MENA Credit Flow Sales - Vice President

Mizuho EMEA; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizuho EMEA seeks a Vice President for MENA Credit Flow Sales to originate, develop and execute secondary market credit opportunities with institutional clients across the Middle East and North Africa. The role emphasizes client coverage, distribution of credit products, and collaboration with trading and research teams.

You will manage relationships with banks, asset managers and sovereign investors, drive revenue growth through flow credit transactions and support primary market activities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of sovereign and corporate credit markets.
• Excellent client relationship, communication and negotiation skills.
• Deep understanding of MENA fixed income markets.
• Relationship-driven with a collaborative approach.
• Self-motivated, proactive and results-oriented.
• High standards of integrity and professionalism.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required.
• Proven experience in Fixed Income, Credit or Emerging Markets Sales.
• Proven track record covering MENA institutional investors and generating revenues.
• Derivative knowledge including asset swaps and cross currency.

Responsibilities

• Originating, developing and executing secondary market credit business with institutional clients in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Drive revenues through active client coverage, distribution of credit products, and execution of flow business.
• Partner with trading, research and syndicate teams to maximize client opportunities and revenue.
• Support primary market transactions through investor engagement and distribution efforts.
• Maintain a strong understanding of MENA credit markets, investor positioning and macro developments.
• Develop and support interest rate derivatives trading and cross currency swaps flow with MENA clients.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, compliance, KYC and conduct requirements.

Skills

Credit markets

MENA market

Client relationship

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Self-motivated

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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We are hiring for a MENA Credit Flow Sales, Vice President.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Vice President, MENA Credit Flow Sales will be responsible for originating, developing and executing secondary market credit business across institutional clients in the Middle East and North Africa. The role focuses on driving revenues through active client coverage, distribution of credit products, execution of flow business, and collaboration with trading, research and syndicate teams.

• Manage and develop relationships with institutional investors across the MENA region, including banks, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds and central banks.
• Generate and execute secondary market flow credit opportunities across sovereign, quasi-sovereign, financial and corporate credits.
• Market trading axes, investment ideas and new issue opportunities to clients.
• Provide timely market colour, relative value ideas and issuer-specific insights.
• Partner closely with trading, research, syndicate and coverage teams to maximize client opportunities and revenue generation.
• Support primary market transactions through investor engagement and distribution efforts.
• Maintain a strong understanding of MENA credit markets, investor positioning and macroeconomic developments.
• Help to develop and support interest rate derivatives trading as well as cross currency swaps flow with MENA clients
• Ensure adherence to all regulatory, compliance, KYC and conduct requirements.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Strong knowledge of sovereign and corporate credit markets.
• Excellent client relationship, communication and negotiation skills.
• Deep understanding of MENA fixed income markets.
• Relationship-driven with a collaborative approach.
• Self-motivated, proactive and results-oriented.
• High standards of integrity and professionalism.
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• Proven experience in Fixed Income, Credit or Emerging Markets Sales.
• Proven track record covering MENA institutional investors and generating revenues.
• Derivative knowledge including asset swaps and cross currency
• Great organisational and time management skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Demonstrable ability to innovate, support change and problem solve

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities.

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – [e-mail] and we will be happy to help.