About the Role
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced and strategic professional to lead merchant and agent network distribution across Ghana. The successful candidate will oversee network expansion, manage commercial partnerships, drive business growth, and ensure the effective performance of merchant, agent, and aggregator networks across multiple markets.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and execute distribution strategies, growth targets, and scalable operating models for merchant, agent, and aggregator networks.
• Oversee corporate merchant, aggregator, and individual agent and merchant portfolios through their respective managers.
• Identify expansion opportunities across target markets and customer segments.
• Approve or recommend commercial terms, incentives, and channel investments to improve network performance.
• Monitor network profitability, productivity, retention, and transaction performance.
• Collaborate with Commercial Operations, Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and POS Distribution teams to ensure effective onboarding, service delivery, and device availability.
• Manage relationships with strategic partners and ensure compliance with relevant governance and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare executive reports on network performance, business growth, and distribution activities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop three channel managers to achieve organizational objectives.
Qualifications and Requirements
• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Marketing, or a related field.
• An MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
• At least 12 years of relevant professional experience, including a minimum of 7 years in merchant acquiring, agent banking, or network management.
• At least 5 years of experience leading multi-market teams or managing commercial portfolios.
• Proven experience in building and expanding merchant, agent, retail, or payment-acceptance networks.
• Strong commercial judgement and experience in channel economics, strategic partnerships, negotiations, and performance management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to interpret business data and influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of digital payments, merchant acquiring, agent network models, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Willingness to travel across assigned markets as required.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Ghana
Ghana
