Machine Learning Engineer Job at Kora – Payments & Fintech Infrastructure

Stanbic IBTC is recruiting Relationship Managers to manage existing client portfolios while onboarding new businesses. This role is key to driving profitability, strengthening customer relationships, and supporting small business clients within the commercial banking segment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow client portfolios through effective relationship management.

• Acquire new clients and onboard businesses into Stanbic IBTC’s commercial banking ecosystem.

• Identify sales opportunities and cross-sell financial products.

• Drive profitability by deepening customer relationships and ensuring retention.

• Provide tailored financial solutions to small business clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a First Degree in any field.

Experience Required

• 3–6 years’ experience in sales and relationship management.

• Proven ability to drive profitability and build strong client relationships.

• Experience in the financial industry, particularly with small business management.

Behavioural Competencies

• Generating Ideas

• Developing Strategies

• Interpreting Data

• Convincing People

• Team Working

Technical Competencies

• Customer Understanding

• Product Knowledge

• Application & Submission Verification

• Account Opening & Maintenance

• Product Related Systems

Stanbic IBTC is recruiting Relationship Managers to manage existing client portfolios while onboarding new businesses. This role is central to driving profitability, building strong customer relationships, and supporting small business clients across multiple regions in Nigeria.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow client portfolios through effective relationship management.

• Acquire new clients and onboard businesses into Stanbic IBTC’s commercial banking ecosystem.

• Identify sales opportunities and cross-sell financial products.

• Drive profitability by deepening customer relationships and ensuring retention.

• Provide tailored financial solutions to small business clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a First Degree in any field.

Experience Required

• 3–6 years’ experience in sales and relationship management.

• Proven ability to drive profitability and build strong client relationships.

• Experience in the financial industry, particularly with small business management.

Behavioural Competencies

• Generating Ideas

• Developing Strategies

• Interpreting Data

• Convincing People

• Team Working

Technical Competencies

• Customer Understanding

• Product Knowledge

• Application & Submission Verification

• Account Opening & Maintenance

• Product Related Systems

Stanbic IBTC is recruiting Relationship Managers to manage existing client portfolios while onboarding new businesses. This role is central to driving profitability, building strong customer relationships, and supporting small business clients within the commercial banking segment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow client portfolios through effective relationship management.

• Acquire new clients and onboard businesses into Stanbic IBTC’s commercial banking ecosystem.

• Identify sales opportunities and cross-sell financial products.

• Drive profitability by deepening customer relationships and ensuring retention.

• Provide tailored financial solutions to small business clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a First Degree in any field.

Experience Required

• 3–6 years’ experience in sales and relationship management.

• Proven ability to drive profitability and build strong client relationships.

• Experience in the financial industry, particularly with small business management.

Behavioural Competencies

• Generating Ideas

• Developing Strategies

• Interpreting Data

• Convincing People

• Team Working

Technical Competencies

• Customer Understanding

• Product Knowledge

• Application & Submission Verification

• Account Opening & Maintenance

• Product Related Systems

This role serves as the primary point of contact for customers in the Executive Banking segment, delivering tailored financial solutions and strengthening long-term client relationships in line with Stanbic IBTC’s value propositions.

Essential Functions

• Acquire and open new accounts; cross-sell products and services (e.g., Vehicle & Asset Finance, Electronic Banking, Cards, Home Loans, Digital Channels, Enterprise Banking).

• Conduct financial needs analysis for new and existing customers to ensure product suitability.

• Contact potential and existing customers from leads/campaigns to promote offerings.

• Educate customers on lending application processes (vehicle finance, home loans, overdrafts, credit cards, personal loans).

• Guide customers on credit maintenance and account conduct expectations.

• Build and strengthen customer relationships to drive retention and referrals.

• Grow Executive Banking customer base, balance sheet, and income in line with strategic objectives.

• Maintain and grow client relationships annually, managing risk to ensure consistent portfolio growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a University Degree.

Experience Required

• 3–4 years’ experience in sales and relationship management.

• Proven track record in profitability and customer relationship building.

• Strong knowledge of financial services, products, and digital platforms.

Behavioural Competencies

• Adopting Practical Approaches

• Articulating Information

• Challenging Ideas

• Developing Expertise

• Documenting Facts

• Embracing Change

• Examining Information

• Exploring Possibilities

• Interacting with People

• Team Working

• Thinking Positively

• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies

• Active Listening

• Customer Reception & Channelling

• Difficult Calls Management

• Electronic Communications & Devices

• Inbound Phone Statistics

• Query Resolution

• Telephone Caller Handling

This role proactively promotes a relationship-based banking offering by serving as the dedicated point of contact for customers in the Executive Banking segment, delivering tailored financial solutions aligned with the bank’s value propositions.

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire and open new accounts; cross-sell products and services (e.g., Vehicle & Asset Finance, Electronic Banking, Cards, Home Loans, Digital Channels, Enterprise Banking).

• Conduct financial needs analysis for new and existing customers to ensure product suitability.

• Build and strengthen customer relationships to drive retention and referrals.

• Grow Executive Banking customer base, balance sheet, and income in line with strategic objectives.

• Increase branch advances through responsible lending practices.

• Promote and proactively deliver a range of banking solutions (e.g., outbound calls to reactivate dormant accounts, digital onboarding).

Qualifications

• Minimum of a University Degree.

Experience

• 5–7 years’ experience in sales and relationship management.

• Proven track record in driving profitability and building customer relationships.

• Strong background in the financial industry.

Behavioural Competencies

• Generating Ideas

• Convincing People

• Developing Strategies

• Exploring Possibilities

• Interacting with People

Technical Competencies

• Business Banking

• Consumer Banking

• Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Lending

About the Opportunity

First Bank Nigeria is recruiting experienced technology professionals across junior, intermediate, and senior IT roles as part of its 2026 Information Technology Recruitment drive.

This opportunity covers multiple specializations including software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, cybersecurity, networking, systems administration, product management, UI/UX, and project delivery.

It is ideal for professionals seeking to work on enterprise banking systems, digital transformation projects, cybersecurity operations, cloud infrastructure, and modern financial technology solutions within one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions.

Available Roles

Junior Roles (2–3 Years Experience)

• Junior Software Developer

• Frontend Engineer

• Backend Engineer

• QA Analyst

• UX/UI Designer

• IT Support Technician

Intermediate Roles (3–5 Years Experience)

• Software Developer

• DevOps Engineer

• Systems Administrator

• Network Administrator

• Business Analyst

• UX/UI Designer

Senior Roles (6+ Years Experience)

• Senior Software Engineer

• Solution Architect

• Cybersecurity Specialist

• Cloud Architect

• Product Manager

• Scrum Master

• Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain banking applications.

• Manage infrastructure, cloud environments, and networks.

• Support cybersecurity compliance and enterprise security operations.

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Drive agile delivery and technology projects.

• Provide troubleshooting, testing, and technical support.

• Mentor junior IT professionals.

Requirements

Junior Roles

• 2–3 years IT or software development experience.

• Strong understanding of programming, databases, or IT systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.

Intermediate Roles

• 3–5 years relevant IT experience.

• Knowledge of software development, DevOps, networking, or systems administration.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

• Certifications (AWS, CCNA, ITIL) are an advantage.

Senior Roles

• Minimum 6 years technical or leadership experience.

• Expertise in software engineering, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, or project management.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• Preferred certifications: PMP, CISSP, TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect.

Skills & Competencies

• Programming languages: Java, Python, C#, SQL.

• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP.

• Understanding of cybersecurity principles.

• Experience with Agile methodologies.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Application Deadline

July 8, 2026

About the Role

Kora is seeking a Performance Marketing Specialist with strong experience in SEM and a passion for continuous learning in digital marketing.

This role is responsible for media planning and buying across social, search, and display platforms, managing paid campaigns, optimizing performance, and reporting results. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated digital strategies align with Kora’s business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute paid digital media campaigns across all platforms.

• Optimize campaigns and manage reporting across digital touchpoints.

• Oversee Kora’s MarTech stack to connect marketing activities to business growth.

• Share insights from tracking tools to refine marketing strategies.

• Create high-converting PPC ads.

• Manage monthly budgets, billing reconciliation, and spend pacing.

• Drive performance growth to meet Kora’s OKRs.

• Report on KPIs and lead-generation initiatives.

• Map ad formats to advertising objectives.

• Explore new opportunities and experiments to drive growth.

• Test new channels and trends to build credibility.

• Contribute to marketing budget planning, recommendations, and pitch decks.

• Ensure a data-led approach with clear testing and adaptive strategies.

• Conduct market research and competitor analysis.

Requirements

You are qualified if you:

• Have 3+ years of experience in performance marketing.

• Possess extensive experience in fintech or financial services.

• Are proficient in data analysis and deriving insights.

• Have strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Docs.

• Understand retargeting/remarketing and tag management.

• Are proficient in Google Ads and demand-side platforms (Eskimi, Admaven, Taboola).

• Have experience with Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and other reporting tools.

• Can leverage data, analytics, and consumer trends for actionable insights.

• Are goal-oriented with excellent communication skills.

• Are curious, collaborative, and a strong problem solver.

Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Head of Marketing.

Interview Process

The interview process is designed to be transparent and efficient, lasting a maximum of 3 weeks (average 2.5 hours total). All interviews are virtual.

• 👋 Introduction Stage – Initial conversations to understand your background.

• [15m] Recruiter Screen

• [7 days max] Take-home Assessment/Project

• Project Review – Marketing team feedback

• 🧑‍💻 [60m] Team Interview – Deep dive into professional background and cross-functional introductions.

• [60m] Cultural Fit Interview – With COO, Head of People & Culture, and team lead to assess alignment with Kora’s values.

Working Hours

This is a remote role with no location requirement. However, working hours must align with 9:00 am – 5:00 pm WAT for at least 40 hours per week.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kora is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and business needs. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented communities.

Benefits

• Health insurance

• Sponsored and tailored training

• Paid parental leave & time-off

• Flexible work style

• Annual performance bonus

• Low-interest loans

• Employee assistance programs

• Birthday day-off 🎂 🎉

• Employee resource groups & supportive communities

• Collaborative company culture

Kora is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our Innovation Team and lead the technical execution of new products, prototypes, and innovation projects.

This role involves coordinating both frontend and backend engineering, guiding technical decisions, supporting delivery, and ensuring products are built properly from idea to launch.

The ideal candidate is a strong full-stack engineer with leadership ability, product thinking, and experience (or strong interest) in emerging technologies such as AI, automation, blockchain, fintech, and payments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead frontend and backend engineering direction for innovation projects.

• Build, review, and improve full-stack applications across web, APIs, databases, and integrations.

• Translate product ideas and business requirements into clear technical plans.

• Coordinate engineers to ensure smooth delivery.

• Define technical architecture, API structures, database design, and development standards.

• Support rapid prototyping, MVP development, pilot launches, and product improvements.

• Review code, unblock engineers, and improve engineering quality.

• Ensure scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability of products.

• Explore and apply emerging technologies (AI, blockchain, automation, payments).

• Support sprint planning, task breakdown, documentation, testing, and release readiness.

• Mentor engineers and promote a culture of ownership, speed, innovation, and quality.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Full-Stack Engineer.

• Frontend expertise with React, Next.js, Vue, or similar.

• Backend experience with Node.js.

• Experience building APIs, integrations, dashboards, and platforms.

• Database knowledge (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).

• Experience with cloud platforms, deployment, CI/CD, and modern workflows.

• Strong understanding of software architecture, security, performance, and scalability.

• Ability to coordinate engineers and manage dependencies.

• Strong communication and documentation skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving innovation environment.

Preferred Experience

• Background in AI, automation, blockchain, fintech, payments, or SaaS.

• Experience with LLMs, AI agents, RAG systems, workflow automation, or API orchestration.

• Knowledge of wallets, stablecoins, smart contracts, digital assets, or Web3 infrastructure.

• Experience leading MVPs, pilots, prototypes, or early-stage product development.

• Cross-functional collaboration with product, design, data, AI, and business teams.

What Success Looks Like

• Innovation projects are delivered faster with strong engineering structure.

• Frontend and backend teams are well coordinated.

• Products built with clear architecture, documentation, and quality standards.

• Engineers unblocked quickly and supported effectively.

• MVPs and pilots move smoothly from concept to launch.

• Practical adoption of new technologies that create real business value.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on builder and technical leader who can turn ideas into working products. They should be comfortable writing code, guiding engineers, making technical decisions, and working across product, AI, data, and business teams.

Curiosity, practicality, and innovation are key, especially for building products at the intersection of AI, fintech, payments, automation, and blockchain.

Benefits

• Health insurance

• Sponsored and tailored training

• Paid parental leave & time-off

• Flexible work style

• Low-interest loans

• Group Life Insurance

• Up to four therapy sessions monthly

• Birthday day-off 🎂 🎉

• Employee interest groups & supportive communities

• Collaborative company culture

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kora is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and business needs. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented communities.

About the Role

Kora is hiring a Cybersecurity GRC Analyst to strengthen its information security governance, risk management, and compliance programs. This role ensures that security policies, controls, and processes align with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and business objectives.

The analyst will assess risks, support audits, and help drive a strong security and compliance culture across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain security policies aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.

• Support implementation and monitoring of governance programs.

• Drive security awareness initiatives and compliance culture.

• Conduct enterprise, vendor, application, and infrastructure risk assessments.

• Maintain and update the organization’s risk register.

• Perform control gap assessments and recommend remediation.

• Support vendor risk management.

• Track and report on risk treatment plans.

• Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, and other regulations.

• Coordinate internal and external audits, including evidence collection.

• Monitor compliance posture and track remediation of findings.

• Assist in compliance reporting and dashboard preparation.

• Collaborate with IT and security teams to ensure effective controls.

• Support incident response from a compliance perspective.

• Conduct control testing and continuous monitoring.

• Maintain accurate documentation of policies, risks, and controls.

Requirements

• 2–4 years’ experience in cybersecurity, IT risk, compliance, or audit.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

• Strong knowledge of frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS).

• Experience with risk assessment methodologies and control frameworks.

• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (financial services, data protection laws).

• Experience with GRC tools.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure.

Key Skills

• Strong analytical and risk assessment mindset.

• Attention to detail and documentation skills.

• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

• Ability to translate technical risks into business impact.

• Organizational and project management abilities.

• Integrity, professionalism, and continuous learning.

Benefits

• Health insurance

• Sponsored and tailored training

• Paid parental leave & time-off

• Flexible work style

• Low-interest loans

• Group Life Insurance

• Up to four therapy sessions monthly

• Birthday day-off 🎂 🎉

• Employee interest groups & supportive communities

• Collaborative company culture

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kora is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and business needs. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented communities.

About the Role – SOC Analyst

As a SOC Analyst, you will play a critical role in safeguarding Kora’s security posture. You’ll monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats in real time, leveraging advanced tools and processes to mitigate risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security events via SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and cloud tools.

• Analyze logs and alerts to identify anomalies.

• Perform triage to assess severity and impact.

• Escalate validated incidents per defined procedures.

• Investigate and respond to threats (phishing, malware, unauthorized access).

• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to contain and remediate incidents.

• Document incidents, actions, and lessons learned.

• Conduct post-incident reviews and root cause analysis.

• Leverage threat intelligence feeds to detect emerging risks.

• Perform proactive threat hunting.

• Update detection rules and use cases.

• Support vulnerability management and patch validation.

• Prepare SOC reports and dashboards.

• Develop and update incident response playbooks.

Requirements

• 2–4 years’ experience in SOC, cybersecurity, or IT security.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

• Hands-on experience with SIEM (Splunk, QRadar), EDR (CrowdStrike, Defender), and firewalls.

• Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and attack vectors.

• Familiarity with incident response frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001).

• Scripting/automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) preferred.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Positive attitude and resilience under pressure.

Key Skills

• Analytical and investigative mindset.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment.

• Attention to detail and critical thinking.

• Strong documentation and communication abilities.

• Team collaboration across functions.

• Continuous learning to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Benefits

• Health insurance

• Sponsored training tailored to your growth

• Paid parental leave & time-off

• Flexible work style

• Low-interest loans

• Group life insurance

• Up to four therapy sessions monthly

• Birthday day-off 🎂 🎉

• Employee interest groups & supportive communities

• Inclusive company culture with a collaborative team

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kora is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and business needs. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented communities.