Country Manager

About Verto

At Verto, we're on a mission to democratise global finance and empower businesses in Emerging Markets to reach the world. Founded by British-Nigerian entrepreneurs Ola Oyetayo and Anthony Oduu, our roots in Africa provided a firsthand understanding of the significant challenges businesses face with cross-border payments, ranging from illiquid currencies and high fees to slow transactions. This deep-rooted insight is why Africa remains a core focus, as we're committed to bridging the gap between emerging and developed markets and fostering global economic growth.

What started as an FX solution for the Nigerian Naira has evolved into a market-leading platform, enabling thousands of businesses to seamlessly transfer billions of dollars annually. We believe that where you do business shouldn’t determine your success or ability to scale. We're creating equal access to the easy payment and liquidity solutions that are already a given in developed markets.

We're not alone in realising this crucial need; we're backed by world-class investors including Y-Combinator, Quona, and MEVP. With Verto receiving the Milken-Motsepe Prize, appearing on CNBCs list of fastest growing UK companies, the Deloitte Fast 50 and Sifted’s fastest-growing UK tech companies, we are building a seamless cross-border payment future.

Join us as we continue to grow and transform global finance.

Role Overview:

The Country Manager for our Nigeria operations, is a General Manager position within the geography, architecting Verto’s strategic within the geography and translating global vision into local market dominance. This isn't just about oversight; it’s about owning the P&L, engineering high-impact partnerships, and securing the regulatory foundation required to scale.

You are bridging the gap between Nigerian businesses and the global financial stage, empowering them with cross-border products they need to reach the world. By building and leading a high-performing local team, you are transforming Verto from a market participant into the definitive financial infrastructure for the region.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architecting and Executing Strategy: Developing the definitive business plan for Nigeria; writing and executing the playbook for corridor expansion and penetration in Nigeria and West Africa.

• Owning the P&L and Commercial Growth: Driving the bottom line; managing revenue and margins while aggressively acquiring and working closely with the commercial team in retaining high-value strategic clients.

• Navigating Regulatory Diplomacy: Leading the relationship with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other key bodies; ensuring compliance is an unshakeable competitive advantage and a pillar of our brand trust.

• Engineering the Local Ecosystem: Building and cementing deep, functional partnerships with banks, fintechs, PSPs, and marketplaces to turn local connections into scalable growth and commercial engines.

• Market Intelligence and Product Outlook: Stay close to the market to understand developments in the wider and local market, and competitor signals that may inform our product and commercial direction.

• Localising the Verto DNA: Partnering with our global Compliance, Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to ensure our solutions solve the specific, granular pain points of Nigerian businesses.

• Operational Oversight: Overseeing our general operations and team in Nigeria in ensuring adequate alignment to our global way of work and culture.

• Championing Operational Excellence: Overseeing the end-to-end customer journey; maintaining world-class SLAs and uptime to ensure a seamless cross-border payment experience.

• Positioning the Brand: Representing Verto at industry forums and in the press; carrying the flag of a company as the prime cross border payments company within the geography and a global leader in fintech.

What You Need

• 8+ Years of Senior Leadership: You have a proven track record in country strategy or general management within fintech, payments, or high-growth financial services.

• Commercial Mastery: You’ve successfully scaled businesses in regulated markets and have "battle-tested" P&L and financial management skills.

• Deep Local Knowledge: You possess an intuitive understanding of the Nigerian payments, FX, and regulatory landscape.

• The "Finisher" Mentality: You don’t just start projects; you push them through to implementation.

• Strategic Execution: You have the discipline to turn a high-level vision into daily operational reality.

• Cultural Fluency: You understand the nuances of doing business in Nigeria and can navigate senior stakeholder management with executive presence and grace.

• Executive Leadership: Presence of mind and strategic thought leadership to lead a dynamic entity as Nigeria.

Life At Verto

Perks

• Insurance paid by the company

• Health and wellness benefits (with specific added benefits depending on the location of the role)

• Yearly salary review based on inflation, personal and business performance

• Access to entire Udemy’s library

• Budget for professional development courses

• Work-From-Anywhere policy for certain durations

• Integration programme (opportunity to work from our global offices)

• Regular team social events

• Pension scheme (depending on the role location)

• Flexible work arrangements

• Exposure to work with globally distributed teams

• Location specific benefits like car lease policy, cycle to work, gym membership, etc.

You’ll Fit Right In If You

• Love asking “why?”

• Value solving problems over just completing tasks

• Understand sync vs. async communication practices

• Thrive in ambiguity and change

• Actively seek feedback

• Prioritise impact over activity

• Are fun to work with - we love good humour!

Culture

• Mission-Driven Impact Work: Be at the forefront of simplifying cross-border payments, directly contributing to a borderless future for global businesses, particularly in emerging markets.

• High Performance & Ownership: We empower you to take risks, be results-driven, and take ownership. Act fast, deliver impactful results, and make the impossible possible. We set you up for success.

• Collaborative & Supportive Environment: We work "as one," sharing successes and failures openly. We foster a transparent, supportive atmosphere where everyone does their best. A community of colleagues from varied backgrounds, who care deeply about their craft, collaborate with purpose, and enjoy the journey together.

• Industry Competitive Compensation & Benefits: We compensate our employees in recognition of the great value they bring to the business; our compensation and benefits package are competitive in the industry across all our geographies. This includes performance based salary reviews, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, generous paid time off and flexible working arrangements to support your career and life.

• Our Core Values: Our core values mirror the focus we have, energy we bring to work and shared expectations within the team.

  • Champion the Mission: We are driven by curiosity and belief to solve cross-border payments pain points globally.

  • Be the Best: We are open, take appropriate risks, adopt a results-driven approach, and are the best at what we do.

  • Work as One: We are transparent with sharing failures and mistakes as well as successes.

  • Go the Extra Mile: We deliver beyond what is possible. We make impossible possible.

  • Customer First: We are creative in solving existing problems and bold in designing a new and better experience for customers.

  • Run with It: We are determined, seek challenges, take ownership of tasks, act fast and deliver results.

Diversity & Inclusion at Verto

Verto is an equal opportunities employer and we value diversity. Anyone seeking employment at Verto is considered based on Merit, Competence, Qualifications and their Talent. We are proud to be a truly international team and we do not discriminate in our hiring process.