Senior Business Development Officer

We are looking for a driven Business Development Officer to join our field team and help expand Carbon's reach across Nigeria. You will be the face of Carbon in your territory — acquiring new customers, building relationships with merchants and community leaders, and driving loan disbursements.

Carbon is a pan-African digital bank with a mission to provide friction-free finance to its customers. Carbon promises to play a fundamental role in its customers’ lives wherever they are, with flexible solutions. We pride ourselves on our efficiency and with just $10mm of equity raised in 2015, we have disbursed over $100m in loans and earned more than $30mm in revenue over the last 2 years. Carbon has operations in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, supported by a talented team spread between Lagos, Nairobi, London, Argentina, and Palo Alto so we operate with a remote-first mindset.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

About The Role:

• We are looking for a driven Business Development Officer to join our field team and help expand Carbon's reach across Nigeria.
• You will be the face of Carbon in your territory — acquiring new customers, building relationships with merchants and community leaders, and driving loan disbursements.
• This is a high-impact, field-based role where your hustle directly translates to growth

Responsibilities: Talent Acquisition & Field Operations:

• Acquire new customers through direct field outreach and merchant visits
• Meet monthly disbursement and collection targets
• Maintain portfolio quality within acceptable PAR levels Relationship Building
• Build relationships with market associations and community leaders
• Identify and onboard SME clients for Carbon Business products
• Conduct basic credit assessments for loan applicants Reporting & Compliance
• Submit daily activity reports via the BDO app
• Follow all KYC/AML procedures for customer onboarding
• Provide market intelligence and competitor feedback to the team

Location: Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt - Rivers

• OND/HND/BSc in any discipline with 5+ years experience in sales, microfinance, or field operations
• Strong communication skills in English and local language
• Smartphone proficiency
• Willingness to work in the field daily
• Must be based in Lagos/Abuja/Port Harcourt

Nice to Have:

• Experience with mobile lending platforms
• Knowledge of the local market territory
• Existing network in target communities
• Experience with Taktile or credit scoring tools

Other locations: Lagos, Nigeria; Rivers, Nigeria

How to apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

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