Liquidity Partners Manager & Trader

Moniepoint is Africa's all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer.

About the Role

At Moniepoint, we are building a robust financial ecosystem that empowers businesses across Africa. As part of our mission, we are expanding our FX and remittance capabilities, and we are looking for a dynamic professional to lead our liquidity provider sourcing efforts. In this role, you will drive business development by identifying and securing strategic partnerships with liquidity providers in Nigeria and other African markets. You will play a key role in optimizing our FX trading operations by analyzing market trends, managing risk, and ensuring efficient capital deployment. Collaborating closely with Finance, Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Risk & Controls teams, you will shape our FX strategy and enhance profitability. This is a high-impact role for someone with deep experience in the FX market, strong relationships within the liquidity provider space, and a keen ability to navigate the complexities of treasury trading in the fintech remittance sector. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for driving financial innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

• Lead business development for sourcing liquidity providers in Nigeria and other African countries.
• Discover and suggest daily bid ask rates for us to offer remittance solutions from the UK to Africa (predominantly Nigeria).
• Have existing relationships with corporates in Africa to settle our FX position.
• Identify high-impact opportunities in FX P&L, trading costs, risk reduction, product/regional growth, and sustainable interest income.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team reporting to Finance while collaborating closely with Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Risk & Controls.
• Identify key problems and opportunities in Treasury Markets in Nigeria by negotiating strategic partnerships with liquidity providers (corporate, institutional, or alternative partners) to optimize our pricing engine and increase FX profitability.
• Address these challenges through networking with an existing network of liquidity providers in Nigeria, leveraging technology, analytics, controls, and operations for our FX and Asset Management activities.
• Report directly to the Remittance and FX Product CFO.

To succeed in this role, we think you should have:

• 5 to 15 years of experience in a similar liquidity providers (LPs) management and sourcing role for a FinTech remittance business function is a must.
• Strong understanding of the FX market with hands-on experience in trading environments and risk management, either directly in trading roles or in roles closely supporting trading activities with a minimum of 5 years coming from a FinTech company in Nigeria.
• Familiarity with FX trading, contract negotiations, market risk metrics, and controls.
• Experience with cash management products such as money market funds, bonds, and related systems is highly desirable to optimize FX trading capabilities and develop tailored liquidity provider sourcing strategies.
• Knowledge of FX Spot, FX Outrights, and FX Swaps, including end-to-end execution and booking in trading and finance systems.
• Strong data handling skills: proven track record of defining and driving KPIs, with advanced Excel proficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to build pipelines of liquidity partners, develop roadmaps, and guide teams from uncertainty to clarity, leading to the achievement of company objectives.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to clearly frame problems, articulate hypotheses and solutions, and measure outcomes using appropriate tools.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical or numerical concepts to a broad audience.
• Experience with other financial instruments is a plus but not required.

What we can offer you:

• Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process:

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter.
• A functional interview with the CFO.
• A case study presentation to the CFO and another Executive.

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.