Trade Support Specialist, Client

Stanbic Bank Tanzania; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanbic Bank Tanzania in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Trade Support professional to execute and oversee investment transactions across fixed income and structured products, ensuring best execution and proper client onboarding.

You will coordinate with Front Office, Operations, Risk, and Compliance to maintain service quality, mitigate operational risk, and drive enhancements through automation and stronger controls.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, or Mathematical Sciences.
• 3–5 years experience in Trade Support and Operations.
• Ability to self-manage and coordinate across teams and stakeholders in business, operations, technology and finance.
• Advanced experience in the Trade Lifecycle of Global Markets across multiple products.
• Understanding of pricing, risk management, and impact on risk, P&L, and value chain.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the trade lifecycle, including trade execution, allocation, matching and settlement of Global Markets transactions.
• Provide oversight across the trade lifecycle and resolve exceptions to minimize risk and improve controls.
• Partner with Front Office, Operations, Risk, Compliance and external counterparties to ensure seamless execution and service delivery.

Education

First Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Execute and oversee investment transactions across fixed income, structured solutions products, and client onboarding activities, ensuring best execution of investment strategies while minimizing operational risk and enhancing client outcomes.

Execute and oversee investment transactions across fixed income, structured solutions products, and client onboarding activities, ensuring best execution of investment strategies while minimizing operational risk and enhancing client outcomes.

Provide oversight across the trade lifecycle, including trade execution, allocation, matching, and settlement of complex Global Markets transactions. Leverage market expertise and sound judgment to resolve exceptions, mitigate operational and settlement risks, and drive continuous improvement through enhanced controls, automation, and process optimisation.

Partner with Front Office, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and external counterparties to ensure seamless execution and service delivery.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree

Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Mathematical Sciences

Experience Required

Trade Support

Operations

3-5 years

Ability to self manage, coordinate across teams and stakeholders within business, operations, technology and finance.

3-5 years

Advanced experience in the Trade Lifecycle of Global Markets environment. Covering multiple products ranging in complexity.

3-5 years

Principles and practical application of pricing and risk management and the impact of these on risk, P&L and entire value chain.

3-5 years

Proficient technology experience and the ability to manage desk specific systems, software and processes, including Microsoft applications and other banking industry systems.

3-5 years

Seasoned knowledge and understanding of trading environment (end-to- end value chain) across products / instruments traded with system and manual process complexity.

Behavioural Competencies

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Inviting Feedback
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Pursuing Goals
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies

• Business Process Improvement
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Deal or Trade Life Cycles
• Deal Set-up & Administration
• Derivatives Markets