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Country Manager
About this role
A Pan-African maritime and offshore services firm is seeking a Country Manager to lead its Nigeria operations from Lagos. The role involves guiding business growth, ensuring operational excellence, managing finances, and overseeing regulatory compliance and stakeholder relations. You will work with the Group CEO and other leaders to expand the company's presence in Nigeria and support the group’s Pan-African growth strategy. The position is the most senior in Nigeria and focuses on delivering revenue, profitability, safety, and governance in line with group standards.
What you would do
- Drive revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion in Nigeria.
- Strengthen client relationships and secure renewals, extensions, and new contracts.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities, partnerships, and service lines.
- Ensure safe, efficient, and reliable execution of all operations and contracts.
- Deliver fleet and operational performance aligned with uptime, budget, and service commitments.
- Maintain compliance with Group QHSE standards and push for continuous operational improvement.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing local workforce and leadership pipeline.
- Ensure full compliance with Nigerian regulatory, legal, local-content, and industry requirements.
- Maintain relationships with clients, regulators, partners, and industry stakeholders.
- Provide transparent reporting, risk management, and governance oversight in line with Group expectations.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Maritime Studies, Logistics, Operations Management, or related field.
- 18+ years of leadership experience in maritime, offshore, oil & gas, logistics, or related industries.
- Proven track record leading a country operation, business unit, or large-scale operational function.
- Demonstrated success driving P&L performance, commercial growth, and strategic client relationships in regulated environments.
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