Citibank Nigeria Limited (CNL) was incorporated in Nigeria on May 2, 1984 and the oldest international bank in the country. It provides a wide range of financial products and services to corporate and commercial customers, financial institutions and public sector organizations. It offers deposit and loan products, global transaction services, cash management, sales and trading, corporate finance and investment banking products.
The company was formerly known as Nigeria International Bank Ltd and changed its name to Citibank Nigeria in 2008. Today it employs about 300 people and operates 12 branches in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Warri, Kano, Bonny, Aba, Lanlate and Ososa. As at December 31, 2016, it had over NGN 600 billion in total assets. Citibank Nigeria is owned by Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of Citibank N.A. (USA).
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Head - MD
Job Req ID: 21301929 Location: Lagos
Time Type: Full time
Job Category: Product Management and Development
Job Family: Product Performance Management
Job Family Group: Product Management and Development
Job Description
SSA is projected to emerge from a tough economic recession triggered by the pandemic in the latter part of 2021, with recovery projections at 3.4%p.a. in part from the recovery of global and other trade corridors and resulting demand.
Citi in SSA covers 1500 GSG, 800 Banking and FI names. 70% of revenues are attributable to our LC confirmation activities, predominantly the FI book. Citi has an estimated 9% revenue share on trade services in SSA (based on 2018 SWIFT data).
There is a clear opportunity to grow our vanilla and structured trade finance offerings, deepen share in corporate space, and address clients by embracing digitalization and innovation for new trade products developments, and reposition the business for further growth in 2022 and beyond.
We are looking for an ambitious leader who can lead the next wave of growth in SSA trade, by driving transformation, change and innovation.
The individual will energize the team and collaborate with partners to achieve the following broad objectives:
Deepen acquisition of overall corporate client opportunity to reduce dependence on historical FI revenue leadership
Deepen effectiveness & use of trade finance offering in SSA for corporates in particular, by driving a cohesive asset and product strategy to match our deposit-side optimization aspirations
Expand our product innovation capability to address the rapid use of technology to digitize client routes to consumer, and the rapid ecosystem development we see driven by the public sector particularly around logistics, ports and other strategic infrastructures that drive trade
Work with Credit Risk, Banking and other partners to expand the use of risk defeasance programs and deploy structured financing where warranted to take on more complex transactions.
Attract/retain/reposition the talent bench with the skills that can achieve these goals over the next three years
Key Responsibilities
Meeting the financial goals as agreed with TTS/Trade management. This includes delivering revenue plan, monitoring all types of expenses, maximizing efficiency of capital usage, minimizing cost of credit and maximizing net income.
Working closely with the EMEA Trade head and teams to ensure SSA is well catered for in terms of product strategy.
Developing good working relationships with ICG client coverage and risk seniors and industry specialists responsible for Citi’s clients. This would include region and country management i.e. CCO, Banking Heads, Independent Risk etc.
Ensure SSA at forefront of new product development and key initiatives as set by the business
Coaching and mentoring reports (direct/ matrix) and ensuring entire trade team undertake appropriate annual training
Work to maximize performance through driving discipline around trade scorecard targets, product knowledge training , trade risk management processes
Implement reorganization/ right placement of trade resources to align with the overall trade transformation program underway.
Providing support and direction into “winning” the most complex and profitable transactions
Together with the countries and risk regularly review the credit quality of the trade portfolio to minimize cost of credit. Ensure team prioritizes credit training.
Foster a strong “one team” mentality across the various trade product & sales teams seeking to maximize collaboration, cross-sell & team spirit in SSA and tighten connectivity and collaboration with the EMEA hub
Strong partnership with the Trade Operations Teams constantly seeking ways to improve trade efficiency, turnaround times and ensuring we minimize operational losses/errors
Strong partnership with Trade risk distribution to help trade effectively manage it’s balance sheet, individual credit exposures and increase skim revenues
As the SSA Trade Head be visible in representing the business at key trade conferences (chairperson/speaker) and getting the team seniors regular opportunities for appropriate visibility
Development Value:
Part of the cluster TTS and the Regional Trade management team responsible for delivering against aggressive growth targets
Experience gained of managing a broad and complex set of trade products
Experience gained from managing a large and geographically/culturally diversified team
Managing a large P&L business
Broad regional business exposure
As part of a cluster/regional management team structure, great positioning as potential successor to senior roles at the cluster or regional level
Qualifications
Masters Degree preferred
Extensive trade experience in global or Emerging market settings with complexity
Proven track-record of team, people and business management skills
Strong credit skills and experience including broad knowledge of Citigroup credit processes
Broad client management experience
Skills:
Excellent communication and written skills
Superior organisational skills
Superior strategic and analytical skills
Superior client management & deal negotiation skills
Ability to interact at all levels of senior management
Competencies:
Exceptional organization and process management ability.
Excellent talent manager, with ability to attract and retain top talent
Proven team player with ability to motivate and influence at senior leadership levels
Superior interpretive and problem solving skills.
Ability to operate in a complex matrix environment