Job Vacancies at First Bank of Nigeria – 6 Positions

The Product Business Analyst will help convert business needs into functional requirements and product improvements. The role involves working with Product Owners, developers and other stakeholders throughout the product-development lifecycle.

• Elicit, analyse and document business and functional requirements.

• Develop use cases, process flows and functional specifications.

• Support feature prioritisation, gap analysis, impact assessments and User Acceptance Testing.

• Monitor market trends, industry developments and customer feedback.

• Support API initiatives in line with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.

• Have two to five years of experience in business analysis, product analysis, product management or a related area.

• Experience in banking, fintech, data or analytics is preferred.

• Be familiar with Agile methodologies and related tools.

The job identification number for this position is 1826.

3. Business Continuity Management (BCM) Relationship Manager

This position supports the development, implementation, maintenance and testing of FirstBank’s business-continuity programme across departments and business units.

• Coordinate continuity planning across head-office departments, branches, regions and Strategic Business Units.

• Conduct Business Impact Analysis and organisation-wide risk assessments.

• Identify threats, critical activities, recovery requirements and gaps in continuity plans.

• Coordinate crisis-plan execution, testing, training, awareness sessions and BCM exercises.

• Support business-continuity standards and ISO 22301 certification activities.

• Hold a first degree, preferably in a numerate discipline.

• Have at least three years of experience in operational risk and banking operations.

• Have knowledge of BCM, disaster management, process analysis, banking operations and banking applications.

• Higher degrees, an MBA or relevant professional certifications are desirable.

4. Operational Risk Relationship Manager

The Operational Risk Relationship Manager will support bank-wide operational-risk activities and the implementation of the operational-risk framework.

• Coordinate risk-identification and assessment workshops.

• Support loss-event analysis, Risk and Control Self-Assessment activities and incident analysis.

• Reconcile the operational-risk loss database with the general ledger.

• Review risk reports and returns.

• Analyse internal and external loss events, potential losses, near misses and operational-risk trends.

• Support operational-risk training, templates, newsletters, product reviews and preparation of the bank’s operational-risk profile.

• Hold a first degree, preferably in a numerate discipline.

• Have at least five years of relevant work experience.

• Knowledge of banking operations, operational-risk management, corporate governance, CBN Prudential Guidelines and risk control and governance is relevant.

• Higher degrees, an MBA or relevant professional certifications are desirable.

5. Information & Cybersecurity (ICS) Security Standard Officer

This role supports information and cybersecurity risk governance, security compliance and regulatory-assurance activities.

• Implement and maintain security standards and regulatory requirements, including ISO 27001, PCI DSS and recognised cybersecurity frameworks.

• Review security requirements, documentation, threats, vulnerabilities and information-security controls.

• Plan and coordinate independent Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing activities.

• Manage internal and external security audits and monitor corrective actions.

• Develop metrics and monitoring processes for cybersecurity risk-management performance.

• Hold a first degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

• Have at least five years of experience conducting or facilitating security assessments and compliance activities.

• Have experience with PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and cybersecurity frameworks.

• Relevant certifications include CISM, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO 27032 Cyber Security Lead Manager.

• Knowledge of information-security management frameworks, PCI DSS, NIST, SDLC and VAPT techniques is relevant.

6. Team Lead, Credit Secretariat

The Team Lead will coordinate credit-governance and committee-secretariat activities for the Management Credit Committee and Board Credit Committee.

• Coordinate committee meetings, agendas, papers, minutes and decision follow-up.

• Review credit matters and manage the preparation and uploading of committee papers on Microsoft Teams and Board Effect.

• Review committee decision extracts and update decisions on Fintrak.

• Liaise with the Company Secretary, Credit Administration, business teams and other stakeholders.

• Handle complaints and enquiries.

• Support departmental business-continuity planning, information-security audits and audit-exception management.

• Support departmental asset management and budget control.

• Hold first and second degrees in any discipline and relevant professional qualifications.

• Have at least five years of experience.

• A degree in Linguistics or Law is an added advantage.

Eligibility And Requirements

• Applicants should apply for a position that matches their academic background and professional experience.

• Required experience varies by role, ranging from two to five years.

• The risk, continuity, cybersecurity and credit positions require relevant functional or banking experience.

• Applicants for the cybersecurity role should have experience with security assessments, compliance activities and recognised security frameworks.

• Applicants for the Product Business Analyst position should understand Agile methods and tools.

• Applicants for the Analytics & Target Setting Officer role should be able to use Microsoft Excel and Power BI.

• Some positions prefer higher degrees, an MBA or relevant professional certifications.

Key Details

• Employer: First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank)

• Employment type: Full-time

• Location: Lagos, Nigeria

• Work mode: On-site

• Number of positions: Six

• Application deadline: 14 October 2026

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