Corporate Solutions Structuring

Crown Agents Bank is a vastly growing and regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world, using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money gets to those who need it. Emerging markets payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque. Our solutions help fix these pain points. Ultimately, we connect traditionally hard-to-reach regions to global financial infrastructure, giving access to the best prices and the fastest, most reliable settlement.

FX and cross-border payments are often complex and expensive, especially when operating in emerging markets. Crown Agents Bank (CAB) wraps its deep and trusted relationships and strength of network around innovative digital capabilities, and cross-border transaction banking solutions to enable fintech, corporates, governments, development organisations and banks to move money to, from, and across often hard-to-reach markets.

To lead the Corporate Solutions Structuring newly established business unit strategy and in collaboration with the sales teams to identify and close opportunities. Navigating the regulatory complexity of delivering solutions in Emerging markets and particularly Africa.

• Reporting initially to the Global Head of Sales, you will work closely with the Financial Markets & Banking Leadership team to structure innovative solutions in CAB’s footprint markets, and particularly in Africa.
• Understand the regulatory complexity of the markets where CAB operates and leverage a range of financial market instruments to deliver efficient solutions.
• To build out the broader corporate strategy, leveraging CAB’s expanding product range in FX, payments, lending and derivatives.
• Develop a pipeline of business with new clients, and work with all the necessary internal stakeholders to execute at pace.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators, providing regular updates to senior management.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Track performance through portfolio revenue and risk metrics.
• Ensure compliance within the business line with Know Your Client (KYC) and Anti-Money laundering (AML) requirements in all dealings with existing and potential clients.
• Represent CAB at external events and conferences relevant to your role.

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5-10 years’ experience working as a certified person in a UK financial institution covering the relevant sector.
• Extensive experience structuring cross-boarder transactions, centred around debt repayments and cross-border payments, and
• Demonstrative experience in innovative and landmark transactions involving FX and credit products in Emerging Markets, and particularly in Africa
• experience collaborating closely with sales team members to identify and close opportunities.
• Established an extensive network
• Excellent personal conduct and references

• Hybrid working
• Contributory personal pension plan: - Minimum: Employee 2% and Employer 7%. Employer matches contributions in 1% increments to a maximum of: Employee 5% and Employer 10%
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance – this may include cover for partner and or children at company cost. Cover includes Optical, Dental and Audiology
• Discretionary Bonus
• Competitive Annual Leave
• 2 Volunteering Days
• Benefit Hub