Trade Sales Officer

Our client operates in the Financial sector, with its headquarters rooted strongly in the United States. It has its branches spread to more than 160 countries, providing employment to more than 200k people all over the world. They fall in the Top 15 largest Banks in the United States. Its core business is to provide various Banking and Financial services to its clients. It is known to have one of the biggest balance sheet banks in the world (among others) aiding it to offer 360-degree financial services to its clients.

Overview:

• The Trade Sales Officer is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. 
• Typically a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. 
• Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. 
• Primarily affects a sub-function.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.
• Responsible for actively calling on clients in partnership with RMs to deepen relationships, proactively owning, responding to and anticipating future needs, challenges or risks, in addition to identifying and pursuing new clients aligned with value proposition.
• Drives innovation on the solutions we provide clients while structuring deals to balance risk and reward.
• Serves as strategic advisor to RM and Client
• Shares knowledge with other sales consultants and junior staff
• Provides input on business strategy and executes on initiatives
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years commercial banking experience, preferably within roles of increasing responsibility
• Undergraduate business degree, advanced degree is preferred
• Proven track record of initiating, executing and growing complex client relationships
• Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. 
• Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. 
• Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business.