Executive search and leadership advisory in Nigeria
Nigeria has Africa's deepest pool of commercial and fintech leadership talent and its most competitive retention problem. Search here is as much about closing as it is about sourcing.
What shapes leadership hiring in Nigeria
- Lagos fintech and banking leaders receive frequent international and remote approaches — offers need to be decisive.
- Country leadership for multinationals is often a hybrid of commercial, regulatory and government-relations skill.
- Diaspora returners widen the pool materially when relocation is handled properly.
Sectors I search in
- Fintech, banking and payments
- Technology and telecoms
- Energy, oil and gas
- FMCG, retail and logistics
- Development and impact organisations
Compensation
Packages are frequently split between NGN and USD-linked elements for senior roles; benchmarking both is essential to avoid late-stage offer failure.
How engagements run
Nigeria is two hours behind Nairobi, so full working-day overlap. Searches run remotely with structured assessment and reference evidence.
Hiring hubs
- Lagos
- Abuja
- Port Harcourt
- Remote across Nigeria
For executives
Nigerian executives register interest for remote global mandates and work with me on positioning for international moves.
Career servicesFor employers and boards
Engage me for country-leadership hires, first talent-function builds, and confidential replacement searches.
Executive search serviceFrequently asked
Do you work with Nigerian startups as well as corporates?
Yes — venture-backed companies hiring a first VP or Head of function are a core part of the work.
Can you attract diaspora candidates back to Nigeria?
Often, when the role, package and relocation support are structured honestly up front. I test that before going to market.