FX Sales Business Manager - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is seeking a Business Manager in Singapore to oversee business operations and support functions in the FX domain. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, effective communication abilities, and a solid understanding of foreign exchange products. This role includes liaising with various teams, managing projects, and ensuring operational excellence. A degree or equivalent industry experience is required. Competitive compensation and opportunities for growth are provided.

Qualifications

• Exposure to Foreign Exchange and/or Interest Rate products is advantageous.
• Experience in finance, operations, audit, or related fields within financial services.
• Good written and verbal presentation skills are required.
• Strong ability to manipulate large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with various support functions to align with business strategy.
• Create metrics for desk heads and management teams.
• Coordinate internal audits and ensure effective monitoring controls.
• Project manage business-driven projects across functions.

Skills

Excellent communications skills

Strong project management

High level of computer literacy

Ability to work under pressure

Results/task orientated

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

QlikView

PowerBI

Python

SQL

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Business Administration

• Liaise with support functions, building relationships with credit risk, market risk, operations, finance and technology to assist in delivering on business strategy.
• Create & maintain effective metrics for desk heads and senior management teams.
• Other ad‑hoc Business Management tasks that support the activities of the business including PowerPoint presentations and Excel analysis.
• Participate in the control framework for the wider business including Managers’ Control Assessment (MCA) testing, operational loss processes, investigating, developing and driving corrective actions.
• Query databases and dashboards to produce reports.

Business Governance

• Be pro‑active to identify areas requiring management oversight, work with senior management to incorporate into appropriate governance forums.
• Coordinate and support various internal audits.
• Ensure that controls and monitoring methods are adequately designed and executed.

Control & Regulatory Focus

• Seek out and ensure corrective actions are implemented for control related issues across the spectrum of control functions with a goal of driving a robust, efficient and scalable business model for the supported desks.

Business Development & Project Management

• Project manage business‑driven projects across functions, driving implementation and working closely with relevant seniors.
• Support the strategy of senior management, which can vary with business need but requires strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Provide input into technology change, process, and control framework enhancements.

Business & Communication

• Relay business knowledge, product knowledge, and requirements to sales staff and internal support functions.
• Co‑ordinate and participate actively in relevant business initiatives.
• Foster excellent relationships between the businesses and various support functions.
• Communicate effectively within the business management teams locally and globally.
• Communicate effectively within the wider FX Sales management teams.

Development Value

• Develop a detailed understanding of the Global FX business, its products and processes and how it operates within a large organization.
• Build effective prioritisation and project skills as the job entails dealing with multiple conflicting priorities in a time‑pressed environment.
• The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work and build relationships with a broad range of people inside the organization, including Desk Heads, Country Markets Heads, FX Management, Global Functions Business Partners.
• Extensive on‑the‑job training.

Knowledge/Experience

• Exposure to Foreign Exchange and/or Interest Rate products would be an advantage.
• Business management, finance, operations, audit, or related experience within global financial services firms.
• Strong understanding of data flows within the Markets organisation.
• Good written and verbal presentation skills required.
• Strong project management and execution skills.
• Experience working with and manipulating large data sets is an advantage (QlikView, PowerBI, Python or SQL).

Skills

• Excellent communications skills (written / verbal) at all organisational levels.
• Ability to interact concisely and confidently with senior business leaders.
• Results/task orientated with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and prioritise effectively and resolve conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously.
• High level of computer literacy especially with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint, including the ability to code basic macros in Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional environment with colleagues who are not based in the same location.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic background educated to a minimum of degree level or sufficient industry experience.

Competencies

• Communication / Relationship building.
• Attention to detail.
• Teamwork.
• Prioritisation / Initiative.

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