Founder’s Associate at Fairmoney Microfinance Bank

Job Title: Founder’s Associate

Key Responsibilities

• As a Founder Associate, you will work on a variety of high-priority strategic projects across different areas of the business, reporting directly to the CEO and senior leadership. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Problem Solving & Analysis: Identify, structure, and analyze complex business problems across various functions (e.g., product, operations, marketing, expansion). Develop data-driven insights and recommendations to address these challenges and unlock opportunities for growth and efficiency.
• Project Ownership & Execution: Take ownership of strategic projects from initial scoping and planning through to implementation and monitoring. Drive projects forward proactively, ensuring timely completion and achievement of key objectives.
• Operational Improvement: Identify areas for operational improvement and efficiency gains across the organization. Develop and implement solutions to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and reduce costs.
• Market Research & Competitive Analysis: Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry benchmarking to inform strategic decision-making and identify emerging trends and best practices.
• Business planning: Build business plans and conduct analyses to support strategic initiatives, evaluate business cases, and assess potential risks and returns.
• Strategic Communication: Synthesize complex information, develop clear and concise narratives, and create compelling presentations and decks for senior management to communicate findings, recommendations, and project progress.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work effectively with diverse teams across product, technology, marketing, operations, and other departments to ensure seamless execution of strategic initiatives and drive alignment across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from a top-tier university.
• Advanced Degree (MBA or Master’s) is a plus.
• 5+ years of professional experience, preferably in management consulting, investment banking, high-growth startups, or operational roles within financial services.
• Proven ability to structure and solve complex problems using analytical frameworks and data-driven approaches.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with a demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous analysis and build financial models.
• Highly resourceful, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Based in Nigeria or willing to relocate to Lagos, Nigeria.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in the African market, particularly Nigeria.
• Prior experience in digital banking, fintech, or mobile money.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy

Website:
Official Job Website: https://fairmoney.io/

Recruitment Process

• A screening interview with one of the members of the Talent Acquisition team for 30 minutes.
• Technical Interview with the Hiring Manager for 45-60 minutes.