Revenue leadership
- Enterprise sales strategy & quota ownership
- Pipeline governance, forecasting & deal discipline
- Pricing, FX and commercial structuring
Executive CV
A scannable view of scope, scale and results.
Career timeline, verified achievement highlights and the executive mandates best matched to this track record.
Positioning
Executive positioning
Payments and commercial leader with 10+ years across fintech, financial services and international market expansion, with experience closing Fortune 500 partnerships. Currently Vice President of Sales at Payaza, with deep expertise in cross-border payments, merchant acquiring, collections, payouts and institutional partnerships, leading senior negotiations with banks, regulators, fintechs and enterprise partners across Africa, the UK, Europe, Asia and North America.
Roles of interest
- VP / SVP of Sales
- Chief Revenue Officer
- Commercial Director
- Head of Partnerships
- Payments Growth Executive
- Country / Regional Managing Director
Achievements
Achievement highlights
- Leads a 10-person specialised sales team
- $5T+ processed volume across managed relationships
- $100M+ monthly treasury
- Partnerships closed with Fortune 500 companies
- Expansion led across 20 African markets and Europe
- 30% merchant-base growth at Payaza
- 25% revenue growth in under 12 months
- 35% higher payment success rates at ITEX
- 50% faster settlement at ITEX
- $1B+ regional payment ecosystems operationalised at ITEX
- US$35M+ monthly AUM growth at Prosperis
- 15% sales growth contribution at CPM Ireland
- 47% annual profit growth at PMA
- 300+ clients served across Nigeria and Ghana at PMA
- 200+ women supported through PMA skills programmes
Career timeline
Professional experience
- Jan 2026 - Present · United Kingdom
Vice President of Sales · Payaza
- Owns commercial strategy across enterprise sales, strategic partnerships and international expansion, running a 10-person industry-specialised team.
- Negotiates directly with banks, PSPs, IMTOs and fintechs on pricing, settlement and FX terms that shape partnership economics.
- Manages relationships responsible for $5T+ in processed volume across acquiring, collections and payouts, with monthly treasury of over $100M.
- Scaled commercial coverage to multiple markets across Africa, North America and Europe.
- Took Shopaza and other new Payaza products from concept to commercial launch.
- Built the sales operating rhythm, pipeline governance, forecasting and pricing discipline, now used team-wide.
- Aug 2024 - Present · United Kingdom
Global Sales & Partnerships · Payaza
- Led multi-country expansion across 20 African markets and parts of Europe, supporting new-market launches and platform localisation.
- Built strategic partnerships and ecosystem integrations supporting international remittance, merchant payouts and multi-market payment flows.
- Negotiated enterprise infrastructure agreements and designed commercial structures for regional and international partners.
- Apr 2023 - Jul 2024 · United Kingdom
Business Development Manager · Payaza
- Grew the merchant base by 30% through targeted partnerships and onboarding initiatives across key African markets.
- Secured enterprise and SME clients across fintech, e-commerce and digital platforms, contributing to 25% revenue growth in under 12 months.
- Worked with product and compliance teams to launch payout corridors and enhance multi-currency settlement capabilities.
- Oct 2021 - Mar 2023 · Remote
Growth Product Manager · Itex Integrated Services Ltd
- Led rollout of payout infrastructure across African markets, translating product capability into adoption for fintech and enterprise partners.
- Designed the go-to-market strategy for local payouts, improving success rates by 35% and reducing settlement time by 50% through routing optimisation.
- Partnered with banks and local processors to operationalise regional payment ecosystems of over $1B+.
Earlier experience
Earlier roles
- Mar 2023 - Nov 2023 · Remote, United Kingdom
Market Research Consultant (BBC) · Ipsos
- Led qualitative and quantitative research supporting BBC audience strategy, delivering insights informing content, engagement and distribution decisions.
- Nov 2022 - Mar 2023 · Northern Ireland
Brand Consultant, Regional Market Activation · CPM Ireland
- Delivered regional go-to-market execution contributing to 15% sales growth and built retail partnerships to improve market penetration.
- Jan 2021 - Sep 2022 · Nigeria
Asset Manager / Investment Advisor · Prosperis Holdings
- Managed high-value client portfolios and drove US$35M+ in monthly AUM growth through relationship-led acquisition.
- Delivered risk-management strategies, regulatory compliance and long-term advisory relationships.
- Aug 2018 - Oct 2020 · New York, United States
Business Development Manager · Maven Limited
- Led client acquisition, enterprise relationship management, commercial negotiations and go-to-market execution.
- Sep 2017 - Dec 2021 · Nigeria & Ghana
Founder & Operator · PMA Limited
- Built and scaled a multi-location consumer brand serving 300+ clients across Nigeria and Ghana, with partnerships extending to Houston.
- Led fundraising, operations and team leadership, delivering 47% annual profit growth.
- Designed skills programmes impacting 200+ women across West Africa.
- May 2016 - Oct 2016 · Warri, Nigeria
Intern · NNPC Limited
Competencies
Aligned to VP Sales & commercial leadership
Growth & expansion
- New market entry and corridor launch
- Cross-border collections, payouts & settlement
- Product commercialisation and go-to-market
Partnerships & influence
- Bank, PSP, IMTO and platform partnerships
- Regulatory and policy engagement
- Executive and board-level stakeholder management
Organisational leadership
- Hiring, coaching and scaling specialised teams
- Sales operations and performance management
- Mentoring and talent development