Country Manager, Pakistan

InVenture Capital Corp.; Islamabad Capital Territory; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services provider seeks a Country Manager for Pakistan to lead business expansion, combining leadership and in-depth experience in mobile financial services. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in team leadership, a successful track record in business development, and knowledge of local markets. Fluency in English and Urdu is essential, with additional regional dialects as a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading medium-to-large teams.
• 5+ years in business development, especially in financial services.
• Experience in recruiting and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and land business partnerships.
• Lead operations and customer service teams.
• Coordinate with global company leads.

Skills

Leadership of medium-to-large teams

Business development in mobile financial services

Experience in international teams

Network with mobile money operators

Mentoring and hiring staff

Job description

Overview

Country Manager, Pakistan
InVenture Mobile Pakistan, a direct subsidiary of U.S.-based InVenture Capital Corporation, seeks a strongly experienced consumer financial services professional to lead the expansion of our business in Pakistan. InVenture is East Africa's largest provider of smartphone-based credit scoring and short-term unsecured direct lending using mobile money. We have been working in Kenya since 2012 and in Tanzania since earlier this year. Our Mkopo Rahisi mobile lending product is available in both Kenya and Tanzania and we are expanding at a dramatic rate.

Expected Experience

• 7+ years leading medium-to-large teams.
• 5+ years top-level business development and partnerships experience, specifically in mobile network operators, mobile money operators, and financial services sectors.
• 5+ years leading consumer financial service products, preferably mobile products.
• Extended work experience in Pakistan
• 5+ years experience working within international teams
• Deep network of contacts amongst mobile money operators, mobile network operators, banks, eCommerce companies and other Internet and financial service providers
• Comfort overseeing technical, marketing, customer service and operations teams.
• Extensive experience recruiting, hiring, and mentoring staff to build exceptional teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify, target and land top-level business development partnerships.
• Identify, evaluate and lead strategic and tactical business opportunities. Work with senior staff to revise and expand product and services.
• Lead InVenture's in-country engineers, operations, and customer service teams.
• Report directly to CEO of parent company and work with global company leads.
• Identify and deploy offline marketing campaigns.
• Oversee Customer Research, Customer Experience and Borrower Fulfillment.

Job Specification

Needed Qualities:

• Well regarded for both always getting results and well respected by all coworkers and partners.
• The confidence that comes from a long track-record of business growth and success.
• A casual and formal over-communicator, both in person and in writing.
• Natural mentor and team leader.
• Fluent in English and Urdu. Familiar with Punjab, Sindhi, Pashto and other regional dialects a plus.