Chief Marketing Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to lead the institution's marketing, business development, deposit mobilisation and asset-generation strategy.
- The ideal candidate must have a strong track record in deposit mobilisation, particularly from High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs), corporate clients and institutional customers, as well as demonstrable experience driving risk assets across SME, retail and microcredit portfolios.
- This is a senior leadership position requiring a strong combination of commercial banking expertise, relationship management, business development, credit understanding and people leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Company's overall marketing and business development strategy.
- Drive aggressive deposit mobilisation, with particular focus on HNIs, corporate organisations, institutions and other high-value depositors.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with HNIs, business owners, corporate clients and strategic partners.
- Develop and implement strategies for the growth of risk assets, including SME, retail and microcredit facilities.
- Drive loan origination, portfolio growth and quality customer acquisition while maintaining appropriate credit and risk standards.
- Identify new markets, customer segments and business opportunities to increase the Company's market share.
- Develop and maintain a strong sales pipeline and ensure consistent conversion of business opportunities.
- Establish and monitor revenue, deposit mobilisation, loan disbursement and portfolio growth targets for the marketing team.
- Lead, coach, mentor and motivate the business development and marketing team to achieve agreed targets.
- Develop appropriate sales strategies for different customer segments, including HNI, SME, retail and microcredit customers.
- Work closely with Credit/Risk, Operations, Finance and other departments to ensure seamless execution of transactions.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, customer behaviour and industry developments and translate insights into business opportunities.
- Develop strategic partnerships that can support deposit mobilisation, lending and overall business growth.
- Ensure that all marketing and business development activities comply with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Prepare regular reports for Management on deposit mobilisation, risk asset growth, sales performance, pipeline development and revenue generation.
- Participate as a member of the senior management team and contribute to the overall strategic direction of the institution.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Banking & Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Marketing or a related discipline.
- CIBN certification/membership is mandatory.
- Minimum of 8–10 years' relevant experience in banking, microfinance banking or financial services, with significant experience at management level.
- Demonstrable track record of mobilising substantial deposits from HNIs, corporate clients and institutional customers.
- Strong experience in originating and managing risk assets across SME, retail and microcredit segments.
- Proven ability to develop and manage high-value client relationships.
- Strong understanding of credit, lending products, deposit products and financial services.
- Demonstrable experience leading and achieving aggressive business development and revenue targets.
- Strong leadership, coaching and team-management capabilities.
- Excellent negotiation, presentation, communication and relationship-management skills.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to identify and convert business opportunities.
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver measurable results.
The Ideal Candidate:
- The successful candidate will be a highly connected, commercially aggressive and results-oriented banking professional with an established network among HNIs, business owners, SMEs and institutional clients.
- They must be able to demonstrate that they have personally contributed to significant deposit mobilisation and risk-asset growth, rather than possessing only theoretical knowledge of these areas.
- Experience in a Microfinance Bank, commercial bank, merchant bank or other regulated financial institution will be strongly considered.
What We Offer
- Competitive executive-level remuneration.
- Performance-based incentives.
- Opportunity to influence the strategic growth of a fast-growing financial institution.
- Leadership role with significant commercial responsibility.
- Professional growth and exposure to diverse financial-services portfolios.
Application Closing Date
15th October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should their CV to: greenwoodlimited.ng@gmail.com using “Chief Marketing Officer – Abuja.” as the subject of the mail.