Airtel Money - Remittances Product Manager at Airtel

JOB PURPOSE

The Remittances Product Manager will be responsible for the remittances product proposition for Airtel Money Group. This is a new priority focus for Airtel Money (AM). They will ensure the remittances needs of our customers are being met, increasing IMT volumes across AM Group and strengthening partnerships with key regional and international IMT partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Define and Build and own the Airtel International Money Transfers proposition with great customer experience.
• Responsible for International Money Transfers annual revenue target delivery and increasing market share.
• Increase our own AM – AM cross border volumes across all Africa Operating Countries.
• Increase Inbound Money Transfer to all AM Operating Countries in Africa especially from all key corridors outside of Africa (eg North America; Europe; Middle East) and from those Africa markets where we are not present (via 3rd party).
• Launch Outbound Money Transfer from all AM Operating Countries in Africa to key sending markets globally and in Africa.
• Manage global Partnerships with key Money Transfer Organisations (MTO) eg Western Union; World Remit; Money Gram; Finablr Group.
• Manage regional Partnerships with key Aggregators (eg MFS Africa; Thunes; Terrapay; Homesend Mastercard).
• Manage regional Partnerships with 3rd party mobile money (eg MTN; Tigo; Vodacom).
• Work closely with IT on building a single API for partners and also building our own integrated switch for cross-border payments.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements especially KYC; Anti-Money Laundering etc.
• Ensure infrastructure in place for pro-active management of operational risk especially in terms of Anti-Money Laundering; suspicious transactions.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong in Commercial & Project Management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Can do attitude & problem solving skills.
• Quick thinking & analytical ability.
• Boundary less behavior.
• Collaborative and team player.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline would be preferred. Experience:
• Minimum 5 years IMT product management or sales experience preferably at a Money Transfer Organisation (MTO) or Aggregator. Alternatively from a Bank, Mobile Money or Fintech
• Minimum 8 year’s relevant experience in financial services industry, mobile money.