Senior Specialist: Client Solutions Group ARO

The Client Solutions Group ARO team is a multi-asset sales and structuring team that offers risk management, structuring, secured financing and hedge execution for our clients. The team services Financial Institutions, Sovereign and Corporate client across the African continent. Headquartered in Johannesburg, the team works hand in glove with the Global Markets Teams in our presence markets, and services the Non-presence markets where Absa interfaces with clients in conjunction with our Client Coverage team.

• Pricing, structuring, marketing and executing of moderate to highly complex derivatives as well as related instruments for transactions in-country and in South Africa.
• Manage aspects of the transaction including client relationships, legal documentation, pricing, modelling, credit limit verifications, regulatory, accounting and taxation.
• Client engagement to offer suitable risk management solutions and develop appropriate hedging policy frameworks.
• Build and maintain relationships across client portfolios in South Africa.
• Collaborate with in-country colleagues to identify opportunities within their deal pipelines.
• Act as an intermediary between Johannesburg based traders and in-country sales and trading teams.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer of structured products for team members in-country.

• Bachelor’s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas in Business, Commerce and Management Studies.
• 5-8 years’ experience in a Global Markets environment as a derivatives structurer.