Launched in 2014, Nickel is a French neobank that welcomes everyone to open a current account in 5 minutes inside a local point of sales. With more than 3.5 million accounts opened and more than 10.000 points of sale in Europe, Nickel is a great success story, the #1 neobank in France and a European champion in its market.
Nickel is a payment institution licensed by the ACPR (Bank of France) and, since 2017, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. Nickel has more than 800 collaborators based in Paris, Nantes, Madrid, Lisbon, Brussels and Berlin.
Nickel is becoming an European champion: after Spain, Portugal and Belgium, Nickel is live in Germany from September 2023.
Nickel is looking for a CEO for Nickel Germany. The CEO will be in charge of growing the business and will directly responsible of 4 main areas:
- Sales & distribution
- Marketing, communication & public relations
- Operations & attention to our customers and points of sale
- Relationship with the local regulator.
Your main missions as CEO of Nickel Germany will be:
- Manage the P&L of Nickel Germany and make sure we respect our objectives
- Manage and grow a great local team
- For Sales & distribution : develop a strong network of points of sale all over the country and manage the relationship with our local partners together with the German Head of Sales and his/her team
- For Marketing, communications & PR: define and implement our communication to fit the local market, create awareness around the brand and the product and recruit customers together with the German head of marketing and his/her team
- For Operations & attention to our customers and points of sale: ensure a top quality of service for both customers and point of sales together with the German head of operations and his/her team
- Be the official representative of Nickel in Germany, especially in the eyes of the Bank of France and the German regulatory bodies with whom you will manage the relationship
- Coordinate with German compliance, legal and general secretary teams
- Coordinate with all central teams as any member of Nickel management committee
- Coordinate with BNP Paribas German territory teams
You will report directly to Nickel deputy CEO and will benefit from the support of the entire central teams for all topics (some topics such as IT, project management, compliance, legal, risks, finance, etc. will be centralized).
The ideal candidate should have the following profile:
- Proven experience as Managing Director or other managerial position, preferred in Banking, Startups or Fintech industry
- Business oriented and demonstrable experience in developing strategic and business plans
- Entrepreneurship mindset and experience in developing business from scratch
- Demonstrable experience in Public Relations and good connection with public entities and associations at the national level
- Thorough knowledge of banking market changes and forces that influence the company
- Strong understanding of corporate finance and measures of performance
- Familiarity with corporate law and management best practices
- Excellent organizational and inspirational leadership skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Fluent in German and English, French appreciated
The position is based in Berlin, with travels across Germany.
To be appointed as a branch manager the candidate also has to meet the requirements of a fit and proper person within the meaning of the directive EU (2015/2366) of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market (DSP2) (experience, function-specific skills, knowledge, no conflict of interest, time commitment).
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