Assistant Vice President, FX Specialist (Treasury)

Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking a capable Assistant Vice President, FX (Treasury) Specialist, with hybrid work based in Hong Kong. The role focuses on daily market updates, treasury product advisory, and driving sales through client engagements.

The candidate will lead FX strategy, coach staff, and collaborate with branch management to achieve financial targets while ensuring robust risk controls and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business or related field.
• Knowledge of treasury instruments and forecasting techniques.
• Experience servicing FX margin clients and individual accounts.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• HKSI papers 1/7/8 or HKIB qualifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily market update and trading strategic plan for clients and sales staff.
• Promote and advise customers on treasury products (PA, FX margin, Treasury Plus, FX leveraged, FX conversion, Gold, RMB, FX-structure).
• Identify and solicit new leads for sales opportunities via outbound calls and face-to-face interviews.
• Coach and motivate on FX products; pair with Bankers to meet team goals.
• Deliver Treasury goals; work with Branch Managers to set plans to meet commitments.
• Assess risk and ensure compliance; uphold Citi policies and reporting controls.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Cantonese

Fluent Mandarin

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in business or related field

Job description

Assistant Vice President, FX Specialist (Treasury)

Whether you're at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world's most global banks. We're fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You'll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi

Citi Global Wealth (CGW) brings together the full power of Citi to serve the entire continuum of wealth clients, from affluent to ultra-high net worth to family offices. The strategies we create help our clients maintain liquidity while maximizing yields, transact in foreign currency and across borders, and manage fluctuating expenses or cash flow. We are uniquely suited to helping our clients meet their banking needs across regions through our global network.

We're currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Assistant Vice President , FX ( Treasury) Specialist - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Assistant Vice President , FX (Treasury) Specialist - C12 ) based in Hong Kong. Being part of our team means that we'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That's why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

In this role, you're expected to:

• Provide daily market update and trading strategic plan for clients and individual sales staff
• Promote and advise customers on treasury products with major emphasis on Premium Account (PA), FX margin, Treasury Plus, FX leveraged, FX conversion, Gold trading, RMB, FX-structure product
• Identify and solicit new leads for sales opportunity through outbound calls and face-to-face interviews with customers
• Give coaching and motivation on FX products through daily interactions; and pairing with Bankers to meet team goals
• Be responsible for delivering individual Treasury goal; and working with Branch Managers to set plan to meet financial commitment
• 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.

As a successful candidate, you'd ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• An undergraduate degree preferably in business disciplines
• A good working knowledge of various treasury instruments and market forecasting techniques
• relevant working experience in servicing FX margin clients and individual accounts
• Enthusiasm in achieving goals with positive and open mindset to embrace changes
• Excellent communication and people skills; and be fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• Licensed in HKSI paper 1, 7, 8
• Professional qualifications such as Enhanced Competency Framework (ECF) [and/or Certified Banker (CB)] (include as appropriate) under the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) would be an advantage

This position falls under the Mandatory Reference Checking (MRC) Scheme, a standardised reference-checking arrangement that is designed to support the integrity of authorised institutions regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The MRC Scheme requires an in-scope institution intending to hire an individual for certain relevant positions to conduct a mandatory reference check on that individual, by requesting information about them from each relevant former and current employer. By applying for this role, you acknowledge that your reference may be shared with other participating banks in accordance with the scheme’s principles. For further details, please refer to the public website of HKAB

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Family Group:
Consumer Sales
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Job Family:
Consumer Product Sales
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Time Type:
Full time
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