Merchant Acquisition Executive – Cross-Border Payments

Job Overview

PalmPay is recruiting a Merchant Acquisition Executive to support business growth within its cross-border payments operations.

Based in Opebi, Ikeja, the successful candidate will work with the Business Development Manager to identify commercial opportunities, acquire new clients and develop productive business relationships. The role combines merchant acquisition, market research, client engagement, onboarding coordination and sales-performance monitoring.

This is a contracted, field-based position for an experienced candidate. Applicants should be comfortable attending client meetings, making sales presentations and participating in product demonstrations outside the office.

Job Details

• Employer: PalmPay Limited
• Job title: Merchant Acquisition Executive – Cross-Border Payments
• Employment type: Contracted
• Job level: Experienced
• Location: Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
• Work arrangement: Field-based
• Job field: Sales / Business Development
• Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing or a related field
• Experience: 1–3 years
• Budget: ₦200,000–₦220,000 gross, plus commission
• Payment period: Not specified
• Application deadline: Not specified

Purpose of the Position

The Merchant Acquisition Executive will help PalmPay expand its client base and commercial relationships within the fintech and cross-border payments market.

The position supports the Business Development Manager by researching the market, identifying potential customers and partnerships, and assisting with the conversion and onboarding of suitable clients.

The successful candidate will also monitor sales results and work with internal teams to ensure that newly acquired clients receive an organised onboarding experience and the required services.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Work closely with the Business Development Manager.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Research and evaluate potential commercial partnerships.
• Conduct market research to understand customer needs.
• Monitor competitor activities and relevant market developments.
• Identify prospects that may benefit from PalmPay’s cross-border payment services.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with existing clients.
• Support client satisfaction, retention and long-term collaboration.
• Assist in preparing presentations for prospective and existing clients.
• Contribute to the preparation of commercial proposals and reports.
• Support internal reviews with accurate client and market information.
• Coordinate with relevant teams to facilitate client onboarding.
• Help ensure that services are delivered successfully after onboarding.
• Monitor sales performance against assigned expectations.
• Contribute toward monthly and quarterly revenue targets.
• Participate in field visits, client pitches and product demonstrations when required.
• Provide useful market and customer insights to the business-development team.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing or a related discipline.
• Between one and three years of experience in business development, sales or customer relationship management.
• A good understanding of cross-border payments.
• Familiarity with financial technologies and relevant market trends.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Negotiation and presentation abilities.
• The ability to conduct structured market research.
• The ability to analyse information and provide useful commercial insights.
• A self-motivated and results-oriented approach.
• The ability to collaborate in a fast-paced working environment.

Cross-Border Payments Experience

The application form asks candidates whether they have cross-border payments or fintech experience. Applicants who possess this experience should therefore make it clearly visible in their CV.

The official vacancy describes understanding of cross-border payments, financial technology and market trends as a requirement. It does not specify a required number of years devoted exclusively to cross-border payments.

Candidates should not claim direct industry experience if their background is limited to general sales. Instead, they can accurately show transferable experience involving merchant acquisition, financial products, client onboarding, payments or business development.

Field-Work Requirement

The official application form states that this is a field role and asks candidates to confirm whether they are comfortable with that arrangement.

Applicants should therefore be prepared to:

• Visit prospective and existing clients.
• Attend in-person sales meetings.
• Deliver or support presentations and product demonstrations.
• Travel within an assigned commercial territory when required.
• Maintain accurate records of field activities and follow-up actions.

The source does not describe this position as remote or hybrid.

Who May Be Well Suited to This Position

This role may suit a business-development or sales professional who understands how digital-payment businesses acquire and retain merchants.

A suitable applicant should be confident approaching potential clients, discussing business needs and coordinating the activities required to move a prospect from initial contact to onboarding. The position may also suit someone with experience supporting revenue targets, customer portfolios or commercial partnerships.

What to Highlight in Your Application

Applicants should make the following information easy to identify in their CV:

• Their relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Business-development, sales or customer-relationship roles held during the previous one to three years.
• Cross-border payment or fintech experience.
• Merchants, businesses or corporate clients previously acquired.
• Client onboarding responsibilities.
• Sales or revenue targets achieved.
• Market and competitor research conducted.
• Commercial presentations, proposals or product demonstrations delivered.
• Client-retention or relationship-management achievements.
• Experience collaborating with Product, Operations, Compliance or other internal teams.
• Willingness to work in a field-based position.

Applicants should only include measurable achievements they can explain and support during recruitment.

Compensation Information

PalmPay’s application form states that the budget for this role is:

• ₦200,000–₦220,000 gross
• Plus commission

The source does not specify whether this amount is paid monthly, annually or on another schedule. Applicants should confirm the payment period, commission structure, targets and deductions directly with PalmPay.

Because the payment period is missing, this amount should not be inserted into baseSalary structured data with an assumed MONTH value.

Vacancy Verification

AfriJobSpace reviewed this vacancy against PalmPay’s official recruitment listing. The application page remains accessible and contains an active submission form.

The official listing identifies the role as contracted, experienced and field-based in Opebi, Ikeja. It does not state an application closing date.

Application Safety

Candidates should submit their applications only through PalmPay’s official recruitment form linked through the Apply for Job button.

Applicants should not pay any individual or third party to submit, process or guarantee an application. Unexpected recruitment messages should be verified using PalmPay’s independently confirmed official channels.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should use the Apply for Job button to open PalmPay’s official application form.

Applicants will need to provide their contact details and CV. The form also asks candidates to confirm whether the stated compensation budget is acceptable, whether they have fintech or cross-border payment experience and whether they are comfortable with fieldwork.