AVP, Trading at Flutterwave


Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) make and receive payments in a convenient border-less manner.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: AVP, Trading

Location: Remote, (Hybrid)
Department: Global Operation
Employment Type: Full-Time

The Role

  • We are looking for a Trader, whose primary responsibility will be to build and develop a trading strategy for all FLW major currencies in Africa & Europe. Additionally, deal structuring would be involved to service our concierge merchants, as well as pricing for our products (i.e. remittance and others).

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be Like 

  • Develop a strategy for building and scaling a trading desk for EM for G10 currencies, closely managing liquidity across major positions.
  • Develop and implement an hedging strategy across major markets
  • Structure treasury deals for large merchants across the globes,
  • Establish pricing rules for remittance products and new products as required.
  • Develop a risk management policy to cover FX and liquidity risks
  • Produce newsletters and think piece for merchants
  • Establish strong working partnerships externally with key banking partners, LPs & internal stakeholders
  • Ensure standard daily and periodic reporting and maintain process documentation for all relevant reports including funding and certain liquidity metrics.
  • Support new bank onboarding & FX trading activities as needed.
  • Produce financial analysis and market trends reports on FX and liquidity
  • Maintains knowledge of financial markets and regulatory updates
  • Ensures compliance with all banking laws, rules, regulations, and prescribed policies/practices/procedures necessary to reduce risk and uphold ethical standards related to and required by one’s duties.
  • Continuous evaluation of current processes vis-à-vis best industry practices

 Stakeholders Engagement

  • Continuous and effective engagement of relevant stakeholders in achieving operational efficiency and revenues growth.

Required Competency and SkillSets to be a Waver

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in FX trading
  • Experience & understanding of international payments, banking systems, Crypto and Defi workflow platforms.
  • Good understanding of the EM and G10 FX trading operations and local regulations.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, SQL and relevant tools
  • Experience or familiarity with all or some of Emerging Markets, FX, and remittances a
  • Excellent Financial analytical, strategic planning and execution skills
  • High-Level attention to details
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet set deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation skills and communication skills.
  • Work goal-oriented based on minimum supervision
  • High sense of responsibility, accountability, integrity, and ethical standards
  • Authorization to work in the country without sponsorship

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online