Merchant Acquisition Manager
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Maurice Xandra Solutions Limited is recruiting a full-time Merchant Acquisition Manager across Kano, Oyo and Lagos. The role covers merchant and POS acquisition, field-sales leadership, compliance, and growth of banking products for SME and retail clients.
- Full-time role covering Kano, Oyo and Lagos.
- Recruits, trains and manages field sales agents and DSAs.
- Owns merchant onboarding, POS deployment, retention and sales targets.
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Maurice Xandra Solutions Limited is recruiting a full-time Merchant Acquisition Manager across Kano, Oyo and Lagos. The role covers merchant and POS acquisition, field-sales leadership, compliance, and growth of banking products for SME and retail clients.
- Full-time role covering Kano, Oyo and Lagos.
- Recruits, trains and manages field sales agents and DSAs.
- Owns merchant onboarding, POS deployment, retention and sales targets.
- Requires a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, finance or economics.
- MBA or a relevant professional certification is advantageous.
- Ensure full compliance with KYC, AML and CBN regulations.
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Merchant Acquisition Manager at Maurice Xandra Solutions Limited
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Oct 26, 2026, 12:09 PM
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Maurice Xandra Solutions Limited is a management consulting company that renders quality services in Human Resource, Management and Process improvement. MXS Limited was set up to provide high quality, up to date training, team management and process improvement services for its clients.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Merchant Acquisition Manager
Location: Kano, Oyo, and Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance with KYC, AML, CBN regulations, and internal policies.
- Secure bulk POS deployment opportunities with businesses such as supermarket chains and petrol stations.
- Identify priority markets, transport hubs, shopping complexes, and underserved locations for merchant onboarding.
- Recruit, train, and manage a large field sales team of agents and Direct Sales Agents (DSAs).
- Develop and execute merchant acquisition strategies targeting SMEs, retailers, FMCG distributors, and other high-potential businesses.
- Set sales targets, monitor agent performance, and implement initiatives to improve productivity.
- Monitor merchant activity, reactivate dormant accounts, and improve merchant retention.
- Promote cross-selling of deposits, loans, insurance, and other relevant banking products.
- Develop strategic partnerships with payment aggregators, banks, trade associations, and corporate clients.
- Drive POS deployment, merchant onboarding, transaction volumes, and active account usage.
- Track and report on merchant acquisition, transaction volumes, revenue, and field team performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or a related field. An MBA or relevant professional certification is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of merchant acquiring, POS deployment, agency banking, and digital payments.
- Demonstrated success in meeting aggressive sales targets and driving merchant and transaction growth.
- Good understanding of KYC/AML requirements and CBN guidelines.
- Experience securing strategic partnerships and bulk deployment deals.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, relationship management, and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in sales pipeline management, territory planning, CRM tools, and performance reporting.
- Proven experience managing large field sales teams, preferably 50 or more agents.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in merchant acquisition, agency banking, fintech, or payments sales.
- Knowledge of merchant ecosystems in Lagos, Ibadan, and Kano is required; experience in agent network liquidity management is an advantage.
- How to Apply
- Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
- [email protected]
- using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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