Principal: Client Solutions ARO at Absa South Africa

Job Description

Origination and Deal Structuring

• Initiating and executing all-round structuring and sales activity for the Client Solutions team within Global Markets with primary responsibility for transactions in ARO
• Pricing, structuring, marketing and executing of moderate to highly complex derivatives as well as related instruments for transactions in-country and in South Africa (centre)
• Engages in all aspects of the transaction inclusive of internal and external client relationships, legal documentation, pricing and modelling, credit limit verifications, regulatory, accounting and taxation
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practice, key role players and the competitor landscape whilst being forward looking in terms of future challenges.

Client Engagement

• Candidate must have engagements with our clients on a regular basis to understand developments across all the ARO markets in which we operate
• Assist clients with suitable risk management solutions which cater to the current market environment, which entails developing appropriate hedging policy frameworks and risk management strategies that add value to the client’s business.
• Strive to build new and maintain existing relationships across our client portfolios in South Africa and providing support to in-country teams across Africa in ensuring Absa is top of mind for risk management needs.

Internal Stakeholder Engagement

• The candidate must work together with our in-country colleagues in identifying opportunities within their deal pipelines.
• Ensuring coordination with Joburg based debt, advisory and other products teams within the bank to ensure client risk management opportunities are identified and executed in pipelines from the other teams in our coverage sector.
• Training and upskilling/knowledge transfer of structured products with client solutions suite for team members in-country
• Getting transactions approved through the relevant governance processes of the bank including credit risk, country risk, new product approval process etc. 

End Date:

• June 7, 2025 (8 days left to apply)