Job Title: Trader, Institutional Sales
Date Posted: 22/06/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: Standard Bank
Industry: Finance
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline:
Job Description
To
proactively identify, build, manage and advise a portfolio of diverse clients,
ensuring that client needs are understood and fulfilled with the right
equities, fixed income, derivative or other structured product solutions, to
maximize sales return within defined risk parameters while optimizing cross
selling opportunities and overall client experience.
Qualifications
Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field
of Study: Bachelor’s
degree in Business Commerce or a related discipline.
Professional
Certifications: NSE
ATS certification and CISI Level II certification are required
Experience Required
5-7 years
- Relevant experience in trading deal execution and financial markets
analysis.
- Product knowledge across the Equities business required
- Seasoned experience in the asset management sector / financial
services.
- Seasoned sales experience within an Equities business, selling
across cash equities, fixed income and equity derivatives, with
specialization in at least one client sector preferred
- Experience planning for self and team in line with defined
objectives and operational plans to achieve sales targets.
- Understanding of the risk and regulatory environment
- Seasoned experience in client relationship management with a
demonstrated track record applying judgement, best practice and knowledge
of internal or external business environment to solve escalated problems
which may have some degree of complexity as well as to improve processes.
Additional
Information
Behavioural Competencies:
- Convincing People
- Establishing Rapport
- Interacting with People
- Making Decisions
- Providing Insights
Technical Competencies:
- Business Acumen
- Client Understanding & Retention
- Customer Understanding
- Local & International Market Knowledge
- Market Analysis
- Product Knowledge
- Trade Execution
How to Apply
