A leading operator in the Financial Services sector located in the heart of Lagos, seeks to fill the position below in its group:
Job Title: MD/CEO, Trading & Securities Dealing
Location: Lagos
Job Purpose
- In charge of growing all segments of the securities trading business, such as brokerage, sales and distribution, and investor services in a profitable and cost-effective manner.
- To provide leadership and support to the staff in order to sustainably grow the business through learning, enhancing capabilities and coaching.
- To grow the securities trading business by developing a strong customer-centric culture aimed at achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and product penetration
Key Responsibilities
Business Oversight:
- Responsible for budget preparation and accountable to its execution
- Oversee all securities trading business including brokerage, sales and distribution as well as investor services
- Specifically oversee the securities trading business and growing trading volume and revenues on debt and equity instruments in a profitable and cost-effective manner
- Specifically oversee sales and distribution of fund-raising mandates / transactions
Business Development & Customer Excellence:
- Elaborate marketing strategies to develop existing portfolio and new opportunities.
- Understand customer needs and respond with products and services in order to achieve business objectives.
- Develop executive contact plan and arrange meetings with appropriate Heads of Units.
- Conduct joint calls with team, affiliates’ commercial and corporate branches with emphasis on cross selling to increase wallet share for the company
- Oversee customer service policies and implementation.
People Management, Operational Performance and Strategic Initiatives:
- Participate in strategy/ success plan design and execution
- In charge of the talent management by appraising regularly the staff, identify successors and retain top performers
- Exercise leadership by building individual learning and development plans for the staff
- Ensure that the business comply to internal legal and risk management policies as well as country regulations
- Develop a strong culture within the team focused on high operational performance
- Define strategic initiatives to position the business in a sustainable growth path and drive the implementation.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualification:
- Bachelor's Degree/HND
- Professional qualification and Associate member of Chartered Institute of Stockbroker (CIS).
- Maximum age limit is 40 years
Minimum Required Experience:
- Candidate must have at least 10 year(s) experience
Other Requirements
Qualification:
- Minimum Undergraduate or Master’s Degree
- 10 years sales including, 3 years of Management experience with good distribution track record in Capital Markets
- Ability to interact and negotiate effectively with the internal and external customers
- Sound Knowledge of Capital market
- Product knowledge, ideally across various asset classes
- Customer focused, results oriented and result driven;
- Good organizational and time management skills are highly desirable;
- Membership of a relevant professional body would be an advantage
- Strong communication skills are required,
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills, team-oriented and self-motivated with ability to work successfully under own initiative.
Application Closing Date
12th April, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Cover Letter and detailed CV) to:
[email protected] using the position applied for as the subject line.