Currency Manager - Cape Town at Mama Money

As our Currency Manager you will:

• Engage with existing and new partners to source the most competitive exchange rates 
• Where we have our own cash-out network, you will sourcing cash from local partners at competitive rates
• Perform competitor price analysis - pricing and exchange rates
• Set the foreign exchange pricing to our customers and partners, based on the source rates you have managed to secure, competitor pricing and market analysis
• Work with commercial and data teams to review Gross Margin to ensure profitability for every payout 
• Manage the risks of exchange rate volatility while ensuring profitability
• Renegotiate fees with pay-in and payout (aggregators) partners
• Be the point person for our internal technical, data and accounting teams on all exchange rates related matters. 
• Prepare reports on forex margin and profitability 
• In your first 90 days at Mama Money you will:
• Review all existing commercials
• Get an understanding of the pricing landscape
• Understand gross margin per corridor
• Getting an understanding of levers, and sensitivity in each corridor - pricing, forex margins

About you:

• You are comfortable and willing to work in a fast-paced, growing, and changing environment
• You demonstrate effective problem solving ability with strong analytical and critical thinking
• You are able to self-manage and take ownership of your work, with good organizational and time management skills
• You work effectively with people at all levels in the business
• You have excellent communication skills; able to present complex ideas simply, in writing, visually, and verbally
• You have experience in currency trading 
• You have experience in product pricing

It would be a bonus if:

• You have worked within the fintech space or at a rapidly scaling startup