Liquidity Management Manager, Africa Regions

Liberty is seeking a seasoned financial expert to join their team as a Liquidity Management Manager for the Africa Regions. This role is a high-level advisory and strategic position designed to bolster the Global Markets (GM) and Treasury functions across the continent. The successful candidate will act as a bridge between Group Treasury and in-country teams, ensuring that liquidity management, cash strategies, and money market franchises are operating at peak efficiency.

About the role

This position is inherently collaborative and requires a leader capable of influencing regional teams to align with group-wide standards while respecting the nuances of individual African markets. Your primary objective will be to provide the guidance and technical support necessary to grow the Money Market client franchise, optimize banking book Net Interest Income (NII), and manage High-Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) portfolios.

You will be expected to provide intellectual capital on product profitability, Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) frameworks, and interest rate risk management. By leveraging your internal and external networks, you will help regional teams modernize their systems and adopt best-in-class market execution strategies to remain competitive in a fast-evolving digital financial landscape.

• **Strategic Advisory:** Partner with in-country Treasury and GM sales leadership to develop and refine money market strategies that drive sustainable revenue growth and market share.
• **Operational Optimization:** Assist regional teams in developing and deploying cash and liquidity management capabilities, including the expansion of counterparty limits and alignment of product suites.
• **Performance & Risk Management:** Contribute to ALCO and TCM committees, providing insights on asset-liability management, HQLA portfolio returns, and regulatory compliance regarding reserving requirements.
• **Modernization:** Drive efforts to simplify and modernize the current systems landscape, ensuring improved visibility of liquidity across all Africa regions and reducing operational costs.
• **Market Intelligence:** Analyze industry trends and regulatory changes to provide actionable feedback, ensuring that product strategies remain relevant and profitable amidst macro-economic shifts.

What they're looking for

To succeed in this role, you will need a deep understanding of treasury operations, market making, and banking book mechanics. You should have a proven track record in:

• Developing and scaling Money Market franchises.
• Expertise in HQLA management and the technical application of Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) as a business-driving tool.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly in cross-border environments where you must influence local teams without direct line authority.
• A firm grasp of regulatory environments, risk appetites, and the ability to translate complex financial data into clear management information and reporting.

In the South African financial services sector, roles of this calibre—focused on treasury and regional liquidity management—typically command highly competitive salaries consistent with senior management in corporate and investment banking (CIB). Professionals in this space often progress into regional leadership positions or senior group-level treasury directorships. Success in this role requires a robust blend of technical treasury knowledge and the diplomatic skill to navigate the diverse regulatory landscapes found across the African continent.

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Finance and Accounting

Experience Required
Global Markets
1-2 years

• Knowledge and application of the relevant Global Market trading systems required. Proficient understanding and application of appropriate market knowledge, norms and principles in complying to market rules and regulations.
• Proficient knowledge of and experience in a specific area of trading, including all relevant product / asset classes / financial instruments and a basic understanding of trading limits and price making.  Proficient understanding of financial and global markets, economic and market drivers, risk and regulatory environments.
• Proficient understanding of BASEL 3 liquidity risk requirements
• Proficient knowledge in risk management strategies and of a broad range of trading techniques including trading/hedging strategies, market liquidity and volatility, options, derivatives, futures, swaps and trading limits (non-linear for risk management purposes)

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Convincing People
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Generating Ideas
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Showing Composure
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Call Reporting
• Compliance
• Customer Reception and Channeling
• Digital Analytics and Reporting
• Product and Services Knowledge
• Risk Awareness