Business Lead, Field Verification at Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.)

Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.) • Lagos • 0

Full Time BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA 7 - 10 years

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Posted Sep 4, 2025

Finance / Accounting / Audit&nbsp

Job Description

About The Role

The
Business Lead, Field Verification
will be responsible for designing, managing, and scaling Moniepoint’s end-to-end field verification operations for loan customers. This role ensures that customer and business information is accurately verified, risks are mitigated, and the loans business continues to grow sustainably.
The ideal candidate is a strong operator with experience leading field teams at scale, balancing efficiency with compliance, and leveraging technology for operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

Define and execute the overall strategy for customer and business field verification within the Loans Department.
Lead, coach, and develop a distributed team of field verification officers, supervisors, and regional leads.
Drive process improvements to ensure scalable, efficient, and compliant field verification.

Operational Excellence

Oversee field verification of loan applicants, guarantors, and businesses across Nigeria.
Implement technology-driven verification tools (geo-tagging, mobile apps, photo capture, digital checklists).
Monitor verification turnaround times, accuracy rates, and efficiency KPIs.
Manage relationships with third-party verification partners, where applicable.

Risk & Compliance

Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Credit teams to ensure field verification processes meet CBN regulatory standards and internal policies.
Identify fraud red flags and escalate appropriately to safeguard loan portfolio quality.
Ensure consistent documentation and audit readiness.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with Credit, Risk, Operations, and Product teams to align verification practices with business needs.
Provide insights from field operations to influence credit policy and product design.
Serve as the point of accountability for verification-related matters in the Loans Department.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or related field; MBA or professional certification is a plus.
Minimum 7–10 years’ experience in credit risk operations, field verification, or related functions, ideally in fintech, banking, or microfinance.
Proven track record of leading large field or distributed teams across multiple regions.
Strong understanding of loan underwriting, KYC/AML, and regulatory compliance.
Operationally excellent with experience in process design, execution, and improvement.
Tech-savvy; comfortable leveraging digital tools to manage and scale field operations.
Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Interested and qualified? Go to Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.) on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io to apply

Submit your application before the deadline.