Citi Financial Institutions and Hub Managed Countries Head Jobs in Kenya

Citi Financial Institutions and Hub Managed Countries Head Jobs in Kenya


Job Description

  • Citibank N.A. Kenya has been operating in Kenya since 1974 and has two branches in Nairobi and Mombasa, serving Corporate and Institutional clients. Citibank Kenya is the regional hub for the Citi East Africa cluster, which covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. It’s the only solely corporate bank in Kenya.

  • Businesses Citi Kenya is structured around business segments, product groups, operations and technology and staff units. The business segment that caters to our diverse customer base is our Institutional Clients Group, which includes the global relationship banking services we provide for top-tier local corporate clients.

  • As a part of our business focus and broader market reach, in 1999 we expanded our target market to cater to the emerging and vibrant middle and lower market tiers. We also have a financial institutions group that is responsible for our businesses with other banks, insurance companies and other non-banking financial institutions.

  • We offer a range of banking services to companies, including commercial finance, inter-bank transactions, investment services, deposits, cash management and electronic banking. We assist our customers with managing their finances to increase the value of their investments and finance their projects.

  • Citi Kenya also provides global transaction services, treasury and corporate finance services. Citi’s mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

  • We have 200 years of experience helping our clients meet the world’s toughest challenges and embrace its greatest opportunities. We are Citi, the global bank – an institution connecting millions of people across hundreds of countries and cities.

    Summary

  • The Senior Banker is a senior-level position responsible for assisting clients in raising funds in the capital markets, as well as in providing strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions and other types of financial transactions in coordination with the Institutional Banking team.

  • The Senior Banker also serves as an intermediary in trading for clients. The overall objective of this role is to act as strategic advisor to our clients by formulating investment strategies and raising capital for clients.

    Responsibilities:

  • Understand regional and emerging market trends to identify growth opportunities, anticipate obstacles and communicate a forward-looking vision that is responsive to changes in the environment

  • Responsible for overall parent relationship management of clients and providing a wide range of treasury and corporate finance solutions, including cash management, trade, vendor finance, FX, general credit, loans, debt capital markets, share repurchase, and interest
    rate and equity derivatives

  • Drive client planning, product agnostic cross selling, client access, and effective capital allocation within the Institutional Client Groups (ICG) Coverage Banker proposition

  • Translate Citi’s strategy into an effective and efficient Corporate Bank business plan

  • Responsible for meeting revenue goals and other goals related to budget, risk management, and credit allocation in partnership with Global Capital Market (GCM) and Risk

  • Drive innovation, differentiation, speed to market and promote cross selling of products across the full ICG platform

  • Partner with Investment banking team to drive and execute episodic transactions and with key stakeholders, including Risk and GCM, to allocate capital prudently, appropriately and in adherence to all Citi risk policies

  • Ensure client relationships and proposed client solutions meet or exceed internal risk and return standards, including stringent ethical standards and anticipated future changes in the marketplace

  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

    Requirements

    Qualifications:

  • 15+ years of relevant experience

  • Senior Credit Officer preferred

  • In-depth experience managing and working across a diverse, multi-country, multi-product business with broad people management experience

  • In-depth experience advising clients on debt and capital management

  • Demonstrated ability to balance between internal management and external client time

  • Demonstrated understanding of compliance issues and regulatory requirements (global and local)

  • Proven leadership skills and intellectual capability to create momentum and a collective agenda across multiple products with a diverse population and competing priorities

  • Demonstrated intellectual grasp of the industry and ability to anticipate and lead the organizational response to future changes and translate vision into executable plans

  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with pragmatic approach to ensure limited resources are directed appropriately

  • Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication

    Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.

  • Master’s/MBA degree preferred from a top economics, business, or financial engineering program.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Citi Financial Institutions and Hub Managed Countries Head Jobs in Kenya


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