Salary
negotiable
Deadline
13 Oct 2026
Posted
08 Oct 2026
Location
Dar es salaam
Job Description
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Tanzania is seeking an ambitious and strategic Head Digital & Transaction Banking to lead its digital channels, payment solutions, and mandate acquisitions in Dar es Salaam. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, Business Development, the successful candidate will drive digital sales growth, expand product penetration, build key strategic partnerships, and manage high-value corporate and retail transaction banking solutions across Tanzania
Responsibilities
- Articulate winning market strategies across Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate banking segments.
- Identify emerging market opportunities and proactive solutions to meet evolving customer transaction needs.
- Collaborate with Branch Managers to drive retail e-Product penetration across Mass Market, Mass Affluent, and SME clients.
- Partner with Relationship Managers to cross-sell corporate transaction solutions to institutions, local corporates, and public sector entities.
- Lead the acquisition and deployment of Point of Sale (PoS) terminals, Web collections, and corporate platforms.
- Analyze product performance metrics, disseminate regular performance reports, and implement turnaround strategies for underperforming segments.
- Engage internal segment heads to drive product budgets, monitor campaigns, ensure compliance, and boost performance.
- Provide strategic direction to marketing teams for the smooth rollout of new digital initiatives and sustainment of existing products.
Requirements
- Achieve approved Transaction Banking Profit Before Tax (PBT) targets.
- Expansion of new customer account volume and overall transaction value/volume.
- Target digital product sales and total revenue realization.
- e-Products penetration ratio among Personal Banking customers.
- Revenue generated from corporate deployments (Payments, UPay, Pay Manager, Bank Collect Solutions).
- Total count of active POS terminals deployed and signed Web Collection mandates
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Banking, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Work Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant hands-on experience in Digital Banking, Transaction Banking, E-Business, or Financial Technology within the banking or fintech sector.
- Target Segments: Experience handling Both male and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Core Competencies: Strong strategic planning capabilities, deep knowledge of digital payment ecosystems, merchant acquisition, agency banking, and public/corporate collections.
Skills
Exceptional business development skills
team management
data-driven analytical capability
and strong stakeholder management
Location