Liquidity Partners Manager And Trader

Summary

Join Moniepoint, Africa's leading financial ecosystem, as we expand our FX and remittance capabilities. Lead business development by identifying and securing strategic partnerships with liquidity providers across Africa. Optimize FX trading operations through market analysis, risk management, and efficient capital deployment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape FX strategy and enhance profitability. This high-impact role requires deep FX market experience, strong relationships with liquidity providers, and the ability to navigate complex treasury trading. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about financial innovation, apply now.

Requirements

• 5 to 15 years of experience in a similar liquidity providers (LPs) management and sourcing role for a FinTech remittance business function is a must
• Strong understanding of the FX market with hands-on experience in trading environments and risk management, either directly in trading roles or in roles closely supporting trading activities with a minimum of 5 years coming from a FinTech company in Nigeria. I.e. IMTO licensed entity
• Familiarity with FX trading, contract negotiations, market risk metrics, and controls
• Strong data handling skills: proven track record of defining and driving KPIs, with advanced Excel proficiency
• Demonstrated ability to build pipelines of liquidity partners, develop roadmaps, and guide teams from uncertainty to clarity, leading to the achievement of company objectives
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to clearly frame problems, articulate hypotheses and solutions, and measure outcomes using appropriate tools
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical or numerical concepts to a broad audience

Responsibilities

• Lead business development for sourcing liquidity providers in Nigeria and other African countries
• Discover and suggest daily bid ask rates for us to offer remittance solutions from the UK to Africa (predominantly Nigeria)
• Have existing relationships with corporates in Africa to settle our FX position
• Identify high-impact opportunities in FX P&L, trading costs, risk reduction, product/regional growth, and sustainable interest income
• Work as part of a cross-functional team reporting to Finance while collaborating closely with Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Risk & Controls
• Identify key problems and opportunities in Treasury Markets in Nigeria by negotiating strategic partnerships with liquidity providers (corporate, institutional, or alternative partners) to optimize our pricing engine and increase FX profitability
• Address these challenges through networking with an existing network of liquidity providers in Nigeria, leveraging technology, analytics, controls, and operations for our FX and Asset Management activities
• Report directly to the Remittance and FX Product CFO

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cash management products such as money market funds, bonds, and related systems is highly desirable to optimize FX trading capabilities and develop tailored liquidity provider sourcing strategies
• Knowledge of FX Spot, FX Outrights, and FX Swaps, including end-to-end execution and booking in trading and finance systems
• Experience with other financial instruments is a plus but not required

Benefits

• Attractive salary
• Pension
• Health insurance
• Annual bonus
• Other benefits