Senior-level Banking, microfinance, insurance Jobs in Ongata Rongai, Kenya

7 jobs found

Equity Bank Kenya

Country Head of Financial Institutions, Kenya

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

Group Head Liquidity Management

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

mGroup Head of Loan and Debt (L&D) Syndication and Distribution

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

Head of Sales, Kenya and Cluster Lead

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

Head of Structuring, Kenya and Cluster Lead (Africa)

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

Group Head Asset & Liability Management

Nairobi

Kenya

Co-operative Bank

Sacco Chief Executive Officer

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

Group Head: Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications
Central Bank of Kenya

Senior Manager, Compliance in Risk and Compliance Division

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications

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KCB Group

Head, Business Origination & Corporate Service

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications
Equity Bank Kenya

Banking + 2 more

Country Head of Financial Institutions, Kenya

Job details

Contract Type

Description

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 10 years in financial services, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within Global Markets or Institutional Sales.

• Well‑established network within the African Financial Institutions (FI) sector, particularly in Kenya, with a strong, active client base across banks, insurers, pension funds, asset managers, and FinTechs.

• Demonstrated ability to leverage existing institutional relationships to originate business, drive revenue growth, and deepen strategic partnerships from day one.

• Proven track record working with African corporates and financial institutions, with strong understanding of regional market dynamics and regulatory environments.


ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or a closely related field.

• Master’s degree (MBA, MSc Finance, MSc Economics) – strongly preferred.

• ACI Dealing Certificate – mandatory


Responsibilities


HE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Sales Strategy & Market Growth

• Define, develop and execute a sales strategy focused on financial and non-financial institutions.

• Drive substantial revenue growth and expand market share through innovative sales initiatives across our footprint.

Client Coverage & Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional clients (banks, insurers, pension funds, asset managers)

• Strengthen client relations across diverse segments, ensuring tailored solutions for each.

• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand the bank’s sales franchise across Africa and develop strategies to capture them.

• Deliver tailored solutions across FX, fixed income, derivatives and strutured products.

• Champion cross-selling initiatives across the bank’s product suites.

• Be a trusted partner and business enabler.

• Deep and strong understanding of Africa terrain, financial markets, regulatory environments and cross-border opportunities.

• Engage with all relevant stakeholders (internally and external) to enhance the profile of global markets, FI Sales franchise both within the bank and in the industry.

Strategic Leadership and Collaboration

• Contribute to the Treasury’s strategy, ensure alignment with regional growth priorities as per ARRP.

• Collaborate with product, coverage, operations and all relevant stakeholders teams to deliver seamless client solutions.

• Enagage with Commercial Directors and Senior Leadership to align FI sales strategies.

• Partner with products heads, risk, and operations teams to deliver integrated FI sales solutions.

• Represent the bank in industry forums and requlatory engagements, where applicable and in conjuctions with compliance and group treasury.

Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across all jurisdictions.

• Uphold strong market conduct, operational risk, and credit risk management practices.

• Partner with Risk & Compliance teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks.

• Ensure adherence to governance frameworks including Product Notes, policies, limits, and ethical guidelines.



Governance

• Ensure compliance with all Group and treasury governance policies.

• Promote an environment where compliance with internal controls and external regulatory framework is honored and central focus area of the business across multiple markets.

• Engage with auditors when required to provide the required support.

• Display exemplary conduct values by living the Group’s values and Code of Conduct.

• Take personal responsibility by promoting the highest standard of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct across our footprint.

• Identify, escalate and resolve any risk, conduct and compliance matters working closely with the Treasury Risk & control Manager



Talent Management

• Build a strong talent pipeline transparently, in line with diversity & inclusion KPIs and other KPIs in general with specific performance metrics on the Group values, Code of Conduct.

• Lead, mentor, and develop sales teams across traditional and digital channels.

• Build a high‑performance culture focused on accountability, innovation, and client‑centricity.

• Drive succession planning and talent development across the region.

• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in talent pipelines



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