SSA Trade Sales Personnel at Citibank Nigeria Limited (CNL)

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: SSA Trade Sales Personnel

Job Req ID: 21400705
Location: Lagos
Job Category: Product Management and Development
Job Family: Market Segments and Services

Job Description

• The Market Segment & Services Lead Specialist is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise.
• Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level.
• Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
• Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function.
• Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Technology, Operations and Coverage teams to drive timely, cost effective and high-quality delivery of strategically aligned product solutions
• Partner with Finance to evaluate investments in product development, and monitor and control billing/revenue, expenditure, and benefits realization
• Work closely with global and regional product teams to develop and refine the strategy of product solutions, go to market approach, and delivery model.
• Work with Product control functions to ensure that all relevant documentation (eg Product Approval Program) and processes are strictly adhered to and part of the management fabric of the product business
• Coordinate planning and other related activities for launching of new capabilities and functionalities across technology, operations, implementations,and regional teams
• Work closely with the Coverage teams, and core product teams to ensure that demands of the clients are well understood
• Develop an action plan to address VOC (Voice of the Client) feedback. Partner with cross-functional and coverage teams to execute
• Invest time to keep track of Competition, Market Trends, New Technologies
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree / University Degree, Master’s Degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in electronic banking channels with good knowledge of corporate banking practices in the cash management space; Exposure to and understanding of business analysis, data and system analysis
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct work efforts, meet deadlines, take initiative, and produce consistent high-quality work; Willingness to be a direct contributor and ability to multi-task.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.