{"id":1265,"date":"2026-07-17T11:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/group-executive-director-strategy-business-development\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:10:12","slug":"group-executive-director-strategy-business-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/jobs\/lagos-kwara\/group-executive-director-strategy-business-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Executive Director, Strategy &#038; Business Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Group Executive Director, Strategy & Business Development\", \"description\": \"Job Description\\nThe Group Executive Director, Strategy & Business Development will lead the Group's long-term growth agenda by driving corporate strategy, business development, mergers & acquisitions, market expansion, strategic partnerships, and investment initiatives across its manufacturing, steel, mining, energy, infrastructure, and related businesses.\\nThe role will work closely with the Board, GMD\/CEO, and subsidiary leadership to enhance competitiveness, profitability, and sustainable growth across Africa.\\nKey Responsibilities\\nDevelop and execute the Group's long-term strategic plan, annual business plans, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.\\nDrive business growth by identifying new market opportunities, leading regional expansion, developing strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and revenue diversification initiatives.\\nLead mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investment evaluations, commercial due diligence, negotiations, post-merger integration, and Board investment proposals.\\nEstablish strategic KPIs, monitor execution across subsidiaries, oversee portfolio optimization, resource allocation, and provide strategic performance reports to Executive Management and the Board.\\nBuild a market intelligence function through industry analysis, competitive benchmarking, market research, and strategic outlook reporting.\\nStrengthen relationships with government agencies, regulators, investors, development finance institutions, and international partners while supporting investor relations and capital-raising initiatives.\\nLead and develop a high-performing Strategy & Business Development function, fostering innovation, succession planning, and continuous improvement across the Group.\\nRequirements\\nBachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Management, or a related discipline.\\nMBA in Strategy, Finance, Economics, International Business, Industrial Management, or a related field is required.\\nProfessional certifications such as CIoD, CFA, CIMA, PMP, or equivalent are highly desirable.\\n15 \u2013 20 years of progressive leadership experience, including at least 10 years in executive strategy, corporate development, business development, investment management, or corporate planning roles.\\nProven experience within Manufacturing, Steel, Mining, Infrastructure, Industrial Production, Energy, or Conglomerates, with strong exposure to business transformation, M&A, multi-business operations, African market expansion, investor relations, and capital raising.\\nKey Competencies:\\nCorporate Strategy & Business Development.\\nMergers & Acquisitions.\\nInvestment Analysis & Financial Modelling.\\nStrategic Planning & Business Transformation.\\nMarket Intelligence & Portfolio Management.\\nCorporate Finance & Risk Assessment.\\nCommercial Negotiation & Stakeholder Management.\\nExecutive Leadership & Change Management.\\nStrategic Thinking, Innovation & Commercial Acumen.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-15\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Bridgemead Consulting\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Lagos , Kwara\", \"addressCountry\": \"NG\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-29T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Bridgemead Consulting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lagos , Kwara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-29<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Description<br \/>The Group Executive Director, Strategy &#038; Business Development will lead the Group&#8217;s long-term growth agenda by driving corporate strategy, business development, mergers &#038; acquisitions, market expansion, strategic partnerships, and investment initiatives across its manufacturing, steel, mining, energy, infrastructure, and related businesses.<br \/>The role will work closely with the Board, GMD\/CEO, and subsidiary leadership to enhance competitiveness, profitability, and sustainable growth across Africa.<br \/>Key Responsibilities<br \/>Develop and execute the Group&#8217;s long-term strategic plan, annual business plans, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.<br \/>Drive business growth by identifying new market opportunities, leading regional expansion, developing strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and revenue diversification initiatives.<br \/>Lead mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investment evaluations, commercial due diligence, negotiations, post-merger integration, and Board investment proposals.<br \/>Establish strategic KPIs, monitor execution across subsidiaries, oversee portfolio optimization, resource allocation, and provide strategic performance reports to Executive Management and the Board.<br \/>Build a market intelligence function through industry analysis, competitive benchmarking, market research, and strategic outlook reporting.<br \/>Strengthen relationships with government agencies, regulators, investors, development finance institutions, and international partners while supporting investor relations and capital-raising initiatives.<br \/>Lead and develop a high-performing Strategy &#038; Business Development function, fostering innovation, succession planning, and continuous improvement across the Group.<br \/>Requirements<br \/>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Management, or a related discipline.<br \/>MBA in Strategy, Finance, Economics, International Business, Industrial Management, or a related field is required.<br \/>Professional certifications such as CIoD, CFA, CIMA, PMP, or equivalent are highly desirable.<br \/>15 \u2013 20 years of progressive leadership experience, including at least 10 years in executive strategy, corporate development, business development, investment management, or corporate planning roles.<br \/>Proven experience within Manufacturing, Steel, Mining, Infrastructure, Industrial Production, Energy, or Conglomerates, with strong exposure to business transformation, M&#038;A, multi-business operations, African market expansion, investor relations, and capital raising.<br \/>Key Competencies:<br \/>Corporate Strategy &#038; Business Development.<br \/>Mergers &#038; Acquisitions.<br \/>Investment Analysis &#038; Financial Modelling.<br \/>Strategic Planning &#038; Business Transformation.<br \/>Market Intelligence &#038; Portfolio Management.<br \/>Corporate Finance &#038; Risk Assessment.<br \/>Commercial Negotiation &#038; Stakeholder Management.<br \/>Executive Leadership &#038; Change Management.<br \/>Strategic Thinking, Innovation &#038; Commercial Acumen.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: career.bridgemeadnghr@gmail.com using the job title e.g &#8220;Group Head, Marketing &#038; Corporate Communications\u00a0as the subject of the email.<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:career.bridgemeadnghr@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-29 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Bridgemead Consulting Location: Lagos , Kwara Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-29 Job Description Job DescriptionThe Group Executive Director, Strategy &#038; Business Development will lead the Group&#8217;s long-term growth agenda by driving corporate strategy, business development, mergers &#038; acquisitions, market expansion, strategic partnerships, and investment initiatives across its manufacturing, steel, mining, energy, infrastructure, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,540],"tags":[541,51,18,17],"class_list":["post-1265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-lagos-kwara","tag-bridgemead-consulting","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}