Country Manager, Egypt

Relocation to Cairo

Responsibilities:

• Manages and coordinates all aspects of the Company’s activities;

• Holds full P&L responsibility over the project;

• Develops market entry roadmap and resources estimation in accordance with the group expansion strategy within the region;

• Leads government & regulators relations ensuring operational working capability and leads working streams in frame of licensing and audits procedures;

• Meets target margins levels in Unit Economy and overall financial model;

• Ensures target business growth volumes while keeping operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of the business;

• Manages team members hiring and motivating to keep high level of business growth, adaptability to environment changes and creativity required for business goals achieving;

• Develops relationships with Egyptian partners in frame of business growth cooperation, funding the business and investments;

• Coordinates the development of IT systems including the infrastructure and technology;

• Develops new product propositions and customers servicing concepts;

• Provides periodic reporting to group management and passes through audits;

• Participates in the discussions of strategic business plan along with the budget for the next few years; according to the group ambitions for growth;

• Develops and implements measures for customer service improving;

• Constantly looks for disruptive innovations to ensure business growth and raise business effectiveness.

Experience:

• At least 5 - 8 years of successful managerial experience in POS Lending\Consumer Lending, Fintech;
• Deep knowledge of international business principles;
• Deep understanding of the business processes and IT processes of a commercial company;
• Knowledge and skills of business unit management: telemarketing, sales, collections, analytics, quality management (process related), payments processing and staff training;
• Implementation of plans and KPIs, increasing economic efficiency, achieving target profit indicators;
• Systematic approach to problem detection and solving, strong organizational skills;
• Demonstrate ability to combine strategic thinking with effective tactical execution;
• University degree in Economics or Business Administration; MBA degree would be a plus;
• A self-motivated leader with a real passion to grow the business and succeed;
• Commercially focused, results driven, with a strong track record of leading and developing a business;
• Excellent understanding of financial reports and statements;
• Proven ability to recruit, train, develop, manage, lead and measure productivity of teams;
• Fluent English is a must and any other relevant language is preferred, but not a prerequisite.