Technical Assistant to the CEOChief of Staff (Financial Technology Firm)

Location: Lagos (Mainland)

Job Type: Full Time

About Company: Our client is one of the fast-growing Financial Technology companies in Africa.

Job summary: The Technical Assistant to the CEO is a high-trust high-impact leadership role responsible for supporting representing and executing the CEOs strategic technical and operational priorities. S/he will act on behalf of the CEO in his absence command authority across teams and ensure alignment between technology business strategy and execution.

The role requires a rare blend of technical expertise leadership presence strategic thinking and discretion particularly within a fast-paced fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities:

CEO Representation & Authority:

Act as the CEOs delegate in meetings reviews and decision-making forums when the CEO is unavailable

Communicate decisions with full authority across engineering product compliance and operations teams

Follow up on CEO directives and ensure execution without dilution or delay

Serve as a trusted gatekeeper and escalation point for critical matters

Strategic & Technical Leadership:

Translate the CEOs vision into technical and operational execution plans

Review and challenge architecture infrastructure and product decisions

Ensure technology strategy aligns with business growth scalability security and regulatory needs

Partner with Product Heads and Engineering Leads to drive outcomes

Cross-Functional Coordination:

Drive alignment between technology compliance risk finance and product teams

Resolve cross-team conflicts and unblock execution bottlenecks

Track key initiatives milestones and dependencies across the organization

Decision Support & Analysis:

Prepare high-quality briefs dashboards and insights for executive decisions

Evaluate technical financial and regulatory trade-offs for major initiatives

Identify risks gaps and opportunities early and proactively escalate

Governance Compliance & Risk (Fintech Focus):

Ensure technology and operations adhere to fintech regulatory requirements (e.g. data privacy security payments AML KYC PCI-DSS)

Participate in audits vendor evaluations and regulatory engagements when required

Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical standards

Operational Excellence:

Monitor the execution of strategic initiatives and ensure accountability

Establish processes metrics and reporting mechanisms for leadership visibility

Support crisis management and business continuity planning

Requirements

Education:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or related field

MBA or advanced degree is a strong advantage

Experience:

10 years of experience in technology fintech consulting or product-led organizations

Proven experience working closely with C-level executives

Demonstrated ability to lead without formal authority command respect and drive outcomes

Experience in regulated financial or fintech environments preferred

Technical Competencies:

Strong understanding of:

Fintech platforms payments lending or digital banking systems

Software architecture APIs cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity

Data analytics and system scalability

Ability to assess technical decisions without being hands-on day-to-day

What Success in this role looks like:

The CEO can step away with confidence that the business continues to run smoothly

Teams treat the role with the same seriousness and authority as the CEO

Strategic initiatives move faster with fewer bottlenecks

Technology and operations are aligned with long-term business goals

Benefits

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