
- Strong commercial judgment, strategic thinking, and execution capability.
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and leadership skills.
- Highly performance-driven with a strong ownership mindset.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Performance Bonus
- Pension Plan
- Training & Development.
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Key Responsibilities
Regional Business & Merchant Lending Leadership (Primary Focus):
- Own and deliver state-wide merchant and SME lending targets, including loan volume, value, yield, and portfolio growth.
- Define and execute regional lending strategies aligned with company-wide growth and risk objectives.
- Drive large-scale loan origination across priority merchant sectors such as Health & Beauty, Electronics, Auto Parts, pharmacies, FMCG distributors, Hospitality, Retail chains and others.
- Maintain oversight of portfolio performance, ensuring strong repayment behavior, controlled delinquency, and sustainable growth.
- Provide strategic direction on ticket sizing, sector focus, and risk appetite based on regional market dynamics.
- Leadership, People & Performance Management Lead and manage Relationship Managers, Senior Relationship Managers, and field sales teams across the state.
- Set clear performance expectations and ensure consistent achievement of lending, revenue, and transaction KPIs.
- Build a strong sales and portfolio management culture focused on loan book quality, accountability, and execution excellence.
- Coach and develop team leads to improve loan sales effectiveness, portfolio discipline, and merchant engagement.
Strategic Merchant Relationships & Partnerships:
- Own and manage strategic, high-value, and enterprise merchant relationships within the region.
- Use senior-level engagement to unlock large-ticket lending opportunities, repeat borrowing cycles, and long-term partnerships.
- Represent the company in key external engagements, partnerships, and stakeholder interactions within the state.
Offline Payment Acquiring:
- Ensure strong adoption and usage of offline payment solutions (POS) across lending merchants to drive transaction visibility.
- Leverage transaction data to improve credit decision, monitoring, and early risk detection.
- Oversee merchant activity trends and ensure proactive intervention where transaction declines pose credit risk.
Risk, Governance & Market Intelligence:
- Ensure compliance with internal credit policies, regulatory guidelines, and risk frameworks.
- Work closely with Credit, Risk, and Collections teams to proactively manage portfolio health.
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and sector risks, providing insights to senior leadership.
- Escalate early warning signals and drive corrective actions to protect the loan book.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
- 10 – 15 years of experience in business/merchant lending, SME banking, or fintech credit, with regional leadership exposure within a commercial bank
- Proven track record of scaling large loan books while maintaining strong portfolio quality.
- Strong understanding of cash flow-based lending, credit risk management, and portfolio optimization.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-layered commercial teams.
- Strong commercial judgment, strategic thinking, and execution capability.
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and leadership skills.
- Highly performance-driven with a strong ownership mindset.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Performance Bonus
- Pension Plan
- Training & Development.
