Summary
Mashreq is hiring a Relationship Manager to develop its financial institutions business across Eastern and Southern African markets. The role involves setting client and business strategies, building relationships with regional financial institutions, and coordinating with country and product teams to identify opportunities across trade, cash management, treasury and capital markets. Responsibilities also include managing portfolio quality and compliance, supporting team leadership, and preparing client and management materials. The employer seeks at least seven years of regional FI banking experience, strong credit and product knowledge, and a preference for a postgraduate qualification.
The posting
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Job Purpose
To Formulate and execute the organizational strategy to build the FI business for Eastern and Southern African Markets
Key Result Areas
- Develop, lead and implement business and client strategies which maximise value for MB, while managing the Bank’s risk appetite and capabilities
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with decision-makers with regional FIs
- Anticipate clients’ needs and provide solutions for their needs working with relevant product partners
- Work closely with MB country teams to identify untapped FI opportunities
- Provide focus and direction to product partners to ensure MB focusses on clients and business that make sense economically and for the franchise
- Must be well connected with end Importers, Exporters, Traders to capture trade corridors between Eastern and Southern African Markets and Mashreq Booking Locations.
- Must be well versed with Market Dynamics of the assigned markets to leverage on opportunities within Trade, Cash Management, Treasury and Capital Markets and Sovereigns.
- Drive business ethos of FI, emphasizing cross-sell, long term relationship development and appropriate returns
- Keep up-to-date with market, regulatory, competitive dynamics and industry conditions that impact portfolio performance
- Achieve agreed financial and non-financial objectives
- Achieve targeted Asset growth supported by cross-sell
- Be a subject matter expert in the areas of Trade, Cash Management and TCM
- Portfolio Quality: Implement credit controls, and periodic reviews in line with the bank’s credit policy and local regulatory directives in order to maintain a satisfactory portfolio quality
- Risk Compliance & Relationships: Ensure adherence to the internal and external audit and compliance requirements
- Achieve a satisfactory rating in audit and ensure strict compliance to the Bank’s policies
- Provide effective leadership and guidance to other members of the unit and other groups including the Credit Analysis team
- Cooperate with senior colleagues in CIBG and IBG to ensure management and stakeholders buy-in to and support the FI strategy and vice versa
- Maintain an effective operating environment by leading broader aspects of business including both line and support functions
- Lead the way on culture and values to set the appropriate tone across the Africa and Levant FI team
- Support Regional Head in preparing management presentations and reports related to strategy and client planning
- Independently prepare high quality, effective, transactional write-up, client memos and briefing notes suitable for C-Suite review
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Extensive client relationships across the in-scope client sub-segments
- Team leadership experience
- Strong FI credit and legal knowledge, marketing skills and portfolio management experience
- Thorough awareness of FI commercial banking products
- Deep knowledge of the local markets and the regulatory environment
- Proven leadership strengths including communications skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Team player and coach
- Minimum regional FI banking experience of 7 years
- Strong preference for a Postgraduate qualification.
- Must be well connected with Traders, importers and Exporters to capitalize on Trade Corridors between Eastern and Southern African Markets and Mashreq Booking Locations.