Liquidity Management Services Head For Sub-Saharan Africa, Director

Citibank (Switzerland) Ag; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 1 500 000 - 2 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a Director for Liquidity Management Services in Sub-Saharan Africa. This role involves driving the liquidity management agenda, managing financials, and enhancing client engagement strategies, while ensuring compliance with local laws. The successful candidate will have extensive cash and liquidity management experience, team management skills, and the ability to operate in a global environment. A hybrid working model is offered alongside a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working model

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Years of relevant cash-management and liquidity-management experience.
• Team management expertise is preferred.
• Experience managing in a global and matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the client solution and engagement strategy.
• Manage financials for Liquidity Management Services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Drive distribution of liquidity products to clients.
• Maximize penetration of client wallet.
• Provide senior client advisory and solutioning support.
• Design and execute marketing and communication strategies.

Skills

Cash management

Liquidity management

Team management

Client advisory

Strategic planning

Job description

Liquidity Management Services Head for Sub‑Saharan Africa, Director

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Type: Hybrid – remote work possible

Time Type: Full time

Posted Today

By joining Citi, you become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team / Role Overview

Responsible for driving the TTS Liquidity Management Services agenda in Sub‑Saharan Africa across a diverse set of presence country balance sheets.

This includes sourcing new liquidity flows, driving liquidity as a key component of cross‑product sales – especially linking to SSA collections agenda; managing liquidity from existing clients with internationally scattered accounts and complex transactional structures; re‑pricing existing clients on managed rates vs. index rates; leading RLAP initiatives for TTS through PS penetration/FI bank offshore flows; leading balance sheet initiatives such as hedge strategy, duration optimisation, NIM modelling, and LP process management.

Additionally, you will serve as the owner and SME of TTS liquidity‑management capabilities, e.g., notional pooling, interest re‑allocation, and related franchise review trainings (regional‑to‑country product sales, and vice‑versa).

What You’ll Do:

• Define and execute the client solution and engagement strategy.
• Manage financials for Liquidity Management Services for Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Drive the effective distribution of liquidity products to clients through continued enhancement of the value proposition and appropriate positioning.
• Maximise penetration of client wallet, including delivering against individual client segments and sub‑segments such as corporate industries, public sector, financial institutions, and non‑bank financial institutions.
• Partner with Client Sales Management and geographies to originate and structure solutions for key/high‑value clients, including direct client interaction on a regular basis.
• Provide senior client advisory and solutioning support, helping clients structure the appropriate liquidity solution and bring best practices and Citi's market experience to the table.
• Inform and respond to market and regulatory change to drive product innovation and client positioning.
• Represent Citi at internal and external forums to promote thought leadership and encourage active industry engagement.
• Design and execute direct initiatives to meet revenue and balance‑sheet goals, and work with senior sales representatives to manage pipeline and identify new revenue strategies.
• Lead innovation, digitisation, marketing, and communication efforts for LMS.
• Define and deliver the Liquidity and Investments marketing and communication strategy, including client events, webinars, press releases, and contributions to internal and external publications.
• Maintain core client collateral (e.g., slip‑sheets, pitch books, proposal content, regulatory guides) for maximum impact and deploy tailored content.
• Commercialise new product launches for client impact and flow of new business.
• Ensure compliance of Liquidity and Investments products and services with local and US law and regulations, and Citi policies.
• Follow Citi requirements for new product development.
• Ensure proper controls are included into MCA for Liquidity and Investments products.
• Perform the assessment of MCA results.

What We Need From You:

• Years of relevant cash‑management, liquidity‑management experience.
• Team management expertise is preferred.
• Experience managing in a global and matrixed environment, including direct and indirect reports across risk, finance, treasury, operations.
• In‑depth knowledge of industry and competitor products and services.
• Certification may be required for the final candidate.

What We Can Offer You:

By joining Citi South Africa, you will not only be part of a business‑casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you and your family to be well, live well, and save well. Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.

Job Family Group

Product Management and Development – Product Management – Full time

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