The role:

Flutterwave is looking for a Trader, whose primary responsibility will be to build and develop a trading strategy for all FLW major currencies in Africa. Additionally, deal structuring would be involved to service our concierge merchants, as well as pricing for our products (i.e. remittance and others).

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be Like 

Develop a strategy for building and scaling a trading desk for EM for G10 currencies, closely managing liquidity across major positions.
Develop and implement an hedging strategy across major markets
Structure treasury deals for large merchants across the globes,
Establish pricing rules for remittance products and new products as required.
Develop a risk management policy to cover FX and liquidity risks
Produce newsletters and think piece for merchants
Establish strong working partnerships externally with key banking partners, LPs & internal stakeholders
Ensure standard daily and periodic reporting and maintain process documentation for all relevant reports including funding and certain liquidity metrics.
Support new bank onboarding & FX trading activities as needed.
Produce financial analysis and market trends reports on FX and liquidity
Maintains knowledge of financial markets and regulatory updates
Ensures compliance with all banking laws, rules, regulations, and prescribed policies/practices/procedures necessary to reduce risk and uphold ethical standards related to and required by one’s duties.
Continuous evaluation of current processes vis-à-vis best industry practices

 Stakeholders Engagement

Continuous and effective engagement of relevant stakeholders in achieving operational efficiency and revenues growth.

Required competency and skill set to be a Waver

Bachelor's degree in a related field
10+ years of experience in FX trading
Experience & understanding of international payments, banking systems, Crypto and Defi workflow platforms.
Good understanding of the EM and G10 FX trading operations and local regulations.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, SQL and relevant tools
Experience or familiarity with all or some of Emerging Markets, FX, and remittances a
Excellent Financial analytical, strategic planning and execution skills
High Level attention to details
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet set deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal, presentation skills and communication skills.
Work goal-oriented based on minimum supervision
High sense of responsibility, accountability, integrity, and ethical standards
Authorization to work in the country without sponsorship